Mets General Manager David Stearns On How He Landed Juan Soto

[@SportsFanEli]

Get this guy interviewing around the Mets more! Crushed it

[@gallosventura605]

As a Mets fan, I’m happy to have Sterns at the helm and leading the baseball operations of the team. This is just year 2 of his administration; the best is yet to come.

[@JB-fd1og]

Everyone needs to realize that the Mets organization has changed since Cohen, Stearns and Mendoza coming in. Makes me excited to see the continued development and successes! Let’s go Mets 🎉

[@frederickhockey2760]

Cohen/Stearns the best combo in Mets history

[@dashx1103]

To be determined.

[@smosmo4617]

In Stearns we trust

[@Manatti06]

God

[@williamlucente2599]

@@Manatti06= Stearns

[@Allknowing]

Great interviewer More from this guy

[@nirodesilva]

Give me 800 milllion budget and I’m sure I can get Soto to sign as well.

[@yeaRightAJ]

you mean a $20B dollar budget plus

[@christianthomson6328]

This is awesome insight guys keep up the great work

[@KevlHill]

This guy asks great questions and got some good substantive answers from David. GREAT interview! Would love to see more of this journalist on the Mets beat.

[@Fondueman789]

Thank you David

[@miguel.ledesmaledesma1790]

I love ❤️ this guy. Only Steve Cohen is more important to our organization. And this includes our players on the field.LGM💙🧡🙏🏾.

[@visionquest414]

Sign soto and depend on mark vientos.. a rookie who didn't even play a full year to bat behind him. They and fans talk like vientos is a 5 year with serious stats... There are tons of players every year who had a damn good rookie season and seasons after that they slowly decline. Pete at least has a resume.

[@felixmartinez5934]

This was a good interview

[@George-f8h]

Ohtani's deferred annual salary (inflation adjusted): $60M Annual sponsorship revenues off Ohtani: $70M-$120M Soto's annual salary: $47M Annual sponsorship revenues off Soto: $1M

[@dutchessantana6958]

Yu on Soto beef right now

[@Dan-tt8sn]

I’m sure you’re smarter than a billionaire genius hedge fund manager.

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And you’re getting these numbers from…

[@George-f8h]

@Dan-tt8sn The Dodgers' Guggenheim Partners manage hedge funds, so they know what they're doing.

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[@SupremacyGamesYT]

24minutes with David Stearns? wow

[@sammaxwell2673]

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[@Nyhiak]

Takes more than college analytics to put together a team. Sign Alonzo. He can still hit the ball a 30! FCOL.

[@CraigCrowder]

Sterns is so equinamas in these interviews. Love the guy. #lgm

[@dashx1103]

Equinamas isn’t a word, just so you know. I think I get your point, though. He’s calm, .. like a robot. Which could be an issue.

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I love this guy. Lfgm

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[@TheLongDistanceInvestor]

Asymmetric means that there was greater benefit than the cost. Or simply put the benefits and costs were not symmetrical.

[@Dan-tt8sn]

I think it means the structure benefits only the player and everything about the structure severely hurts the team. Like opt outs where the player opts out and signs with another team and the Mets still have to pay him a $10M bonus after he leaves.

[@bullitt411]

Can sum up a 24 minute video in 2 seconds. They paid him the most money.

[@Gravesend83]

He said yes to all his demands. Home and away suite for his family? Yes. Security for his family? Yes. Clothing allowance for his mother? Yes. Home grown talent wants to come back on a short term deal? No. David sterns such mastery

[@Robert-hr6pj]

No, whole video isn’t about that topic

[@montamms]

"Steve is transparent and straightforward" "What does he mean by 'asymmetric''" "I don't know"

[@HunterBethel]

The Soto singing was all Steve Cohen not David Stearns btw

[@Xenlacasa45]

Landed Soto and didnt sign anyone else

[@jspha]

Mets PRESIDENT OF BASEBALL OPERATIONS - put some respect on it.

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[@wa2k99]

I believe in Stearns.

[@dashx1103]

I want to. But I really see this team, unless there are meaningful additions, as a slightly below .500 team. Hope I’m wrong, but Stearns is increasingly appearing to me to be a robot-like bean counter who’d rather “win” a negotiation than put a winning team on the field. Again … Hope I’m wrong.

[@henrygar95]

Whole time i thought it was David Stern 😭 R.I.P

[@ddust102]

he offered the most money and that's all boras and soto cared about.

[@DerekRoy-c6y]

And your point is? You would do the same damn thing! LOL

[@jake-ep9wq]

The money argument is cope. He came for the winning culture.

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[@GavoMilano]

Lgm!

[@Gravesend83]

@@jake-ep9wqare we watching the same team?

[@Dan-tt8sn]

Asymmetrical means it’s structured in a very player friendly way and not in the team’s best interest at all. Could be a myriad of things such as opt outs that are unfair to the team.

[@dashx1103]

But, as fans, why do we care if the deal favors the player or the team IF it makes the team better? Do I care if the team pays more? As a fan, should I?

[@Dan-tt8sn]

@@dashx1103 my comment was neutral. Some people are confused what asymmetrical means so I’m explaining it. As a fan, I agree. Do what it takes to get the best player. But if the rumors are true that Pete is asking for an opt out where he gets to opt out and leave the team and then they still have to pay him a $10 million bonus just for opting out, I do not blame Cohen for saying no to that ridiculous offer. But we don’t even know if that’s true. That’s just what Evan said he thinks what’s going on.

[@dashx1103]

@ The whole "payment upon opt-out" issue is a bit of a red herring. Did anyone actually claim it was $10 mil? Not that I've heard. These kind of contract provisions are actually fairly common place. Bellinger's contract has been pointed to as a template. Upon opting out, he was entitled to a $2 mil payment. It was just a way to structure the contract, and it actually benefited the team in terms of setting contract value for luxury tax purposes. If it was proposed to be a $10 mil opt out payment ... that seems pretty high. But I've seen that reported nowhere. I'd advise anyone interested to listen to Ryan Finkelstein's comments (Locked on Mets) in which he discusses this.

[@Dan-tt8sn]

@@dashx1103 I forgot who suggested it was $10M. I watch so many of these KZbin videos, but one of them said something about it being a $30 million salary with a $10 million bonus option. But that could just be hypothetical bc like you said, there have been no real reports of this and the salary they offered was nowhere near $30M. Might’ve been on one of the WFAN podcasts, so take it with a grain of salt. I don’t believe that to be true. Just saying if it’s something ridiculous like that, I’d understand Cohen not doing it. But for only a few million, I won’t understand. We haven’t gotten the truth yet, so I’m remaining neutral at this time. I do want Pete and I know the team is much better with him. Hopefully they come to an agreement.

[@dashx1103]

@ Fair enough.

[@lgrlgm8969]

“Had my owner offer up three quarters of a billion dollars lolz”

[@cosmocarbone5486]

Let’s go Mets

[@DominickMarronaro]

He threw a boatload of money at him and caved in to all his demands. A suite. Tickets and security for friends and family. I could have done that. What else has he done?

[@AWolf-gq2vu]

Built a team that went to the NLCS?

[@GavoMilano]

Maybe you can get a job at the yanks front office..?

[@Gravesend83]

Gave his mother clothing allowance.

[@dashx1103]

@@AWolf-gq2vuMuch credit for that. No doubt. But, as fans, should we not be concerned about the ‘25 team? Should we really just shut down and put blind faith in Stearns? Legit question.

[@josephmolina03]

Why does the host hate David?

[@judyjimenez1587]

I got that vibe also! Like bro you can’t be professional enough to give a guy a handshake and look him in the eyes?!

[@josephmolina03]

@ agreed

[@markgadson9663]

having parts or aspects that are not equal or equivalent; unequal

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[@TheaRobyn]

I'm really excited, How do I get started?

[@bowerthomas1078]

Money & cheeseburgers

[@mrd82161505]

Easy. He didn’t. Steve stepped in and got it done.

[@tommyj653]

Money……….

[@landshark616]

What a waste of money we could got aces and bullpen sign Pete and bregman run it back

[@crispycruiser4654]

Old news. Sign Pete

[@michaelgates7293]

$800M will do the trick

[@papotuto74gr59]

The most stupid contract in MLB Everyone go to the Mets to get injured and retire What a joke

[@melioda9554]

Oh look its the boy genius 🙄

[@latrellsprewell2079]

sasaki >>>> soto in marketing

[@Sol_1nvictus5813]

Please sign Pete! LFGM!!

[@Straker1895]

We all know the answer to how... he grossly over payed the most overrated player in the game. A solid hitter, but a mediocre fielder.

[@jfp6400]

This guy sucks

[@clarkkent9009]

I know, It's the Baseball version of Chip Kelly.

[@bullsnyyfan4442]

The Yankees need to be better. If they don’t improve baseball operations, the Mets will surpass them with ease

[@GavoMilano]

To late! Lgm!😂

[@andrewsalisbury4527]

No need to watch this. The answer is simple, greed!

[@leemazur870]

David Sterns is such a snooze, and this guy is a terrible interviewer. Did he answer any of the questions at all?

[@newsflash7718]

"I overpaid him by about 200 million dollars"

[@kr6955]

Out bid everyone including yourself?

[@AR-hs4vf]

Why is sterns being so hyped for one trade cohen broke the bank to get done

[@deanaustin72]

He is the President of Baseball Operations. Before you do an interview please know who you are speaking with . Terrible .

[@dmbfantony]

GM interviews are almost always a snooze fest 😴

[@rivelino13]

Are you going to do videos on good teams like the Houston Astros, or gold plated garbage like the Mets?

[@FloboBoyce]

reread what you just wrote.

[@kamuivu8901]

Most stupid deal😂

[@khale7180]

The contract is actually $825 mil. I don't think that it is a good deal business wise. I doubt that Soto is good for 15 years. Basically you are paying $825 mil for 7 years and then he will be hitting .220. This is bad for the fans since the cost of attending baseball games has skyrocketed. I hope Juan Soto crashes and they will not spend like this anymore. I used to be able to go to a game with my son for $100. Now It is closer to $200.

[@campbeja001]

Yeah baseball was better in the 1950s...lol

[@dashx1103]

I’m confused. Why is Soto going to be hitting .220 in 7 years? At age 33 … why should we assume he falls off a cliff? I get the sentiment that the deal probably won’t age well going into the end of a 15 year pact, but the idea that Soto will be anything other than excellent for 7 years seems daft (absent injury, of course).

[@adamw1145]

Paid 20more million a year than what Mookie Betts is getting lol

[@LoSoNBanks22]

Soto’s 26 and going into his prime yrs, it’s just the market

[@travisp5747]

@@LoSoNBanks22okay Stearns we get it

[@Dan-tt8sn]

Mookie Betts is 32 this season and you can bank on an inevitable decline in the not too distant future. He’s already started with injuries last season. That’s the first step. Plus, the market has changed drastically in the last few years. 4 other teams offered over $700M. If you’re so much smarter than all of them, why aren’t you a GM? Watch when an inferior Vlad gets like $10M more a year also.