Matt Olson is owed $110M over next 5 years

Is it really that crazy to give Pete something similar? I get that “nobody else is offering that” blah blah the goal is not to be the most efficient capitalist machine where the free market dictates everything. It’s to put the best team out there.

Now, if you want to pivot and make a move for Vlad Jr. I think that is a very valid argument and if that’s a real possibility I’d prefer that as well. But if the choice is stick to the $90m/3 offer and have Pete walk vs Match Matt Olson contract and give him $100M/5 I don’t see why we let him go.

He’s hit more HRs and more RBIs and that’s what we want out of Pete