O/T - Juan Soto - 15 years/$765M with the Mets

[packs]

What would make the contract worth the money?

A-Rod won 3 MVPS during his initial deal, then won a World Series with the Yankees after opting out. He was not great after signing with the Yankees but I would say most teams would accept the title and everyone was happy with his 3 MVPs during the original phase.

Harper has won an MVP and taken the Phillies to the World Series since he signed his deal.

Ohtani won an MVP and the Dodgers won the World Series in the first year of his deal.

What makes a mega deal worth it?

[BioCRN]

Originally Posted by packs

What makes a mega deal worth it?

I don't think you can look at any of these mega deals as something that will have gained or evened out value.

When you're paying a premium for what's been done in the past you're generally overpaying from the outset as well as through an age that's past most every athlete's peak.

Gotta spend the money on something.

15 years from now that 51m will still be substantial, but it probably won't be mind-blowing...though it will be for someone's Soto's age.

15 years ago there were 4 guys with 20m+ contracts... Arod (33m), Manny Ramirez (23.8m), Jeter (21.6m), and Mark Teixeira (20.6m).

A few days ago M.Conforto got 17m and W.Adames got 26m average yearly contracts.

[packs]

Sure, but I'm just talking about decade long mega deals and not an expensive rental free agent.

What would have to happen for you to feel like a mega deal was worth it? If the player wins an MVP in your uniform, is that worth it? If the team wins a championship? Makes several World Series appearances but maybe doesn't win a title?