Mets Sign Beltran

[Keith S.]

Hey all:

Mets fan here, and really excited about the signing of Carlos Beltran. I mean we finally went out and got someone who was IN his prime and not PAST it; we also beat the Yankees in a bidding war. If you haven't heard about this yet, well I don't know where you've been. What do you guys think? How many games will Paizza and Floyd play this year?

[jc228]

Hey Z,

I don't mean to stir anything up, but the Mets spent WWAAAAYY too much $$ for Beltran - there's no way he's worth $119 million over 7 years. The Mets can thank Scott Boras for inflating the market for that guy. If you look at his statistics, he probably worth about half of what he got (as much as anyone can possibly be worth $60 million!! ).

Just my two cents. [img]smile.gif[/img] I'm a diehard Pirates fan, and have been living the frustration of a losing season for 12 years now. There's nothing I would like better than to see the Pirates go to the dance. But, even though the Pirates are doing very well with what they've got, the chances of the Pirates ever going to the World Series are very, very, very slim. Their payroll this coming year will be ~$40 million. They Yankees payroll is over $200 million!

I will never understand the economics of baseball. It seems to me that they're just digging themselves a hole that they will never be able to get out of. The Collective Bargaining agreement is a joke, and the Yankees gladly pay the "penalty" for their high payroll. But until there's actual revenue sharing and a salary cap, the small market teams don't stand much of a chance.

~jc228

[Keith S.]

I hear ya jc. I really don't watch baseball, kinda just cath the highlights and then the playoffs. Although I do think that $119 million is a lot, I think the GM has done a good job going out and getting some big names and actually doing something than getting has-beens and ex-Mets.