No question the MLB broadcasting business model has changed. A sign of the times. T-Mobile is my cell phone carrier and they've offered no cost MLB subscription for the last few years.....not that there is much to watch as a Red Sox fan. IMHO, Red Sox fans are "entitled to compensation" 
for their front office catastrophe. @Dadof3, if you have T-Mobile you may want to look into that perk.
Yes, my Mets friends are over the moon. It isn't there money. Honestly, I think Soto is a very good baseball player however is he that much better than some of the other elite outfielders in MLB? I don't think so. They are paying a super premium for his bat (.288 avg, 41 HRs, 109 RBIs). His defense is good enough (right now) to stick him in left field. He is a feared hitter, but I think the skill separation for other tools stops there at this point in his career. He was very fortunate to have some Yankee hitters that forced pitchers to pitch to him. The Mets are rolling the $765M** dice that he has the desire to be the best, and improve the other facets of his game. After 5 years they should know if this is going to work out.
**The deal, which the Mets have not confirmed because it’s pending a physical, contains a full no-trade clause, a $75 million signing bonus, an opt-out after five seasons and no deferred money. The Mets will have the ability to void Soto’s opt-out clause after the 2029 season if they boost the average annual value of the final 10 years of his deal from $51 million to $55 million, according to a source. In that case, the overall deal would be for 15 years and $805 million -- a $53.66 million AAV.
As always, JMO.
