Mets Sign Cespedes

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4yr $110M. A LOT, but in ok with it. Had to get him back.
 

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I stand corrected
FPS was right

This is a good deal. More teams should do this. Huge AAV but shorter term deal
7 year deals should be a thing of the past
 

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I think they are unless the player is under 30.
 

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good move. seems like a lot but its something that needed to be done.
 

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The way i figure it - $27.5 AAV is onlyv2nd behind Miguel Cavrera, but i think thats about to become the new norm in terms of huge contracts.

Plus this now convinces me that the Mets are willing to spend the $$$ again. For a while it seemed like we were cheap as fuck. But over $40M between Cespedes and Walker is a huge confidence booster.
 

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A necessary move for a team looking to contend for the playoffs. Without him theres no way the Mets would complete for the division. Like GMF said this shows that the organization is in a position to spend equivalent to other larger markets which is important. Cespedes gets fans in the seats, provides a higher winning percentage with him, and hes a player that enjoys playing for this team which I think is important for the clubhouse.

Now its time to figure out this logjam of Cespedes, Granderson, Bruce, Lagares, and Conforto. Trade Bruce and shift Conforto to 1B perhaps?
 

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No point in moving Conforto just to move him back to the OF after Granderson's contract is finished. Trade Bruce, split CF & RF between Lagares, Grandy and Conforto. 
 

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Is Granderson even coming back? He's going to draw interest on the open market
 

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1 year left. I dont think the Mets will try and keep him any longer than that.
 

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Well are they fishing him around then? I read that the O's were pursuing him but didn't read far enough to see if it was through free agency or trade haha
 

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They want to trade Bruce but more teams are interested in Granderson. I dont think they want to move both unless they're getting a solid CF back.
 

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