https://reurl.cc/5D8l3q Soto also valued a relationship with ownership. At his previous stops, he had be come close with team owners, first with the Nationals (Ted Lerner) and then with the San Diego Padres (Peter Seidler). After one season in New York ahead of fre e agency, Soto expressed a desire for a deeper relationship with owner Hal Stein brenner during his November meeting with the Yankees. Soto本身很重视和球队老板的关系 从国民的Ted Lerner到教士的Peter Seidler都关系很密切 而在11月和洋基的会面中，他也表达想和Hal Steinbrenner建立更深厚的关系 In addition to paying top dollar, Cohen also needed to demonstrate intentions to win as an owner. Cohen delivered the right messaging to Soto using a personal t ouch. 所以除了要出最多钱外，梅子老板Steve Cohen也要展示他想赢球的决心 The Mets’ meeting with Soto in November, people briefed on the matter said, hap pened in California, at one of Cohen’s homes. That was different. All of Soto’ s other meetings with different clubs were held at a hotel. 大都会11月和Soto的会面，跟别队都在饭店会面不一样 他们是在Cohen位於加州的豪宅进行 The personalized request from the Mets, league sources said, was Cohen’s wish. During the meeting, Cohen spoke about his background, his relationships and what has made him successful. 这是Cohen本人的要求 而在会议中，Cohen谈到了自己的背景、人脉以及他成功的原因 Soto’s get-together with the Mets shared commonalities from previous meetings w ith high-profile free agents, where pieces of Cohen’s personality poured out in to the process. 这和过去Cohen和其他顶级FA球员见面时相似 他本人的性格在整个过程中显现出来 In past meetings, according to people briefed on the discussions, Cohen told fre e agents that he views his ownership as a civic duty. He’s in it to win for the long haul, he says. He’s looking to do what it takes to build a perennial winn er. 过去Cohen就直接跟会面的FA球员说 他把经营梅子都做社会责任 会寻找一切必要的方式，来打造一支长期强队 As a host, Cohen pays attention to details. Cohen本人对细节也很重视 During his meeting last year with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, for example, he cared abou t having the color red, a symbol of good luck in Japan, on objects in his house like how a movie director deploys color for meaning. 去年和山本由伸见面时，他特别把自己的屋子用红色这颜色做布置 因为红色在日本代表幸运 Though Yamamoto ultimately chose the Dodgers, Cohen gave it his best shot. 虽然山本最後去道奇，但Cohen也是尽力了 Mostly, Cohen is organized, authentic and elaborate. His presentation skills she d light on how he became successful. 大多时候Cohen是个有条理、真诚的人 而他的表达技巧突显了他是如何取得成功 Turns out, a 68-year-old billionaire and a 26-year-old baseball star can bond ov er ambition. 最後这一位68岁的亿万富翁 与一位26岁的棒球明星，因雄心而建立起了联系 Heyman写的就酸了XD https://t.co/bb7JWdTTU4 Steve Cohen is a different kind of owner, for the Mets or for anyone else, reall y. Cohen held his big confab with his new superstar Juan Soto at his mansion in Beverly Hills, not the undisclosed, presumably nondescript room where the other teams did their Soto meetings in Orange County. Cohen 在比佛利山庄的豪宅里举行了和Juan Soto的重要会议 而不是像其他球队那样，在橙县某个未公开的、可能不起眼的房间里进行Soto的会谈 Cohen had several workers serve lunch to Soto and his agents, by one count seven servers to about 15 diners. That’s a nice ratio. 和Soto和经纪人吃午餐时 据说约有7名服务员服务15位用餐者，这个比例相当不错 It was Latin food. Nice touch. 是吃拉丁美食，也别具巧思 Cohen invited the guests — Soto and his coterie of agents, including Scott Bora s — to the theater room to view a film made by the Mets for Soto. All the other teams used more typical PowerPoint presentatios to make their cases. 其他球队用PPT简报 Cohen是用家庭剧院播影片给Soto和Boras看 Cohen brought to the meeting his wife, Alex, and father-in-law. He also brought Edgar Suero, the Mets traveling secretary, who explained logistics and family pe rks. Cohen 带着他的妻子 Alex 和岳父一起参加了这次会议 他还带来了大都会队的旅行秘书 Edgar Suero，负责解释後勤安排和家庭福利 今天又出一篇 https://reurl.cc/b3GlEX Mets owner Steve Cohen and his top baseball man, David Stearns, held a secret, l ast-minute lunch meeting with Juan Soto, Scott Boras and others in Soto’s inner circle Friday at Cohen’s home in Boca Raton, Fla. It was a very pleasant secon d get-together, one that solidified Cohen’s resolve to try to win the prize of the winter. 而在周五，Cohen也和Soto在佛州的房子秘密开会 And yet, Cohen also came away from that high-powered confab convinced Soto was p reparing to remain in pinstripes. 但当时Cohen感觉他是想要回洋基的 Cohen’s first thought, considering this meeting followed by a few weeks the one at Cohen’s Beverly Hills mansion: “We can’t keep meeting like this. I’m run ning out of houses.” 所以当下他觉得不能再这样一直会面 毕竟他也快没其他房子了XD Many times over the weekend, he told folks he felt sure they were running second , almost right up until the time they finished first. 整个周末，Cohen多次对身边的人说 他相信自己一直处於第二名的位置 是几乎直到最後一刻才翻盘拿下第一 He kept bidding, anyway. He was so convinced he was heading for bridesmaid terri tory that he joked to friends and confidants about whether there was prize money for second place. 但他就是不断出价 也一度确信自己即将成为「伴郎」而非「新郎」 还开玩笑的问朋友说：第二名有奖金吗？ “There was a lot of emotion and a lot of ups and down, not knowing where you st ood,” Cohen said. 这其中充满了情感波动，然後很多起伏，你完全不知道自己处在什麽位置 He may be accused of overpaying, and the deal is historic and remarkable. But th e Blue Jays were also believed to be at $760 million, so it’s not like he blew away the field. The Mets were actually thought to be running second to the Jays at $720 million into the weekend, and when the Yankees bumped their bid from $702M to $712M, the gap wasn’t exactly significant. 实际上在进入周末时，梅子是真的被认为开价输给蓝鸟、然後跟洋基很近 梅子 720M 洋基 702M-721M Cohen offered a $100M signing bonus at one point, but Soto’s camp was more inte rested in the $50M average annual value. 而Cohen也提议过直接给100M签约金 但Soto阵营是更想要均薪50M Cohen went to $750M late, then to the winning $765M 所以Cohen最後就一路加码到750M以上了 --

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