"It would probably cost the Mets $20-22 million a year for five years, but they are getting $25 million a year for 20 years from Citigroup, which is getting $45 billion from our wonderful government. Call it a Federal Bailout of the Mets."
Either Manny is worth that much money or he is not.
The value of the product is not determined by the source of the funding.
The Mets can probably afford to pay Manny $22M, and it's likely a good idea. But that's also $22M in opportunity cost -- like an entire bullpen.
"I know Manny laid down at times last year because he was unhappy about his contract status (just ask Mariano Rivera and every member of the Red Sox), but there are a lot of people who believe Jose Reyes and Carlos Delgado did the same thing because they were unhappy with Willie Randolph."
So Manny's negative is no longer a negative because Reyes and Delgado share the same negative.
I love logic. This guy stumbled into the right answer and can't give a good reason why.
It's not even really that difficult to figure out why Manny is worth it: He hits good.
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