Marlins rivals may end up regretting historic deal

This off-season so far has been all about the Miami Marlins rival teams. We can make guesses as to what The Fish might do, but one thing is surely not going to be signing any big names. Bruce Sherman doesn't spend like Steve Cohen does...not at all. The New York Mets just signed RF Juan Soto for 15 years/$765 million. That deal can max out at $805 million, if Soto opts out after 2029, and the Mets bypass it by adding $4 million to each of his subsequent seasons.

Miami Marlins division rivals gave out a staggering contract.

Juan Soto is a generational talent who in another universe would've been great on the Miami Marlins. The reality is of course that The Fish were never in play. Soto was always going to sign with either of the two New York teams. The Toronto Blue Jays continued pretending to be a contending team and pursued him, instead of rebuilding as they badly should.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were on the outskirts and the Boston Red Sox really tried to sign him. In the end, it came down to the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, and the Mets actually won for once. The Yankees will surely work hard to replace his production, but the Mets aren't exactly the big winners.

The Mets still have a pretty poor rotation and an average bullpen. Pete Alonso is still a free agent too, which means that unless they re-sign or replace him, their lineup improves, but not by that much. Soto is better than Alonso, but losing a big bat and getting a better big bat isn't enough. They're also paying Juan Soto $51 million a year, a new record annual value that will surely cause them luxury tax issues down the line.

Juan Soto is a generational talent, but the Mets gave him too much money and don't really look nearly as good as some might think. The Miami Marlins still need bats of course and it's a shame that the team is never even in the running for the top ones.