Mets to sign Justin Verlander

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Wow. Verlander and Scherzer together again. That is a whole lot of money, but still far less than what Degrom got for likely around the same amount of innings given Degrom's injury history.
 

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Scherzer's deal was 3yr / 130M no strings attached. Same deal for Verlander if he holds up.
 

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Wow. Verlander and Scherzer together again. That is a whole lot of money, but still far less than what Degrom got for likely around the same amount of innings given Degrom's injury history.
They should sign Anibal Sanchez and see if they can talk Rick Porcello out of retirement and really do the 2013 Tigers reunion right.
 

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You knew this was coming. Now, we'll see in what form they'll both be in 11 months from now. Will be fun.
 

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Mets have 86 million in 2023 salary to Scherzer and Verlander alone. Both nearing 40. We'll see how that works out.
 

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The Mets should just give Verlander and Scherzer a month vacation in July.
 

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My Astros fan friend is relieved, HOU has no shortage of stud SPs. Framber is gonna get paid.
Same here ... Astros fan friend said "best possible outcome," says they might pivot to Eovaldi
 

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Considering what Verlander has done since going to Texas, this seems like a pretty reasonable deal all around. Can have some decline from top 3 pitcher in baseball and still have this work out pretty well.
 

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If the Pirates trade Bryan Reynolds this off-season and then deal Carlos Santana and another veteran or two at the trade deadline, they could end up with a smaller payroll in 2023 than Verlander.
 

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If the Pirates trade Bryan Reynolds this off-season and then deal Carlos Santana and another veteran or two at the trade deadline, they could end up with a smaller payroll in 2023 than Verlander.
A's will almost certainly get there even if Murphy isn't dealt.
 
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It will be interesting to see whether Verlander or Degrom throw more innings over the course of their new contracts. I feel like Verlander has a better shot.

I really like the idea of a short term extreme AAV contract like this, even for a 39-40 year old, compared to signing any of those long term mega deals.
 

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It will be interesting to see whether Verlander or Degrom throw more innings over the course of their new contracts. I feel like Verlander has a better shot.

I really like the idea of a short term extreme AAV contract like this, even for a 39-40 year old, compared to signing any of those long term mega deals.
Same. It minimizes risk of injury and it also helps if your goal is to go above the luxury tax for a few years then re-set post-signing.