KL2

Monty trying to get Staley'ed

What makes you say they aren't legit when everybody else and their mothers say they are.

gonna laugh when harris signs a hitter

flaherty offers way more upside

"what's a guy gotta do to get fired around here"

He is so lazy as a journalists

You're conflating issues here. They should be expected to pay on $700 million because that's what the contract is. 10 years 700 million. The deferrals is just a workaround so they don't take a 70 million hit this year instead they are only taking 43 million. The NHL had to outlaw this a few years ago when guys were all signing 12 years deals just to bring the cap down. Of course Pittsburgh wasn't going to sign Ohtani nobody has suggested as much. You completely missed the point there about small market teams losing players because of this. It's going to be an issue when the next small market player comes up for an extension. One of those teams might be offered 300 million, the Red Sox now can just offer 800 million and defer a bunch because its play money at this point and years don't matter. The tax *was* designed to act as a cap. How often have we heard teams say they don't like going over it or losing picks because of it? Hell its why the yanked went several years without signing a big name. The move by the Dodgers is within the rules, but just because its allowed doesn't mean everybody is cool with it. I don't think anyone expected $680 million to be deferred to get around a luxury tax today. This move is gonna piss off other 29 owners because it now makes the luxury tax irrelevant for the major teams and puts MLB right back in the same boat it was that led to the creation of the system to try and prevent just the big teams from acquiring free agent talent.

He makes 50 million from other ventures

no. By stretching it out, it lowers the hit in today's luxury cap. So instead of paying on $70million the Dodgers are now paying on $48million. That means less in luxury tax penalties to other owners and the fear is now big market teams will do this and just overpay and defer to take players from small markets where they can't do the same. The luxury tax was supposed to keep the Dodgers and Yankees of the world from signing everyone without requiring a massive luxury tax pay. And by deferring the money he'd pay taxes on it wherever he lives. So if he doesn't live in California in 2034 or even the US it would be less money in real-life taxes.

Im not so sure the league will be fine with it. It's a massive exploitation of the system to avoid the luxury tax. Now, the tax is pretty much worthless. (not to mention the deal is gonna piss off the feds too)

This defense couldn't get a turnover if they're life depended on it

And what does that have to do with anything? You said they were at the beginning. They had been rebuilding for 15 years. That ain't the beginning hauss. A new regime trying to rebuild, sure. But as a franchise they were not. That's what you Said. I can only reply to your factually incorrect posts you write out.

They had been rebuilding for 15 years....

5-- Eduardo so wanted to be out of detroit that he screwed us over at the deadline knowing we'd be screwed with no other deal in place. Then he'd just leave and have no prospect for his most-hated team so we never get back to the playoffs. Bitter KL2 buys that theory.

Weaver fired yet?

Literally nothing has happened for any team this week. Nola signed this offseason, is Maeda the next biggest name to agree to a deal?

Craig Counsell

Yep that's why Miguel will go in as a Marlin. And why Molitor went in as a Jay and Pudge went in as a Marlin. Only thing that matters is who you won a WS with, no matter how short the time and what else happened in your career. You're just being silly and argumentive for no reason.

And managed a whole 2 years...so thanks for that addition.

They do sparky went in as a red I would have to think he goes in as a tiger if anyone. More years in Pittsburgh. But two ws in Detroit and 8 years, started his professional career as a tiger and still works for detroit.

A few things to keep in mind. The NFL charges a ton more because the set up is a bit different in terms of league structure and money and TV contract.

Why not? There is no problem with rebuilding. Its part of the natural evolution of sports. Not every team needs to try to win 81 games every year. To make that a bench mark of 'competitive' is silly and just produces a mediocre product. I don't believe a team that wins 71 games is anymore competitive as a team that only wins 65. They are both pretty bad. A competitive league is on a longer timeline. Playoff appearance, new champions, ratings are all better measure than year-by-year win variances to determine if a team is more competitive.

Variance of win totals does little to say whether it's more competitive. That's a silly ask to measure to see if it's more competitive.

This is a solid post everyone