Or something like that.
So that inherently makes for a higher cost, and he doesn’t pitch like Ohtani.
Ultimately you’re talking about 2 of maybe the 4 or 5 best players in the world.
It’s not the Athletics charging players $0.50 for a can of Barq’s Root Beer.
Or the Brewers running a minor league gameday operations strategy to keep fans engaged.
There’s much weaker and pathetic organizations than the Rays in MLB.
Here’s what I’d probably say
Poor Rays fans.
They’re probably exhausted with being the laughing stock of baseball despite all their success.
5 playoffs in the last 6 years with a joke payroll, bullshit stadium and roster of misfits.
Beef Loaf slays but that’s a different blog.
With that, how much do you think Tampa would have to offer for him to accept.
Assume the Mets agree for 10 years and $750,000,000.
How much does Tampa have to pay to get Juan Soto away from Queens?
My guess is at least one billion dollars to play in Tampa.
That’s my guess.
What do you guys think?
Is $1,000,000,000 enough money for you to spend the rest of your career in Tampa?
I say yes but I’m a sucker for the MILF scene in Naples.
