Show me the money

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If you are an owner do you get your GM and Scouting Director in a room and find out why you are spending money on free agents, when successful teams are building within

If you're an owner don't you first have to look in the mirror and ask yourself why YOU are ALLOWING your GM to spend that type of money.....

New York measures its success by WS titles not being in contention. Ask Joe Torre about that. The Rockies / Diamondbacks measure their success a little bit differently.

Cant disagree with that. It would be alot more fun if everyone was held to a certain salary cap. Then it would be about developing players , drafting well , manageing well etc etc. As long as one team can spend more on one player or two players than an entire franchise spends on a team then its what it is. The guy with the biggest pocketbook will field the best team most of the time.

The teams that are spending the most on payroll have also begun to figure out that they can throw their weight around at draft time too. Take Detroit for example....they have signed some big free agents like I-Rod and Ordonez, but they've also been willing to take "tough signs" in the draft and get them under contract. To different extents this has been the case with Cameron Maybin, Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello, and Andrew Miller, all of whom either are or should be integral parts of their future.

Also, the bigger budget teams are able to take "high risk" players with high ceilings knowing they have the financial ability to absorb their decisions if they don't work out. The Yankees for example took Joba in the sandwich round when some teams had backed off of him for various reasons (weight, knee, and arm issues if I remember right). They also took Brackman this year knowing he needed TJ and that he was a high risk/high reward type of guy.

Serious salary caps are not in the best interest of MLB. MLB is best served financially when the big market teams are strong year in and year out.

What many may not realize is that teams like the Yankees and the Red Sox pump money back into the league coffers for the lessor teams---the lessor teams also sellout when the "power" teams come into town

Trust me all the teams are making money when the day is done

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Originally posted by deldad:
What will Bonds ask for?

A good steroid supply...

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Originally posted by OLDSLUGGER8:

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15-12 isn't a bad first MLB season

At that price ?

The 37 year old was an example of the fear of taking a chance on a prospect by these high salary clubs. The Yanks have been the frequent doer's

No offense to the Bosox. I just don't see the math nor the ROI

I guess you'd have to ask what a World Series is worth to the club. What is a dynasty worth in dollars? I don't think any MLB player is worth what they get paid, but you can rest assured, the CLUB makes more.

OldSlug8, that return on investment makes more sense than 55 mil for Gil Meche. Why did the royals think he was worth that much? DiceK will only improve and his money will soon be a drop in the bucket.
You see, big TV money and revenue sharing, of which only NYY and Bosox really contribute. You may have noticed that this was only the second time in history of the game that lowest team finished above .400 and highest didn't finish above .600. Thats called parity, and its getting closer.
No one has realized that it just plain costs a whole lot more to live in the bigger markets, Boston, NY, Chicago, L.A. and the taxes are much higher in many of those places. Its has nothing to do with whether the players can afford to pay them or not, its called market conditions. Many players want more to play in Canada because the dollar had traditionally been worth more than the Canadian buck and their taxes are higher.
In short, 5 millon in NY is worth 6 million in Fla or Texas or Seattle.

Texan,
Lay off Bonds would you? Nothing has been proved, any more than they proved anything about Marion Jones. I suppose you think she was guilty?

Oldslugger,

MLB and the MLB players union sells tons of merchandise. Hats, blankets, lights, lighters, Jerseys, t-shirts, socks, underwear, rugs, tents, posters, coffee mugs, beer mugs, mirrors, autographed balls, bats , bases, photos, trash cans,
ash trays, Every thing from Beer bottles to Boxes that has a Team Name, a Team Logo, Team Likeness, Player Likeness, or MLB logo has to be licensed.
Licensing fee is anywhere from 8% to 15% of REVENUE

So yes, in essence they sell hundreds of different
items.

BILLIONS & BILLIONS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE.

I READ SOME WHERE THE YES NETWORK PAY'S THE PLAYERS SALARY. THAT TAKES THE STING OFF THE SALARY CAP.

MLB IS A BUSINESS AND YOU DON'T NEED TO WIN TO MAKE MONEY. THE THING THAT DRIVES OWNERS IS THEIR EGO,THEN THEY'LL SPEND MONEY TO WIN. AND ALMOST ALLWAYS FOOLISHLY. IT IS NICE TO SEE QUITE A FEW KIDS DRAFTED LAST YEAR PLAYING IN THE BIGS THIS YEAR.

I KNOW A AAA COACH WHO WAS BROUGHT UP TO THE BIGS, STARTED AT 150K. THOUGHT HE'D HIT THE LOTTERY UNTILL HE FOUND OUT A STUDIO APT. IN NY WAS 4000 A MONTH. I GUESS IT'S ALL RELATIVE.

A BIG BUSINESS DISQUISED AS A LITTLE BOYS DREAM.

I'm not sure i'd care for the Vick Jersey,
But could you send a picture of the Batman lunch box with the scooby doo thermos.
EH

My niece wants a Hello Kitty lunchbox, can you find me one? Puleeeeeese