Johan...

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Originally Posted by pdrift1

i don't think the contract is a issue with the mets either, like i said they got the cash.

i'm surprised they pulled it off also,get to keep there top pitching prospect and offensive prospect and unload a couple back of the rotation pitchers at best for a huge push to being the team to beat in the nl.

the twins have to be kicking themselves in the ass. i would have pulled the trigger with the yanks when the offer was on the table.

It's all relative, the Mets do try and keep a payroll cap of $120 million unlike the Yanks and Sox who will spend whatever it takes. So while the Mets have far more money to spend than 3/4 of the team in baseball they do still have a soft cap they are working with so in that sense it does matter.

I have a feeling the Yanks would have put that offer back on the table if the Twins were willing to take it. They just wanted Santana out of the league.