The Dodgers also tried to claim ownership risk as a reason to pay less in revenue sharing (it remains a laughable defense.) The whole thing ended up with lawyers. It was a mess. But still, the end result was the Dodgers saving $3billion from revenue sharing because Selig was a fucking idiot.
Selig WAS a fucking idiot. Agreed.
Sure he sucks. So does manfred. But the cubs are still making tons of money and spending like a mid market team
Theyre really just not spending like the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, and Phillies ... And the Phillies, fwiw, wont spend like this next year.
I want them to spend like the dodgers, Yankees and Mets
The Dodgers were gifted billions. The Mets have the richest owner in pro sports. The Yankees are basically just old money and cant stand that two teams caught up to them.
Like, Ricketts could try to spend every dime he has. And the Dodgers and Mets would just outbid him for those players. If TR offered Shohei $800mil, the Dodgers would've given him $900mil. Same for Soto and the Mets. You're not going to outspend a team that has two or three times more money.
These are just excuses. The reality is the cubs are still probably making tons of profit and they aren’t putting that into actual players like they could be. They’re chasing middle tier free agents instead of marquee names
In 2019, with Harper, sure. They're got caught in-between on a number of things. Kenny botched the ballpark renovation. The TV deal wasn't looking as lucrative. And Theo couldn't lock up any of the core. Absolutely sucked that they TR didn't say fuck it and get Harper anyway.
But other than that, Im just not sure what they missed... There were legitimate financial issues in 2020 with their operating revenue that, per the CBA, forced them to reduce payroll. Shohei? Soto? Tucker is arguably the most valuable player aside from those two to change teams this decade.
No probably about it.
I’m on board with Chalmers (it happens frequently), AND yes, the Phillies are out of their damn mind. Not as much as the Angels acting like buyers at the break, but yes, about to go the way of the Sixers much more.
Love yer suit.
I’m tired of tapping the sign so I agreed to something that made sense. You’re not wrong. I’m just tired. I don’t know why this is so hard to explain.