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2012
Mets Willing To Do More Backloaded Contracts
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Marc Carig of Newsday writes that the Mets will be more willing to get creative with backloaded contracts, according to a person with knowledge of the team’s thinking, in order to entice free agents with more money and multi-year offers. Those tactics could come into play at this week’s winter meetings in Nashville.
“You can borrow some from the future,” said a person with knowledge, who called finding an outfielder the team’s priority.
According to the source, the Mets see themselves as “close enough” to a clean slate payroll wise to consider adding future obligations.
For now, the Mets’ only major payroll obligations in 2014 are the contracts of David Wright and Jonathon Niese which add up to about $25 million dollars.
Obviously, that $25 million doesn’t include Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy and Bobby Parnell who could add another $15 million assuming they are still with the team in 2014 and not traded or non-tendered. It also doesn’t include R.A. Dickey who could be extended to 2015.
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Hmmm…Josh Hamilton for 4 years? Or am I reaching a bit here?
Josh Hamilton as a Met would be like Tebow coming to the Jets: Disaster waiting to happen.
Stop teasing us. A potential MVP on the Mets? Unheard of.
Not sure if this would be wise. This is how the unraveling started with the last GM.
Love Wil Myers…young powerful outfielder.
Dangle Dickie and hope.
Just Myers? I want (Salvador) Perez calling our games.
Dangle dickey… Extend dickey… let dickey come with another team… so much dirty joke potential with this.
we did that with conviction about 2 years ago that’s why you never see it anymore. It’s old hat.
And to Hojo, is that a photo of Joe D? Good to see he’s up and doing will when does he leave the hospital?
I heard Kansas city wants Dickey!
My Dickey has 2 Knuckle BALLS a “hard one” and a “soft one”…one drops down the other one didnt drop o_O
A Dickey dangling sounds like he’s not too hard to beat
LMAO@That picture of Mr.Met
haha!!!
And as far as enticing these potential free agents and signing them I’ll believe it when I see it from the front office.
They havent made a move yet in the 2 yrs theyve been here that has gotten me excited about this team.
Hopefully Sandy and the gang dont go to the Winter Meetings and pussyfoot around again like they did the last time.
They should Target Geovany Soto fast before the catcher market heats up he’s fairly young has power…and he kills LHP
Career vs LHP= 26HR, .295AVG, .390OBP, .501SLG, .891OPS
Cant beat that…I’d rather sign him for that production than give up a talent like Niese for Arencebia or a Saltalamacchia.
I hate I idea of back loading contracts. You always end up overpaying for less production and with a team without flexibility, that’s dangerous.
If I knew the team was back operating at 135-140 mill, I’d say screw it. But they’re not so why backload the contracts. They’ll end up with unmovable contracts, higher payroll, and no flexibility right when guys like Harvey, Niese, and Wheeler are ready to be paid big bucks in 4-5 years.
Trading Dickey, even for just one huge outfield prospect, will help in the long run. No one feels RA will duplicate 2012, but he sure wont backtrack a lot. He’s valuable and could eliminate a glaring need in the outfield by adding a premier player who could be a cornerstone for years to come. A player entering his prime right when Harney, Wheeler, Niese, Gee, Davis, Tejada, Wright, and countless other great arms are firing on all cylinders.
This team doesn’t need another twenty game winner for a fourth place team. It needs offense for the time when their other great pitchers are all ready to go for their 20 win seasons.
It’s hard to win games without scoring runs. They have the pitchers to win, they don’t have the bats.
In this particular case, I don’t mind backloading as long as it’s not excessive and a controlled cost for 2014 and 2015.
After four straight losing seasons, the Mets are in a position to have some flexibility by borrowing against 2014-2015 to help them now.
With Wright having only 2-3 years of prime production left before decline sets in, there is a greater urgency to win now and not 4-5 years from now when Nimmo and Cecchini are MLB ready, if they ever are MLB ready.
Hi Joe D. Nice to see you back and hope all is better.
“With Wright having only 2-3 years of prime production left before decline sets in”
8 year deal…
2-3 years before the decline = 5-6 years of declining production
If the Mets are not winning, he and his 138 mil contract are going to get real ugly real quick.
Its gonna make what Bobby Bo, Jason Bay, Luis Castillo went through look pale in comparison
NY = results oriented town
ESP when you are getting 138 mil
to make it a point that you have to get 500K more than Johan Santana…making you the highest paid player in franchise history…..
that just un-nessarily made the target that much bigger on his back
that 1 mil over 8 years = less than 200K per year…after taxes, thats less than 125K, after fees, we’re talking 100K
137 mil and you are the 2nd highest paid player in franchise history…
1 mil more and the bullseye and everything that went along with it just got BIGGER
and we all see how David does when he puts extra pressure on himself…
I like David, but he totally would have done this to himself
Yikes !
:-/
It’s at least good to hear that we’re willing to be creative to bring in talent. Now I just hope we actually bring in talent.