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Old 01-16-2016, 11:39 AM   #5150
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Mets brass have to be livid right now lol. They so badly wanted Cespedes to get a big multi-year deal somewhere else so they could reiterate that he'd be a bad fit long-term (which I agree with).

But now it's hard to imagine a 1-year, $20 million deal wouldn't look enticing to Cespedes. Unless he just totally bombs in 2016 he should be in line for a bigger payday in a weak free agent class next offseason. And if he takes a 1-year deal and it DOESN'T come from the Mets? Look the fuck out. WFAN will be a fun listen the next day.

Even the Mets beat reporters, who have done a good job of staying level headed, have started to call the Mets out. They're on track for a $106 million payroll next year, one of the lowest in baseball. And this is after winning a pennant and getting a shitload of playoff revenue. It's fine to not sign Cespedes for multiple years, but if he's sitting right there and will actually agree to a 1 year pact, if the Mets don't do it it's completely fair to question their finances.
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