Bo Bichette got a better deal than Kyle Tucker

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00:00Do you look at this now with Bo Bichette in the three for 126?

00:03Do you look at that as the Mets, a better use of their money here in landing Bo Bichette

00:08and a better use of them trying to build this team into where they want to go in 2026?

00:13Well, I'll say this.

00:14It's a lot less money because he's got opt outs every year, right?

00:18He's got opt out the first year.

00:19So I assume at age 28, he's probably going to opt out.

00:22He gets $5 million just for opting out.

00:24Can you imagine $5 million for opting out, right?

00:26He gets a bullet.

00:27He's paid to opt out.

00:28So I think rather than keep the two years still going,

00:31there's a good chance if he has a normal season for him,

00:34he will opt out at one year at $47 million.

00:38As an onlooker, I feel more comfortable about that

00:41than committing it to a $60 million salary for a great complementary player.

00:48So I think Bo Bichette came out great.

00:52He'll be a free agent likely at age 28.

00:55Or if not 28, then 29.

00:58Or he could be 30.

00:59I mean, that's the advantage to being a prodigy

01:01and being such a good player at such a young age.

01:04But, you know, in terms of the finances,

01:07I like this a lot better for the Mets than committing 220.

01:10So we'll stick with that for the Mets, right?

01:12So I feel better about this deal than to make $220 million

01:15for a great complementary player.