To the fan, the gap in dollars does not seem so large, but kudos for Severino for getting as many dollars as he could. However, what jumped out from your article was how much he had made already in his career and that for these three years he will not win a championship, nor likely even make the playoffs. With $50 million plus in earnings, even if the taxman takes half, winning should be all that it is about. It is not like the Mets' reported offer was out of line. So he sita at 0-3 with a 4.01 ERA for a team in dead last place with little chance to surpass anyone in their division. Had the Mets' pitching deserted the team instead of being a shining light, losing Severino would have been a critical mistake.
I can’t agree with your take that since he’s made $50 million already he should prioritize winning. It’s easy for us who make a “normal” salary to say that if we had $50 million we wouldn’t prioritize making more. The fact is that human nature is to always want more. There may be exceptions to that but in general everyone, regardless of how much they have, wants more. I’m sure the very poor would look at a person making an average salary and say that if they could just make that much, they wouldn’t need any more. It’s all relative.
With that said, both Severino and the Mets made the right decision for them.
You gotta be kidding me, no way you can turn down *double* what the Mets offer was. Sac-town is a long way from aweful, and that stadium looks better than the Coliseum. Contracts are market driven entities, and the Mets played it as they wished, and so did Severino. I thing WAR value is just a guideline approximator - getting stuck on that fails to accept that people have value more (or less) than WAR.
Will Severino suffer being in Sac? Oh how I wish I could suffer that bad.
This assumes that Severino had the Sacramento offer in hand when he proposed 2/$40 to the Mets. And, boy, if he did - that really tells you how much he didn't want to play in Sacramento.
I think the story is he very much wanted to return to the Mets and I believe he did have the A’s offer in hand. I imagine it was a hard choice, but in the end thats so significant of a generational wealth maker, that it would be foolish to just throw away more than 30 million dollars. I love the Mets, but I’d play for the Yankees or Braves if that was the offer in front of me.
Ultimately, for me, it's a theoretical question. Is it possible to have enough money to make decisions based on happiness, rather than to maximize wealth? Especially once you've made the amount of money that Severino has?
There's no right answer - which in my mind made this a good poll question.
I can't fault the Mets in their choice not to pay him so much. Luis Severino did the right move because he insured himself another year in case of injury and more money for his family.
I am happy that Severino had a great comeback year. I am happy that he got paid. The gut tells me that he was not going to repeat his success from last year.
The Mets were right to not offer him more years and more money. And Severino was right for providing wealth for his family. It’s not up to us to tell him that winning a championship is more important than anything else.
To the fan, the gap in dollars does not seem so large, but kudos for Severino for getting as many dollars as he could. However, what jumped out from your article was how much he had made already in his career and that for these three years he will not win a championship, nor likely even make the playoffs. With $50 million plus in earnings, even if the taxman takes half, winning should be all that it is about. It is not like the Mets' reported offer was out of line. So he sita at 0-3 with a 4.01 ERA for a team in dead last place with little chance to surpass anyone in their division. Had the Mets' pitching deserted the team instead of being a shining light, losing Severino would have been a critical mistake.
I can’t agree with your take that since he’s made $50 million already he should prioritize winning. It’s easy for us who make a “normal” salary to say that if we had $50 million we wouldn’t prioritize making more. The fact is that human nature is to always want more. There may be exceptions to that but in general everyone, regardless of how much they have, wants more. I’m sure the very poor would look at a person making an average salary and say that if they could just make that much, they wouldn’t need any more. It’s all relative.
With that said, both Severino and the Mets made the right decision for them.
You gotta be kidding me, no way you can turn down *double* what the Mets offer was. Sac-town is a long way from aweful, and that stadium looks better than the Coliseum. Contracts are market driven entities, and the Mets played it as they wished, and so did Severino. I thing WAR value is just a guideline approximator - getting stuck on that fails to accept that people have value more (or less) than WAR.
Will Severino suffer being in Sac? Oh how I wish I could suffer that bad.
This assumes that Severino had the Sacramento offer in hand when he proposed 2/$40 to the Mets. And, boy, if he did - that really tells you how much he didn't want to play in Sacramento.
I think the story is he very much wanted to return to the Mets and I believe he did have the A’s offer in hand. I imagine it was a hard choice, but in the end thats so significant of a generational wealth maker, that it would be foolish to just throw away more than 30 million dollars. I love the Mets, but I’d play for the Yankees or Braves if that was the offer in front of me.
As a human being, I'm glad he had a choice
As a Mets fan, I'm glad he picked the A's
Ultimately, for me, it's a theoretical question. Is it possible to have enough money to make decisions based on happiness, rather than to maximize wealth? Especially once you've made the amount of money that Severino has?
There's no right answer - which in my mind made this a good poll question.
Agree
I can't fault the Mets in their choice not to pay him so much. Luis Severino did the right move because he insured himself another year in case of injury and more money for his family.
I think both voting options are correct. Neither made a mistake and I don’t begrudge Sevy $0.01.
I am happy that Severino had a great comeback year. I am happy that he got paid. The gut tells me that he was not going to repeat his success from last year.
The Mets were right to not offer him more years and more money. And Severino was right for providing wealth for his family. It’s not up to us to tell him that winning a championship is more important than anything else.