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 !

:-/

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.

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.

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.

My Dickey has 2 Knuckle BALLS a “hard one” and a “soft one”…one drops down the other one didnt drop o_O

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.

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?

Dangle Dickie and hope.