Quantitative evidence of what I have qualitatively argued: the Astros paid a high cost to get Verlander. The front office is all in to win in '23 and '24, and will figure out '25 and beyond later.
Certainly understand the concerns, but as I always remind my son “To get something you’ve got to give up something” (Yordan trade aside, LOL).
It’s a fair question as I don’t know if this team has what it takes or not.
Another way to look at it is the Astros traded for a HOFer for two guys that MIGHT be good MLBers some day.
Sure, JV is older and not the same, but there’s intangibles there that few players have. At times this team has looked and played like they don’t give a shi!. Guess who gives a shi! about every pitch? Every game, every play?
R: the theoretical $62 million value lost - I don’t recall you discussing the $56 (?) million the Mets are paying the Astros. That’s REAL money not “potential” or “future”. In my mind that tilts this deal in the Astros favor.
That said it’ll be years before we know who “won” this one.
Certainly understand the concerns, but as I always remind my son “To get something you’ve got to give up something” (Yordan trade aside, LOL).
It’s a fair question as I don’t know if this team has what it takes or not.
Another way to look at it is the Astros traded for a HOFer for two guys that MIGHT be good MLBers some day.
Sure, JV is older and not the same, but there’s intangibles there that few players have. At times this team has looked and played like they don’t give a shi!. Guess who gives a shi! about every pitch? Every game, every play?
R: the theoretical $62 million value lost - I don’t recall you discussing the $56 (?) million the Mets are paying the Astros. That’s REAL money not “potential” or “future”. In my mind that tilts this deal in the Astros favor.
That said it’ll be years before we know who “won” this one.