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MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
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MavHockey14
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Why?
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
Because taking up so much of your salary by one player is a bad bet. It’s always been a bad bet. In basketball, fine. You have five guys. In every other sport there’s no way a single player can make that big of an impact.
Because taking up so much of your salary by one player is a bad bet. It’s always been a bad bet. In basketball, fine. You have five guys. In every other sport there’s no way a single player can make that big of an impact.
Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
In the NL over the past ten seasons, the Dodgers have had the highest paid player in the league six times and the Mets four times. The Dodgers won their division each year they had the highest paid player, the Mets were cat litter.
In the AL it's been more of a mixed bag. Maybe half the time the highest paid player was on a division winning team, half they weren't.
In the NL over the past ten seasons, the Dodgers have had the highest paid player in the league six times and the Mets four times. The Dodgers won their division each year they had the highest paid player, the Mets were cat litter.
In the AL it's been more of a mixed bag. Maybe half the time the highest paid player was on a division winning team, half they weren't.
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
Same number of WS appearances* (1) and titles (0).
* Edit: forgot LA was in 2017 too. A forgettable team, to be honest.
Same number of WS appearances* (1) and titles (0).
* Edit: forgot LA was in 2017 too. A forgettable team, to be honest.
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MavHockey14
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Money isn’t an issue for the Twins ownership and there’s no salary cap. They could pay Harper to be the face of their franchise the next 10 years, right as he’s coming into his prime. They’d still have the ability to walk away from him when he’s age 36, and add him to a pretty decent young roster. Not to mention it would FINALLY show the fans they’re serious about trying to win.
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MavHockey14
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Which is 3 more appearances than the Twins have had over that time.
Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
Sure, but I think the owners of sports teams understand that if you judge the value of a high dollar contract off of whether you win the title or not, you're going to be disappointed. One team in each league wins the title. The other 30 or so go home empty handed.
But star talent can make you a contender for your division or to make the playoffs, which in turn puts butts in the seats throughout the season.
Sure, but I think the owners of sports teams understand that if you judge the value of a high dollar contract off of whether you win the title or not, you're going to be disappointed. One team in each league wins the title. The other 30 or so go home empty handed.
But star talent can make you a contender for your division or to make the playoffs, which in turn puts butts in the seats throughout the season.
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
So don't do that. If you are going to sign Harper then pay a metric sh-t ton of money to people to surround him. Exemplar: the Yankees.
As somebody pointed out, there's no salary cap and if you're the MLB equivalent of the Saudis you don't give a sh-t about the luxury tax. You just raise the Yes subscription price.
I think the rule we have learned about free agency is: don't half as-s it. Either plead poverty and milk your city and fans for cheapo dollars while putting sh-t on the field (30% of the ML), or go all in and rake it in (Boston, NY(A), LA, Chi (N), and now good lord maybe Philadelphia???) Both models work. What doesn't work is skimping and then covering yourself by paying one big dawg.
What doesn't work is San Diego signing Machado. That's f-cking stupid. Unless they sign Harper and trade the farm for Thor.
So don't do that. If you are going to sign Harper then pay a metric sh-t ton of money to people to surround him. Exemplar: the Yankees.
As somebody pointed out, there's no salary cap and if you're the MLB equivalent of the Saudis you don't give a sh-t about the luxury tax. You just raise the Yes subscription price.
I think the rule we have learned about free agency is: don't half as-s it. Either plead poverty and milk your city and fans for cheapo dollars while putting sh-t on the field (30% of the ML), or go all in and rake it in (Boston, NY(A), LA, Chi (N), and now good lord maybe Philadelphia???) Both models work. What doesn't work is skimping and then covering yourself by paying one big dawg.
What doesn't work is San Diego signing Machado. That's f-cking stupid. Unless they sign Harper and trade the farm for Thor.
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JF_Gophers
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SD is betting their best farm in the MLB produces fruit over the first 5 yrs of Machados contract. He can opt out after that.
They really just need 1 or 2 of their million pitchers to pan out. Then they'll be competitve.
JF_Gophers
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
Kind of jealous/disappointed Josh Harrison is going to the Tigers. Always liked him.
Kind of jealous/disappointed Josh Harrison is going to the Tigers. Always liked him.
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
I like him, too. He's one of those guys.
I like him, too. He's one of those guys.
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Joe Mauer.
NOW TO BE FAIR, if the Twins let go "one of us" they would have been hanged. But, it affected the Twins in the later years of the contract, because the Pohlads are tightarses.
Joe Mauer.
NOW TO BE FAIR, if the Twins let go "one of us" they would have been hanged. But, it affected the Twins in the later years of the contract, because the Pohlads are tightarses.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
That’s cute and completely ignores reality. We aren’t Boston. We aren’t New York. We aren’t LA or Chicago.
That’s cute and completely ignores reality. We aren’t Boston. We aren’t New York. We aren’t LA or Chicago.
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JF_Gophers
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
Twins getting Marwin Gonzalez for 2 yrs / $21mm is a steal.
Twins getting Marwin Gonzalez for 2 yrs / $21mm is a steal.
hockeyplayer1015
Capt
Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
Per Jon Heyman, the Great Bryce Mystery is solved. Philly.
Per Jon Heyman, the Great Bryce Mystery is solved. Philly.
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
So after months of bloviation... exactly what everybody expected from the first.
So after months of bloviation... exactly what everybody expected from the first.
hockeyplayer1015
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
We'll see just how "Stupid Money" it's for...
330 Big Ones, again per Heyman. 13 years. No opt-outs.
We'll see just how "Stupid Money" it's for...
330 Big Ones, again per Heyman. 13 years. No opt-outs.
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Interesting that it is for less per year than what he turned down from Washington...
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards
Allegedly it's "heavily" front-loaded, to presumably make it a little less embarrassing at the end when they're paying the Mariners to take him off their hands as a DH.
Allegedly it's "heavily" front-loaded, to presumably make it a little less embarrassing at the end when they're paying the Mariners to take him off their hands as a DH.