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11/23/19

OPEN THREAD – Minor League Long Term Deals






Seattle Mariner 1B prospect Evan White (No. 58 on MLBPipeline)

 Top 100) is set to sign long-term deal with the team. Guaranteed $24

mil over first six years, also includes three club options. Should be

announced Monday. White hit .293/.350/.488 in Double-A this year,

also outstanding defender.


My questions to you are:


1.    Is this a good idea for the Mets?

2.    And, if it is, who would you try to sign up to a deal like this?

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6 comments:

  1. John From AlbanyNovember 23, 2019 at 9:48 AM

    The Indians had success doing deals like this after the players showed they could play in the majors. I would do a deal like this for Pete Alonso. For minor leaguers or Pitchers it is very risky. Imagine if we had given Matt Harvey a long term deal after 2015.

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  2. HobieNovember 23, 2019 at 10:16 AM

    Sure, Jarred Kelenic.
    ... oh, wait.

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  3. Mack AdeNovember 23, 2019 at 11:07 AM

    I have two.

    1. Alonso

    2. Lugo, which would probably be very affordable

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  4. Mike FreireNovember 23, 2019 at 12:42 PM

    Extending young, established players like Pete usually makes sense, although the Mets were burned by the
    Juan Lagares extension. If that is what we are talking about, then players like Pete and Jeff are who I would target.

    However, if we are talking about prospects who have not played an inning of major league baseball then I am much
    more skeptical. I think Mack estimated a very low success rate of "prospects" at some point in the past, something like
    5 or 10%. IF that is the case, then you are taking an even larger chance by extending the contract of an unknown quantity
    when compared to an established player.

    I think the chances of getting burned are much higher then the money you would save by controlling the costs of a young
    player's tenure before free agency begins, but that's just me.

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  5. Tom BrennanNovember 23, 2019 at 6:28 PM

    Bad move...and if I were a 28 year old Jeff McNeil making under a million after what he has DONE, I would be very upset at the inequity of it.

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  6. Tom BrennanNovember 24, 2019 at 7:11 AM

    They can do this, but the Mets can’t do much, so near the cap. A deal like this would or might change baseball’s compensation structure. If year 3 McNeil makes $1 this year, he’d have to feel angry at being underpaid...which he is, after the last 2 years.

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