Juan Soto turns down MONSTER deal from Nationals; MLB Lockout Update: Union set to make proposal (Episode 542)

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David Samson

Sports, Business, Baseball

4.7 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Today’s word of the day is ‘13/350’ as in 13 years and $350M as in that’s the offer that Juan Soto was offered by the Washington Nationals. That’s a lot of money… to turn down! Soto acknowledged he was offered this. Scott Boras would never let him sign this. Let’s explain why he would do this and what it means for the next 3 seasons he’s under contract for the Nationals. What is a Super 2? (16:55) MLB Lockout update! Get your MLB lockout update here! We have a meeting today at 1pm ET and the players will be giving their proposal to MLB. Let’s see if we get any movement! (24:10) Review: Ascension. (28:30) Let’s update on the Tyler Skaggs trial. Matt Harvey spoke under immunity that he used cocaine during his career. A report came out that MLB could suspend him for this. Really? (38:45) NPPOD. Adam Silver is just as confused as the rest of us about the New York vaccine rules. Kyrie couldn’t play for Nets at Madison Square Garden because of the away player rules. (43:40) The Dallas Cowboys were under fire for a settlement to Cowboys cheerleaders. Just another NFL team treating women like shit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:37.0	13350. Nothing personal word of the day is 13 years, $350 million.
1:00.0	Word came out yesterday that won Soto.
1:02.4	One of the top three players in baseball, young player, not even a free agent, he's on the
1:08.7	Washington Nationals, that he was offered and he acknowledged it, which players don't often do.
1:14.1	He acknowledged in a report that he was offered a 13 year deal by the Washington Nationals
1:20.8	for $350 and he turned it down.
1:25.7	Many of you asked me to talk about this, and so I want to.
1:28.9	I want to break down this contract offer and why he turned it down, and not the low hanging
1:33.5	fruit of why he turned it down, which is that his agent is Scott Boris and there's no way Scott
1:37.9	Boris is letting one Soto sign a contract that does not set a record.
1:42.7	NGTH, not going to happen.
1:47.4	One Soto sign Scott Boris is an agent for the sole purpose of setting the record.
1:52.1	And when the Nationals offered 13 years, $350, people do the math.
1:56.4	They get out their calculators and they say, wow, hold on a second.
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