The Mets Are Having a Fire Sale With Nothing to Sell
Cohen declared the Mets sellers for the August 3 deadline. The problem: Lindor won't waive his no-trade clause and Soto is untouchable. What is for sale?
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Cohen declared the Mets sellers for the August 3 deadline. The problem: Lindor won't waive his no-trade clause and Soto is untouchable. What is for sale?
The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball and are now holding a fire sale. Francisco Lindor has a no-trade clause. None of this adds up.
Juan Soto's back locked up vs. the Cubs just as Francisco Lindor returned. They've shared a lineup 12 times. The Mets spent $1.1 billion to watch this happen.
MLB owners proposed a $245.3M hard cap that would have blocked Ohtani's $700M deal. Bruce Meyer called it the worst labor system in any major sport.