Boston’s taxing pursuit of Juan Soto is over. (Mets)

Mike473

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Wow, let's hope this is true. I never imagined the Red Sox having a shot at him. Crossing fingers. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 

simplicio

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What do we imagine the parameters are on a 12 year deal (no deferrals) that beats the Mets? $720m with opt outs after 3 & 4? Maybe $66m/year the first four years and $58 after?
 

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It’s a sad state of affairs when SoSH is giving some rando with a twitter account credibility. This is how desperate we are for any good free agency news.

Thanks FSG!
 

pdub

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It’s a sad state of affairs when SoSH is giving some rando with a twitter account credibility. This is how desperate we are for any good free agency news.

Thanks FSG!
For what its worth, he apparently broke other sports new accurately before. So as much as I have no idea who he is, he appears to have some credible sources beyond the average Twitter warrior.
 

NickEsasky

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It’s a sad state of affairs when SoSH is giving some rando with a twitter account credibility. This is how desperate we are for any good free agency news.

Thanks FSG!
Giving randos with Twitter accounts credibility is a time honored SoSH tradition.
 

simplicio

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I'm pretty sure I just saw Soto at the airport. But he really grew his hair out this month?
 

jmanny24

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Just under 4.2k bots... er, I mean followers. Seems totally legit
I don't understand this logic, the number of followers doesn't necessarily correlate to legitness. I have just over 500 followers and as a college basketball writer I broke some realignment and scheduling news back in the day, does that mean I'm not legit?
 

ThePrideofShiner

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I don't understand this logic, the number of followers doesn't necessarily correlate to legitness. I have just over 500 followers and as a college basketball writer I broke some realignment and scheduling news back in the day, does that mean I'm not legit?
Breaking realignment news and breaking where the richest contract in the history of baseball is going to be seems a tad different.
 

DeJesus Built My Hotrod

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I don't understand this logic, the number of followers doesn't necessarily correlate to legitness. I have just over 500 followers and as a college basketball writer I broke some realignment and scheduling news back in the day, does that mean I'm not legit?
You aren't posting unsubstantiated "reports" about one of the biggest free agency deals in professional sports history. This was not a slight towards you, like at all.

But to answer your question, of course the number of followers matters in terms of how we perceive the validity of information. Its filter people use and I feel like that will never change. We have been on this site for pretty much the entirety of the internet and there is one truism - the internet and its social network hives lie. All the time.
 

Bigpupp

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Did he actually "break" the Monty news? Or did he just post Monty would be fired when it widely thought that Monty was about to be fired?
 

jmanny24

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You aren't posting unsubstantiated "reports" about one of the biggest free agency deals in professional sports history. This was not a slight towards you, like at all.

But to answer your question, of course the number of followers matters in terms of how we perceive the validity of information. Its filter people use and I feel like that will never change. We have been on this site for pretty much the entirety of the internet and there is one truism - the internet and its social network hives lie. All the time.
This I agree with and I apologize I didn't mean to come off as offended, the way it was written, it didn't track for me. Back to important stuff, has Soto followed Duran on IG yet?
 

snowmanny

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I thought Rich Keefe broke the Monty news, and that’s how it looks in the SoSH thread.

I have no idea who any of these people are of course.
 

E5 Yaz

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It’s a message board… we live in a world of social media. Have fun with it.
I am. I have a lot of fun pointing out posts that cite randos

edit: And if turns out to be true, I'll have fun watching Soto hit
 
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DeJesus Built My Hotrod

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I am. I have a lot of fun pointing out posts that cite randos

edit: And if turns out to be true, I'll have fun watching Soto hit
My neighbor's dog hasn't broken any stories yet but when we communicated via telepathy this morning he told me Soto to the Sox was done.

To be transparent, not counting his owner who is all kinds of weird (dude, spring for something more than just the cheapest kibble at Costco!), I am his only follower.
 

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Here’s the Mike tweet about the Red Sox deal:

View: https://twitter.com/mikedeportes/status/1862224751629901928?s=46&t=7XazH1NKZP26a4WUZikbkQ


I just finished a call, and sources from #Boston informed me that the player spoke for over an hour with Rafael Devers about the team. There is a 12-year offer for around $50M per season, and #JuanSoto is interested in the idea of going to the Red Sox. Currently, the Red Sox are a strong contender for outfielder. #JuanSoto #RafaelDevers