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  • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
    Both of those teams are insane.
    Honestly, every single team can afford a $30mm/yr contract. All this we are broke talk is just nonsense.
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    • Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards

      Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
      Both of those teams are insane.
      It's a futures bet. Assume he's got 7 solid years and the 3 at the end are freight cost. The bet is a 2026 star will cost more than 43M a year. That seems... tenuous.
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        Padres payroll only up to 110mm. They could get Harper too.

        The internet would break. That kid Yankees fans head would explode.
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        • Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards

          Originally posted by aparch View Post
          Turned down a higher AAV with the White Sox (1.25M/yr) for two extra years.
          Seems the WS had incentives in their offer, the Pads was fully guaranteed.
          A bad cause requires many words.

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          • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
            Both of those teams are insane.
            You’d be against the Twins giving Machado or Harper a contract like this, I presume?
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              100% yes
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              • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                100% yes
                Why?
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                • 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.
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                  • Re: MLB 2018.2: Postseason, Free Agency, and Awards

                    Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                    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.
                    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.
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                      Originally posted by SJHovey View Post
                      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.
                      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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                      • Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                        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.
                        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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                        • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                          Same number of WS appearances* (1) and titles (0).

                          * Edit: forgot LA was in 2017 too. A forgettable team, to be honest.
                          Which is 3 more appearances than the Twins have had over that time.
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                            Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                            Same number of WS appearances* (1) and titles (0).

                            * Edit: forgot LA was in 2017 too. A forgettable team, to be honest.
                            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.
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                              Originally posted by dxmnkd316 View Post
                              Because taking up so much of your salary by one player is a bad bet.
                              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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                              • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                                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.
                                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.
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