The ridiculous reason Juan Soto signed with the Mets.

[@ashdiapeice]

I love grunt 😂

[@GiantsJets718]

Athletes salaries are getting out of hand. Only their salaries go up exponentially and everyone else’s stay the same. People who make society run get peanuts compared to athletes. It’s BS

[@jjmonger6881]

GETTING out of hand? Athletes' salaries have been out of hand for the last 30 years, probably longer.

[@Renee-xo8hk]

Only a few athletes get out of hand salaries. The rest are comparably underpaid.

[@AshMorton]

I’d rather have 4 guys at 80% of Soto’s ability at $175M each. Baseball is not a one guy takes over sport. I like Soto, but he’s average at defense and not worth 4 players.

[@laartwork]

51 mil a year.. divided by 4 players is 12.75 mil each. Soto has a career OPS+ of 160 so 80% is 128 ... so Teoscar Hernandez range. Name the 4 players with 128 OPS who will take 12.75 a year. If you want to include pitchers, defensive wizards we can change it to fWAR... still the same... you may get two guys but not with 5-6 years peak still in them

[@AshMorton]

@@laartworkthe 15 year part is not part of the equation as it is is an outlier. Take the $769M and divide it by four, and distribute as appropriate (these don’t have to be the same year amounts either). The point is that four guys are better than one in baseball.

[@richardcurley5798]

@@AshMorton I am curious if you would say the same if he signed with the Yankees. Prior to his signing were you a fan who would have rathered them to stay out of the bidding & just rebuilt the team the way you’re now saying? Be honest.

[@stevest8675]

Agree

[@AshMorton]

@@richardcurley5798 100%. I’ve made the same comment since the discussion began. Baseball isn’t a one man game like other sports can be. I’m curious, is an average, at best defender, with an above average bat (that comes up every nine spots) worth putting all of your $$ eggs in one basket? Be honest.

[@HallTullo]

At least ur honest about being mad about it unlike other fans pretending it doesn't bother them

[@jrob4795]

It bothers me because he’s a great player…but I’m not losing sleep over the Yankees not giving away the fiscal revenue of a small nation to one man.

[@thomasrender]

Not mad at all.Yankees in existence for 124 years/27 championships Mets 62 years 2 championships.They are a second rate franchise and always will be.If we can get rid of Casman/Boone we will be fine.

[@SC-hc7lf]

​@@jrob4795 Exactly lol, he's a great player but the Yankees have too many positions they need to improve to spend that type of money on one guy. If this off-season is done the right way they will improve in SP BP and at the corners. That impact will be felt far more than Soto.

[@theodore4976]

@@jrob4795why would you care either way how a billionaire spends his money…so now the extra money will go to hookers and more coke and I don’t mean the soft drink….the Yankees lost…big time….period!!!

[@charliejlee]

My guess is he picked the Mets because of 1) money 2) richer owner 3) smarter GM vs idiot Cashman 4) better manager vs loser Aaron Boone and I’m a Yankee fan.

[@thomasrender]

True

[@deangiannakopoulos159]

And not wanting to be teammates with the worst player in the history of the postseason

[@kennethtaylor2087]

Your not a true Yankee fan because no matter what we don't put our team down.

[@deangiannakopoulos159]

@@kennethtaylor2087 maybe I love the Yankees and I’m just not a mindless sheep. It’s alright he’ll get his swing going next game. Well you know what there is no next game all the games ended and he was terrible the entire time. Sure buddy and were you giving verdugo a standing ovation every time he took the plate? I didn’t think so.

[@Sportoddities]

Can't forget, The Cohen Mets care about their fans and players families.

[@davidpitchford6510]

Bleacher seats will soon cost $340

[@Gruntbaseball]

I believe it

[@jamesryan4618]

A day at Citifield for a Met game will make a visit to Disney World seem like a bargain, and that includes air fare. Start saving up now Mets fans and pray that Soto is playing the day you go.

[@ChaseKaijuReviews]

Damn straight facts

[@HalieRather]

​@ChaseKaijuReviews it's sad but true

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

I have a Juan Soto shirt not sure should I donated it or burned it 😂

[@DarthLoki]

Mets tried to buy an All-Star team before and they're still paying Bobby Bonilla's contract decades later. Soto is a punk kid who will opt out in 5 because the Mets will do what they always do.... flatline. The Yankees are better off without him as a clubhouse distraction. Go get some leadership players and dominate the next 10 years with that farm system and guys like Dominguez and Volpe.

[@sksdakilla083]

why you yankee fans so salty because he left for a team with a better owner/gm/farm system and bats around him plus the yankee players are older and who knows how long judge prime will be for..just be happy for the 1 year you had him calling him a punk is lame

[@DarthLoki]

@sksdakilla083 I'm a Cardinals fan, bro. But Soto IS a punk, and the Mets are a team that is historically notorious for overpaying for talent that doesn't pan out.

[@runshouse]

Cry more

[@vincenttorre8013]

Juan Soto pure greed

[@rjb7569]

It's the money. Period. Can make $805 million. Hal wasn't going there.

[@terid2401]

The Mets will Met even with Soto. Grunt your right the greed is real, no person is worth that kind of money!

[@dennisoc1715]

And the Yankees will Yankee, lose in the playoffs.

[@davidellis5141]

@@terid2401 " Doc " is a Troll account

[@terid2401]

dennisoc1715 Yankees have 28 Championships, good luck with that!

[@terid2401]

@davidellis5141 Who is Doc? . .

[@j.r.3339]

@@terid2401Bruh and the dinosaurs existed millions of years ago… so?! lmao Imagine this, yall have Judge and Soto in the playoffs, make it all the way to the W.S. only to get the better of the two sniped by a cross town “little brother” 😂😂😂😂

[@sevendeadlysquids404]

Actually, the true story is that Soto wanted to grow a beard.

[@michael-rc5pv]

I heard that too but like you said he told everyone whoever offered the most dough

[@C.Rock.201]

Let sotto go I'm a die hard yank fan we dont.need superstars to win world series we need clutch like 98 team dats true 👍 💯 we took lost with air roads

[@vincenttorre8013]

When you look in the dictionary under the definition of turncoat you see Soto's face

[@GiantsJets718]

The story is overblown. Michael Kay said he went to the Yankees to see if they can match so he has no problem with the Yankees

[@williamhowell9369]

Ken Griffey junior didn't want to play for the Yankees because of the way George Stienbrenner treated him when he was a kid when his father played with the Yanks...

[@cyclopsvision6370]

it's a good thing Griffey signed with the Reds, LOL

[@pepethijzen5764]

thought the same 100 % facts

[@cwillie1492]

​@@cyclopsvision6370still in the HOF. He didn't chase Yankees dollars or History.

[@davidellis5141]

@@williamhowell9369 c Willie - Troll Willie

[@cyclopsvision6370]

@@cwillie1492 Griffey Jr.is in the HOF based on what he did in Seattle, his career in a Reds uniform was a disaster

[@creamynoodlesslayer]

Rumor has it Soto left the Yankees because the locker room only had single ply toilet paper.

[@rjb7569]

As good as a reason as any! Who can blame him?

[@clemyth2765]

Imagine being willing to pay $700M+ for a player but not $20 for some Charmin, smh....

[@cyclopsvision6370]

rumor has it the toilet paper was recycled toilet paper, LOL

[@Bilboswagginsstars23]

He should of signed with the nats

[@ronhoughton5147]

Good riddens. Why a mediocre player is getting that kind of money is mind boggling. Total greed and does not want to be in Judges shadow.

[@jose2144]

Mediocre player, but Yankee fans would love to get him back. Now he can't run ,average arm, doesn't steal bases. But without him, Yanks don't get into the World Series! Get over it, Cash is King! Always!!!

[@caolanhogeweide6555]

Its low, but its probably the entire vibe of the Yankees organization, that includes the fans and the team and their performance.

[@w1ntertide]

Maybe he prefers the NL over the AL? Maybe he saw how poor the Yankees were in the WS and decided to not come back? Oh well

[@Nakedape27]

Yup. He wants to DH. Who wouldn’t take more money to do less? Plus he doesn’t have to relocate. No brainer.

[@frankiejames650]

With Cole (who is fading fast) and Gil as the only two worth a f**k in the rotation, and several missing bats in the lineup, it looks like the Yanks are rebuilding again.

[@coreyrowe4119]

Soto knows the Yankees aren't winning it all if Boone is still the manager and he's not going anywhere with how much Cashman and Hal love him. Soto's decision is kinda understandable when you think about it. The Mets vs Yankees matchups gonna be real fun to watch next season!

[@chuckrambo4401]

It’s his relationship with Lindor

[@jose2144]

No ! It's the MONEY! All athletes go to the money. Wouldn't you! Get over it. Let's Go Mets!

It's amazing that people are mad that a CEO of some health insurance company was making $10 million a year and yet these same people don't seem to mind that an athlete will be making nearly $100 million a year just to play a glorified kid's game and will be making nearly a billion dollars over the next 15 years just to go up to the plate and strike out 2 or 3 times out of 4 per game.

[@ChaseKaijuReviews]

Love your content Grunt. Keep up the great news and updates. Idk but i feel like Juan Soto cant make up his mind. He should of stayed with the Yankees. This guy bounces team to team. All about that money.

[@Gemz0001]

Yankees lost Soto by 5 millions 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ell-J]

He was going to leave the Yankees anyway you d**ba$$. He lefted the Yankees for a childish reason. Also the Yankees already have a much better pitching rotation than the mess,and also contracts like Soto's never works out. Example A-rod with the Yankees,and it will be Soto with the mess. I know mess fans have no logic,and common sense,but the mess lost the war. The mess don't have much money left. You don't pay anyone over $800 million you i***t. He also rob the mess with a $60 million signing bonus. In 4-5 years especially if he's not producing,you mess fans will want him gone,so the joke is on y'all 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@timschwarzer9663]

I’m with you I rhink he’s banking on the fact that Cohen will be putting better teams together than Hal which I don’t agree with either. Also. I honestly don’t think he believes in playoff Judge and I really think that had a part in it.

[@franksinatra2235]

Totally agree Grunt!!!!

[@derekconstantino7759]

Heyman is a weirdo

[@Luke86811]

Yep

[@thomas5714]

Heyman is moving his own needle to peg the ‘has been’ gauge.

[@RileyJacob122]

😂😂😂

[@davidellis5141]

Soto was inspired by one thing , straight cash 💸 homie. 💰

[@Jamie30S]

AMEN

[@dennisoc1715]

Negative

[@davidellis5141]

Grunt " Doc " is a Troll account

[@cwillie1492]

The American way

[@davidellis5141]

Blocking Trolls like C Willie is the American way 🙄 🇺🇸

[@davidsimmons1603]

He is NOT worth 400 million more than Judge period !!!

[@theodore4976]

Dude who cares how billionaires spend their money….the Yankees lost…period….

[@riog8082]

Its all about the cash

[@ivanriverajr5012]

That is the worst excuse I've heard. Bs

[@shujaamwenyemaarifa6821]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love your videos, but I love your being salty more. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@abbyLAD]

I agree it is hilarious 😂

[@aj-runner]

This was Aaron Judge’s team, even though he habitually chokes in the playoffs which Juan doesn’t. That’s why Juan was sitting alone in the dugout frustrated after they lost the World Series shaking his head. Reminds me of Lebron when he left Cleveland the first time being frustrated.

[@aallen681]

Maybe Biden will grant him a pardon…..Yankee fans won’t?

[@martingranderson9879]

I heard that Mets also offer his family a suite to live in while he is in New York. That was part of his deal. It could be true.

[@jose2144]

Actually I think it was a Suite at Citifield for his family to use. Supposedly they asked for Suite at Yankee Stadium 🏟, & they Yanks said yes to a Suite at a Discount! Apparently Jeter had to pay for his Suite, & so does Judge. So no Free Suite for the Soto Family. But he can afford it. Don't know if that was the deal breaker. But in the end ,Cash is King!

[@tmcclafferty]

It’s easy, the Yankees are a class act, and Soto isn’t they didn’t fit, plus his ego is bigger than Judges but Yankee fans will never treat Soto better than Judge

[@thomasrender]

He was treated pretty well.

[@kingyeti15]

The Yankees fans treated Soto better than Judge for the majority of the year

[@thanuyorka2199]

As a Yankee he would have always been in Judge’s shadow

[@hackattack7811]

He went to the Mets because they paid him the most money. Thats is the only reason

[@marghielas]

Bros a literal mercenary n I can’t be mad at it 😂

[@LucasCostello-p8j]

These comments need to stop glazing the Yankees. I understand it’s a Yankees channel but like stop hating on another team just because they took your player. Hating on another team because they spent more money then you is just messed up.

[@LRBP]

It was all about money, forget the rest

[@philklemen]

Salaries are out of hand! It is ridiculous!

[@rickdiaz3657]

I think we lost Soto in that 5th inning of Game 5 of the WS and it's understandable 😵‍💫😂

[@jamesryan4618]

Soto is all about the Benjamins; it's all ego.

[@frankiejames650]

You could see the disappointment in his face every time Judge choked.

[@Maccattack56]

It's all about the money and that's it . Athletes are greedy and most people can't afford to take their family to a game.

[@MarioRuiz-v4x]

He won't see the playoffs soon soon I don't think

[@Andrew-r1o3g]

Griffey Jr said he wouldn't play for the Yankees because Billy Martin kicked him out of the dugout when he was young,while Nettles kids were allowed to stay on the field one day

[@luizheringer]

It's done folks! Let's move on. LFG YANKEES!

[@Andrew-r1o3g]

He was never going to be the face of the Yankees it will be Judge as long as he's there He's all about Juan and with Boris as his agent the writing was on the wall in INK !!!

[@nestorguardado600]

Disrespect in the Latin Community is unacceptable! 🚨🚨🚨 Yes, it's a big deal and the Yankees just learned that! ✅✅✅

[@3941602]

@@nestorguardado600 They disrespect themselves every day.

[@brianfleury7964]

Mets, ha ha ha! 😂

[@kevinhenchy2957]

You are taking Heyman’s comments out of context . Heyman said it was not a deciding factor

[@kellygibbs2024]

It was the free luxury suite the Mets gave him when the Yankees refused to

[@richardcurley5798]

Supposedly that slight was resolved long ago & had little to do with him going to the Mets. Cohen had the Soto family to his house & served Spanish food. The Mets offered a family suite at Citi Field to his family & the Yankees wouldn’t because they didn’t do that for Judge. In addition, when Cohen bought the team, his wife immediately redid the family room at Citi because she thought it was crappy, & made more inviting to the players’ families. Little things mean a lot. The money was basically the same.

[@jayball9390]

Stupid move Dodgers kick your ass

[@patmucciarelli8840]

Mike Trout he is not!

[@ZaKRo-bx7lp]

Trout is semi-retired with a blown out back and a shattered wrist, so you're right.

[@patmucciarelli8840]

@@ZaKRo-bx7lp Talking about what Trout did in his career, not his current state. Get fucking real!

[@bootman716]

I wanted Soto back too but how can you choose a team that still has to have free hot dog and soda promotions on weekdays to fill their bleachers?! A team who acts like a low market team that plugs their holes with 4A players on a consistent basis. A team who's first big winning signings are a guy with a 4.84 ERA after almost 2 seasons Injured and a guy with 13 blown saves and 6.00 ERA in the 2nd half, and now they want Loaisaga. You know Grunt I'd buy that security guard reason tbh or the money bc putting together a better team?! They're still the Mets.

[@ChrisPFDeVito]

I think the reason Soto signed with the Mets is that he wants to be THE star on his team -- the straw that stirs the drink (I'm sure you remember that!). He didn't want to be Lou Gehrig to Aaron Judge's Babe Ruth. Simple as that.

[@jameswallace56]

Security was doing his job...he had no idea who those people were plus they weren't aloud in that part of the stadium

[@thetruthisoutthere3018]

Yankees got punked.

[@jimbob9828]

Soto without Judge never gets 41 again. Judge following Mattingly's footsteps. Kneeling against America is not good.

[@MorrowVollume]

Maybe the Yanks coach is fouling up the team, Riiiight

[@ritty300]

There may be some truth to it. Soto wanted the Yanks to pay for a suite for his family as part of the contract. They said he can have one but he'd have to pay for it himself, as Jeter and Judge did. Cohen obliged Soto and now he is a Met.

[@3941602]

Absoutley Yes..This guy is a baby headcase. His antics speak for themselves. If Yankees could not beat LA with Soto, hiw can the Mets. In fact we played better against LA. LA has 9 guys that hit,field and play consistent. Well oiled machine. Yes Otahni is a star but the Mets dont need 1 big ego batter. We need 9 guys with grit. And pitching. Bad signing and Im not hapoy bout this at all.

[@josephbevacqua573]

765m 15 year reason

[@bxbigshot1809]

It’s really nothing on the market everybody is 3+ and wants at least 4-5 years that’s not what we need

[@MDK3192]

Bronx had a nice lil postseason line-up going there... bro wants the bag, he gon buy his own rings 😅 - MDK ✌️

[@45GOAT47]

I’m glad he’s gone !😎👍

[@frankvillanueva908]

Bobby Bonilla part 2. 🎉😂🎉

[@louisiovine9155]

I am disappointed Soto did not send me any money . The Yankees did not win the world series with him so cares if he went to the mets. Money can't buy me love . Peace Juan good luck on the other side !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@calvinbenson3663]

Millions of dollars is not ridiculous

[@patrickwilson2650]

No one is worth that much money. His production will decline after a couple of years. A 5 year deal would have been better. It will raise ticket prices every year. It's to expensive now to go see a game

[@yuvgotubekidding]

Yankees just suck at player development.

[@barriosgad7906]

I bath 🛀 in Yankee tears 🛁 😂😂😂😂😂

[@walterbison]

#LOLyankees

[@isaidromerogavino8902]

The Yankees lineup was mediocre this season, specially during the postseason. Only 2 players hitting at a productive pace, Soto and number 4 in lineup. Why would any ambitious player want to stay there? He was pulling Judge's ass from October onwards, still the dude would be the face of the franchise. What had NYY to offer him? A lesser contract, an aging/depleted roster, zero promises of acquiring new pieces. Yeah, it was only the money, whatever. Maybe the situation involving his family had a racial/class undertone, some people take that type of shit badly. Good luck staying in denial, your leader is happily smiling after losing and crapping his pants on the box and the outfield. Your rising star at SS doesn't have the defensive or offensive talent you're hoping for. The manager will not move anything about the team even if all falls down. I won't be waiting for the Yanks to be back in the WS anytime soon. But, let's see.

[@RomanBarba-v8v]

The Mets And Yankees are not going anywhere because The Dodgers are Top team.

[@5papa]

No one can live up to that contract. It is ruining all sports. Do you realize what it’s going to cost to see a game anymore. I’m losing interest in Pro sports. Football is even worse. Not fan friendly anymore and to hell with all of them.

[@fairfieldnorth319]

For the most part, it's a free market especially when compared to the NFL and other sports when it comes to player equity and ownership/the League rules. HOWEVER, the security guard incident while likely true and probably unintentional, led Juan to ask for a private suite to be included at CitiField which he reported got included in the deal. It was not about money in the end but getting something no Yankee ever got since even Jeter and Judge paid/pays for their suite, reportedly. Sure the Mets trajectory was impressive last year and its entirely possible if they "Mets" NYM might have shocked the baseball world by winning it all; am sure Juan calculates (or agent Boris) that as well.... but how "suite" it is to get something that NYY could NOT bestow.

[@Thomas-o2r5u]

I'm starting to wonder, if MLB will consider a salary cap!! Salaries are out of control! Owners are dumb enough to pay them!

[@edgergalindo9637]

It bothers me on the 700M part he’s not that guy to be paid at all if he can help the bullpen and pitching staff then that’s what it is cause he has a stick

[@victorhopson]

He will end up with Robinson Cano disease...fade into nothing. Remember it's not a game to them, it's easy money for them. Just money. Play games for a living and money for nothing and the chicks for free. My prediction, and I've seen this time and time again, his numbers will start declining. He has nothing to lose, nothing to work or play for. He won the game already. These guys, like Cano, they just stop trying.

[@3941602]

Overated ,overpriced novelty act. Yes he has power. Havent the METS learned anything from the Wilpons and Madoff and bad investments.

[@fa3556]

Money hungry Ego maniac. The shit he was asking for over the insane contract. Who does this guy think he is? Hes playing baseball. Nothing special. A suite fot the family? Upset that security prevented one of his parents from going somewhere they werent allowed? Gtfoh.

[@MichaelJ-m2d]

Yea exactly and it’s not like he can’t afford his own suite! Some teams in the past were bought for less! He can have his own island now! Hope that 5 million gets him thru the hard times lol. Too much for soon to be DH! Idk how he was a finalist for a gold glove this past year in RF! He is not even close to Gold. I think we dodged a bullet as Yankee fans!

[@campbeja001]

OP seriously uses too much profanity

[@Gruntbaseball]

I will be more self-aware. I agree sometimes I do over "Marine" my language

[@alrozay1050]

He's a shim !!

[@jesusdelgado1210]

Yankee fans are hilarious .. you guys think it's the first time this happens.. Griffey Jr had gripe with how Yankees treated his dad.. same with Vlad Jr's comments .. Even the Japanese pitcher Tanaka expressed how his family was treated at a game at the staduim.. please ..just because it may seem outlandish it doesn't mean it's not true. And if anyone of us ever got their family disrespected in a restaurant or store or venue ..we all would be like FU I'll be going elsewhere..I get the copium though lol.

[@Gruntbaseball]

I don't disagree, I didn't really consider the past events, and that's on me.

[@jesusdelgado1210]

​@Gruntbaseball i do understand he is really half a player.. all offense and mostly hitting ..the irony is that he doesn't fully take advantage of his high OB% because he doesn't steal lol.. he is just great at ehat he does amd in the proper scenario it can help immensely. But as of today cashman already admitted the suite request.. so I'm sure the other issue is true as well so as I said before ..if our family ever gets treated wrongly by any establishment.. there is a very good chance we will stop going there.. I get it can be trivial but we can't forget that behind all that money ..for the most part is still a human being with feelings about his immediate family and friends ..

[@Julio-cj7sf]

Yankee fans need to stop crying you guys were kissing him all year. You NEED to STOP!!

[@MichaelWay-c9j]

Yanks were cheap and would not give him a suite. What a bunch of morons. Losing Soto over Hal being cheap on a suite they probably don’t sell out on a daily basis.

[@christianroman984]

Yankees will be second to the mets once u put aside the championships they have they did nothing and mets are 2 for 4 mets Making playoffs since our new owner step aside Yankees here comes the mets

[@gregbelcamino7239]

This sums it up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWLMZJd4Z9aKmKM

[@sethterwilliger9434]

i really wish yankees didnt trade for him. I said they would regret it when they did it

[@billypratt4201]

Mets are suckers.......LOL Horrible fielder