00:00Their need right now is an ace, and the ace of the sport is available, and they have Steve
00:05Cohen's money, and they have David Stern's, whatever he says about blocking out noise,
00:09they have David Stern's desperation. He's in year four of a five-year contract. They've been the
00:13most disappointing team in the sport the last two years. In their history, they've gone to the top
00:18of the market twice for the starting pitcher when they traded for Johan Santana, and with Max
00:22Scherzer, they gave him the record AAV and then matched it the next year with Verlander. And the
00:29history of the long contract for the starting pitcher, some are Max Scherzer, but some are
00:33Steven Strasburg, and much more lean one way. And yet I feel the Mets have to do this, right?
00:38Yeah, it is interesting that this isn't really David Stern's MO to do this. At this point,
00:44I think Steve gets his way, and his way probably is Skubal. As we sit here today,
00:49I kind of think the Mets are probably the favorite.
