Here i’ve been watching baseball to see players play. Guess I should start watching owners own.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

You know what else is rising faster? The value of franchises.

You're right, but where should teams spend their money?

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Here i’ve been watching baseball to see players play. Guess I should start watching owners own.

Looking forward to your scouting report on David Glass (O, Kansas City).

Maybe they could try all their stuff they expect taxpayers to pay for.

But tickets aren't going down, beer's not going down, parking's not going down. That's just more money in the owners' pockets.

Looking forward to your scouting report on David Glass (O, Kansas City).

I’m trying to think of the 5 tools for an owner:

1. Inherited wealth (Rickett’s is an 80)
2. Hiring/Firing (Reinsdorf is a 20)
3. Negotiating

I need 2 more.

I’m trying to think of the 5 tools for an owner:

1. Inherited wealth (Rickett’s is an 80)
2. Hiring/Firing (Reinsdorf is a 20)
3. Negotiating

I need 2 more.

18 teams reduced payroll from 2017 to 2018 -- and the average player salary actually decreased last year. It was only the fourth time in the last 50 years the average salary dropped.

Approximately 40.1 percent of league revenues were spent on player payroll in 2018. It was 43.3 percent five years ago and 48.9 percent 15 years ago.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/phil ... ee-agency/

https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/league-info/highest-paid-players/
1. Giancarlo Stanton, $325,000,000 (2015-27)
2. Alex Rodriguez, $275,000,000 (2008-17)
3. Alex Rodriguez, $252,000,000 (2001-10)
4. Miguel Cabrera, $248,000,000 (2016-23)
5. Albert Pujols, $240,000,000 (2012-21)
… Robinson Cano, $240,000,000 (2014-23)
7. Joey Votto, $225,000,000 (2014-23)
8. David Price, $217,000,000 (2016-22)
9. Clayton Kershaw, $215,000,000 (2014-20)
10. Prince Fielder, $214,000,000 (2012-20)
11. Max Scherzer, $210,000,000 (2015-21)
12. Zack Greinke, $206,500,000 (2016-21)
13. Derek Jeter, $189,000,000 (2001-10)
14. Joe Mauer, $184,000,000 (2011-18)
. . . Jason Heyward, $184,000,000 (2016-23)
16. Mark Teixeira, $180,000,000 (2009-16)
. . . Justin Verlander, $180,000,000 (2013-19)
18. Felix Hernandez, $175,000,000 (2013-19)
. . . Stephen Strasburg, $175,000,000 (2017-23)
20. Buster Posey, $167,000,000 (2013-21)
21. Jose Altuve, $163,500,000 (2018-24)
22. CC Sabathia, $161,000,000 (2009-15)
. . . Chris Davis, $161,000,000 (2016-22)
24. Manny Ramirez, $160,000,000 (2001-08)
. . . Matt Kemp, $160,000,000 (2012-19)
26. Troy Tulowitzki, $157,750,000 (2011-20)
27. Masahiro Tanaka, $155,000,000 (2014-20)
. . . Jon Lester, $155,000,000 (2015-20)
29. Adrian Gonzalez, $154,000,000 (2012-18)
30. Jacoby Ellsbury, $153,000,000 (2014-20)

How the hell did these guys convince everyone it's ok to lose?

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

I see a lot of "dumb" and "stupid" contracts that led to WS appearances and wins on that list. It's crazy that fans don't want owners to spend money to try and win. How the hell did these guys convince everyone it's ok to lose?

It's baseball. There are no guarantees but I'd far rather my team be "dumb" and aggressive than "smart" and passive.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25797148/kris-bryant-chicago-cubs-frustrated-unsigned-bryce-harper-manny-machado

Bryant - "It's really weird. If I was an owner or GM, I'd want Machado or Harper on my team".

Then he let out a bodacious WOOO as he landed his frisbee 6 feet from the stick.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

Yes it is.

When this is all over, which is not going to be for a while, Trump will be re-elected President.

It's Feb. 1, less than 2 weeks to pitchers & catchers. Here's the new normal in free agency:

16 teams haven't signed any free agent to a multi-year contract.
23 teams haven't signed any free agent to a deal longer than 2 years.

The discipline by clubs this winter unprecedented

The timing of this "new normal" still seems weird to me. Either every team reached the same conclusion independent from one another over a two year period or there's some kind of communication between teams here. I can see every team reaching the conclusion that 10 year deals are stupid independently from the other teams, but I can't see each team on it's own just deciding to not sign free agents at all, or to not sign them to deals before February.

Teams follow trends, and blogs have been saying these things for 10 years now. Some of those bloggers are now even working for MLB teams.

I'm not even sure what the point of collusion would be. The Yankees and other big market teams don't care at all about saving money as long as they are winning.

Am I crazy, or has this trend only become noticeable over the past two off seasons? It very well could have been bubbling under the surface for some time, but it seems like these ideas are being acted on by all teams at the exact same time.