poppysox

Cute!

He's got the money, but I don't like him very much.

Why? This forum wants a floor for player salaries but no salary cap. A multi-billionaire owner is the only way we can compete. JR is a billionaire and yet can't afford how the game is played today. He stated his opposition to Cohen because this kind of owner would change the game. He wasn't wrong.

I would be more than happy if Musk would come in and throw money around. He is a man of action and wouldn't be satisfied with 2nd place.

Ambidextrous might be the way to go so that TJ surgery doesn't put him out of commission for quite as long.

Any player is movable at any time for the right price.

Class will tell.

It's time for Jerry to sell IMO. He is not rich enough to play the game in today's environment. It's not his fault as I see it since he has been in the top third of ML payrolls. If he had been smarter about hiring the right baseball executives (see Tampa Bay) there was a chance. Lots of people wish they could retire rich like JR... but there is rich and rich enough to own an MLB team in today's game.

Their Mom's & Dad's certainly do.

Can't happen soon enough!

Fun guy for you to follow. Nice memories. Hope he make it...few do.

"We can always create obstacles in our minds." That's a great line. Fits well with almost every post on ST.

You are having a really great offseason.

Preaching to the choir. I fear for baseballs long term survival.

I agree.

It would be very helpful to find takers for Leury, Diekman, and Kelly. They represent $20 million that is virtually worthless.

Yep.

Interesting!

I agree that a floor is needed at approximately$150 million.

Agree with you 100%. My issue is simply...it's not good for the long-term well-being of the sport. I would love Elon Musk to buy the WS and that would be the AL version of the Mets. It's a shame there isn't 30 of those types to go around. Maybe Leury could be a 20 million per year guy if that was the case.

I fear the Walmart type situation. Walmart comes to town and all the little businesses go under. Works great for the big guy...not so much for the little guy. Most baseball owners have personal wealth ranging from 1 billion to 4 billion. Cohen has wealth 5 to 20 times greater than his peers. Not exactly a fair fight. I don't want to turn the game into a battle of who can afford the biggest payroll. That's not good for the game, or the fan. I guess a league of 10 teams would work great for the players who make the cut, but two thirds of players will be left with no major league team to play for.

Yep...what we need is a Cohen over in the AL. We can open each season with the World Series between the Mets and their AL counterparts. Then just play pickup games between everyone else. I never thought baseball would be dead before me.

I'll second that!

Yeah...that's a real equalizer.

Then at the least have a higher bottom cap.