PostSportsPlus: The Mets are a team of so much possibility with Steve Cohen’s bankroll
. In spring training, the star shortstop turned down what amounted to a four-year, $90 million extension offer from the Red Sox, The Post’s Jon Heyman previously reported. Then on Wednesday, with the Red Sox offering six years and about $162 million , Bogaerts turned them down for a much bigger haul in San Diego.It will make life tougher on the teams, but the top of the division is shaping up to be a juggernaut.
It’s tough to keep fans engaged when the players they came to love end up having to go elsewhere to get paid what they deserve. The Sox did add to their bullpen with Kenley Jansen and Chris Martin and took a $90 million chance on Japanese outfielder Masataka Yoshida, but they’ll need to do a whole lot more to win back some support in Boston.that had similar experiences when trying to sign Bryce Harper and Zack Greinke in recent years.
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