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The more I think about it, wouldn’t it make more sense for the Mets just to sign Bellinger (or even Bader) than give up assets for Robert?

A cap is great for 95% of the players. A cap is great for 90% of fans. A cap is great for the sport. Problem is the 5% are leading the union, and the owners of the 10% had been loud and influential for a while but those tides have turned. Other owners are on board now. The players have undoubtedly lost out on money over the last decade because of the lack of revenue and profit sharing. Fans have lost out on interest.

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But, why?

I think as a NRI with a potential salary of like $2.5M he’d be a great add. I agree, I wouldn’t want to hand him a major league job though.

My guess is they haven’t offered a prospect like Clifford just yet. That being said, they desperately need a CF and there is no one out there of Robert’s caliber. And if we’re being honest, Clifford is a good not great prospect. Enough warts there that he’s theoretically attainable for Robert. The only challenge is the Mets don’t really need money, so absorbing part of his contract probably doesn’t help.

Well s%*#, @Chicago White Sox. Will this Clifford thing into existence like Murakami.

And Clifford is only 22. Like you said, hiding him at LF/DH for a couple seasons wouldn’t be the end of the world. We are already used to bad defense in LF anyways. 🤣

Exactly

Not at all costs and going into debt. There is a tipping point where the costs will out weigh it.

Yeah. He’s here now but a 2-year deal isn’t “long-term.”

The teams have more costs than just salary. I think most agree with the reports that JR brought in Ishbia to pay debts and Ishbia turned down the twins deal due to the debts. However, you are correct that we do not know for sure and never will unless there is a cap and/or floor for salary that requires it.

Yep. There’s no guarantee Murakami is all that he is hoped to be and/or that he will be with the Sox in 2028.

They are far and away the most loaded. They make $330M a year on their regional TV deal alone. That alone is more than what Forbes estimates the Pirates made in total revenue in 2024.

SS2K5 is giving Lip some massive lumber 🪵.

A league with an anti-trust exemption....

There’s no communism in baseball! It’s all capitalism, baby!

Oh I will never forgot. Someone has to hold that dude accountable. And don’t get me wrong, he obviously has some connection, but as with most “insiders” like him they love the attention and tend to overplay their hand.

Fair but until unbiased individuals with economic expertise are allowed to examine MLB team books it is debatable if they are in fact, "losing money." Just adding up the existing and new media rights deals MLB is taking in around two billion a season just from that part of the business.

Why are we acting like they are the only loaded franchise?

And the easiest way to increase it is to win.

Again, the Dodgers are spending more based on a larger revenue base than all of their peers. They aren’t absorbing massive losses each year in an attempt to win at all costs. If you want to celebrate their amazing regional TV contract and attribute that to trying harder, by all means have at it.

VERY WELL SAID!

Clifford has also played 1B and that’s not exactly a position that’s set longterm so if he has to move there in a few years after proving he can’t play OF, it’s an option.

This is a good fan prospective. The owners view it differently. Sure they want to win but they dont want the team to lose money year after year either. The evil billionaires didn't get to be billionaires by losing money. The value of a franchise significantly decreases if there is significant debt upon the sale.