Ben Ennis

You mean he never checked in?

No one checked in with him?

It actually echoes of the fact that Aaron Judge and Soto apparently weren't talking during the free agent courtship, which maybe should have given us a bit of a clue.

Soto is a great ball player.

Great ball player.

And still can be the face of the franchise.

Still can have great seasons.

Still, I believe, is going to be a Hall of Famer.

But...

how this communication breakdown didn't come up during all of these exhaustive meetings.

It just, it boggles the mind.

And I don't know, and I realize I'm kind of stepping on my soapbox here.

Before we sign, we as an industry sign players to these record-setting contracts.

I mean, I would love to know, take the handlers away and the agents and the PR people and everything else.

I want to know the person, okay?

If I'm going to sign someone to a 10-year contract, I would want to not just sit down and have one meal with the agents right there, but like,

multiple conversations.

This is the closest thing to a marriage that exists in professional sports.

10 years, like the rest of your career, basically.

Look at how comfortable Aaron Judge is in New York.