@sadmetsfan2025 @JonHeyman Not necessarily. The Mets beat his highest offer by 15m AAV - if he doesn't think he will get that on the open market and he likes it here, he will opt in or ask for an extension
@FiresideSportsG @The7Line I'm not disagreeing with you in theory, but players like Soto, at his age, don't enter FA often. They had an opportunity and had to take it. I think players not coming has more to do with how Alonso and Diaz went than Soto's contract.
@FiresideSportsG @The7Line Contracts are only escalating - assuming the work stoppage doesn't curtail that, 55mil for Soto (assuming option is picked up) will be a bargain.