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bradthebluefish
Wouldn’t it be nice if Cespedes stays true to his contract (or even opens up to reworking his contract in order to stay a few more years)?
Hopefully it all works out for the Mets. I’m confident that they can rebound next year with a healthy rotation and Cespedes leading their lineup.
lyle
How would opting out not be staying true to his contract? It was a an agreed upon clause by both sides. I fail to see how him opting out wouldn’t be staying true to the contract.
natsfan3437
He would be an idiot if he did not opt out
bringinit247
Because staying true to his contract means doing what gives the fans a warm fuzzy feeling! Agents and players are in a business and sometimes that business includes things that make them more money!
bradthebluefish
I’m not a Mets fan, but it would simply be nice if players did what was best for their team and not just for themselves.
lyle
If the Mets wanted Cespedes to do what’s “best for the team” they should have never agreed to the opt out and gave him whatever money they got discounted because of the opt out. Mets are a New York based team let’s not pretend that they need to get players on Pirates/Rays/As prices to do what’s “best for the team”.
soxfan1
That’s like saying you should stay on with your current employer when a competitor is willing to pay you significantly more. Are you telling me you’d turn that down?
RunDMC
This is going to be an abysmal free agent class.
chieftoto
Yup
bradthebluefish
Scott Boras is shaking his head over this free agent class. Cannot wait to hear what he has to say about it all.
ExileInLA 2
A pissed off Boras is almost as good as Ces staying with the Mets!
bradthebluefish
Haha. True that. I just cannot wait how Boras spins this all. It’s always masterful regardless if you agree with him or not.
sampsonite168
I’ll believe it when I hear it from his agent.
SupremeZeus
If you clicked the link, you will note the article states Cespedes was speaking through an interpreter. So this clearly was some sort of “lost in translation” issue ….lol j/k. The only way that Cespedes does not opt out is if the Mets sign him to a k extension before the opt out or if he has fired his agent and is now representing himself. An extension is possible, but I think he is more likely to opt out.
AndThisGameBelongsToMySanDiegoPadres
What? He has to opt out! He could easily get double the guaranteed money that he has left on that contract, even if he stays with the Mets.
staypuft
Cespedes was also asked later if he’d made a decision on whether or not he was going to opt out, which he said he hadn’t made that decision.