Merry Christmas! #LOLMets:

Via Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic (with ads) the Mets are concerned about Carlos Correa’s physical and might not be able to get out of the contract cause Uncle Stevie couldn’t shut his big fat mouth:

The parties could agree to a restructured contract if the Mets continue to express reservations about the long-term stability of Correa’s leg. It might be difficult for the Mets to back out of the agreement entirely after their owner, Steve Cohen, went on record talking about the deal. It also might be difficult for Correa to re-enter the free-agent market and land a comparable contract after two clubs identified the same issue in their physical examinations of him.

The new developments are the latest twist in a saga that shocked the baseball world when Correa and his agent, Scott Boras, pivoted Wednesday from their original 13-year, $350 million agreement with the Giants to strike a separate deal with the Mets.

Cohen confirmed his apparent coup to the New York Post, saying, “We needed one more thing, and this is it.” Major League Baseball warns teams not to comment publicly on pending agreements, noting such remarks might persuade an arbitrator to side with the player in a grievance, a former executive said.

What a fantastic early Christmas present! You can have all the money in the world Mets fans, but you’ll still always be the Mets! Having to take on the contract because your stupid fucking owner couldn’t keep his mouth shut is peak Mets and the previous owners got taken to the cleaners in a Ponzi scheme. The Bobby Bonilla contract is going to end and the Correa contract will take it’s place.

Steve Cohen does love profiting off a good con:

Former Met Kumar Rocker checking in:


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