Comments on: Wonder If Johan Santana Regrets Signing With Mets?

By: AL.

AL. — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:32:08 +0000

Ask Lee he did what need to do, for him and his family.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:19:11 +0000

LOL If he does have regrets lets hope that becomes contagious in the MLB and shows players getting lots of money for lots of years may not be the best deal to be had!

Agents may have convinced the Players that Megabuck career ending contracts are a good thing for them but the truth is it is really not. Anyone know what a player like Pujols might be worth in 5 years time? I bet it’s more per year than he is making now!

Being on a WS team alone regardless of your nubers adds a few million to your salary just look at Jason Werth for proof of that!

Truth is when you making anything over 10 Mil a year your making enough to never need to work again the rest of your life if you just show a modicum of intelligence about how you invest that money.

And one your rich in baseball there is only one goal left and money can’t buy it!
A World Series Championship Ring!
And if your signed for life to a team that can’t get that your pretty much screwed in achieving that goal!
Players need to understand that their Agents don’t have the player’s best interest at heart what they have is thier own wallet at heart and cold care less abot the player’s desires.
Only time it is even listened to is when they are a free agent and once you sign a for life contract that listening is over!

By: Joe D

Joe D — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:27:36 +0000

Hmmm regrets and $25 million a year, or no regrets and $5 million a year. That’s a tough one.

By: Russell Zanca

Russell Zanca — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:25:48 +0000

John D, no offense, but isn’t this a “broken record” column? If I didn’t know better I’d say it’s a piece published at least three or four times in the past. Mets fans ask themselves this question all the time.

Ultimately, if he is the true team player as he seems to be, then I doubt he regrets it all that deeply.

As a fan, my sympathy for him is limited, too. Of course, I wish he consistently would have 18-+ per year, but it’s the team’s accomplishments that matter most.

By: John Vittas

John Vittas — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:50:25 +0000

I don’t think Johan cares one bit about his record. He is completely focused on his recovery and managing his body so he can stay healthy for the whole season and help the team win games.

By: srt

srt — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:30:57 +0000

Have no idea if he has any regrets. If he does, oh well. He’s getting a good buck to pitch for a living and there’s no guarantees the team you pitch for will get you where you want to go. Don’t we all have some regrets in life?

I’ll say one thing for sure……as smart as Johan is, I doubt he’ll ever voice any disappointments or regrets in signing here as long as he’s playing for the NY Mets.

By: trs86

trs86 — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:01:11 +0000

I am not sure, I think that there were no guarantees regardless of who he chose and at the time the Mets certainly appeared to be a good option. He wanted out of the AL and I don’t think he viewed Philly as the contender they would become. He most likely chose between maybe the Mets and Dodgers? Would things have been different there?