All along, the Mets’ offers ran only slightly ahead, and it’s possible only
relatively small things helped, too. The combination of perks that included a
signing bonus of $75M (the Yankees offered $60M), escalators that can take the
deal to $805 million, a no-trade clause, no deferrals (the Yankees also had
none), the fifth-year opt-out (at age 30), and a suite for the Soto family
probably helped push them over the finish line.
一直以来，大都会的报价都只是略微领先，而且可能只有相对较小的事情也有帮助。第五
年的福利组合包括 7500 万美元的签约奖金（洋基队提供了 6000 万美元）、可以将交易
提升至 8.05 亿美元的自动合约、无交易条款、无延期（洋基队也没有）可以逃脱（ 30
岁时），而为索托家族准备的一套套房可能帮助他们冲过了终点线。
The Yankees shouldn’t be faulted for bidding a whopping $760M, but they
wouldn’t budge on the suite. The Yankees felt they couldn’t give a suite to
Soto when Judge pays for his suite, and even Derek Jeter paid. They were
willing to discount a suite but not alter their precedent.
洋基队出价高达 7.6 亿美元不应受到指责，但他们不会在套房上让步。洋基队觉得他们
不能给索托一套套房，因为贾奇支付了他的套房费用，甚至连德里克·杰特也付了钱。
他们愿意对套房打折，但不能改变他们的前例。
By Jon Heyman
输在房子吗 XD