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True. Would you agree the Sox have been listening to inquiries for a year or so?

I think we can all agree that Chicago is not the place if one of the big questions marks about a player is their avoiding injuries. The only question becomes how freakish will the injury be?

I agree. But the Dodgers aren't going to tell the Sox that. At some point one team will want a deal more and they will lose the trade.

I believe the same thing. So here we have a deal that seems so perfect for each team. Yet it's not getting done. So are both these guys just bad at their jobs?

I'm speaking as the Dodgers and theorizing what Getz is up against in making a trade.

So do you think they called Getz and he turned them down?

I could imagine the Dodgers saying That's not how we project him. We are thinking he's a platoon piece at best probably just a bench piece at worst. How about these other two lower ranked prospects? You don't need him this season. Everyone knows you're a few years away from respectability.

If I'm the Dodgers I'm not calling the Sox about a deal. I'm looking for a WS caliber player and I have serious concerns after his last season. But if Getz should call I'll take the call and offer much less than what's being proposed here. He's damaged goods with the stink of failure still clinging to his glove and bat.

In this case construction fences. I agree. I appreciate when a locality of any size had a master plan.

Forty years ago I would have been psyched and stoked to read how totally tubular our farm system was. Thirty years ago I would have thought we were da bomb. Twenty years ago I'd be hyped Ten years ago I'd be thinking we're being catfished. Today I'm thinking these rankings are sus and definitely shady.

And all they other GMs would take every deal you offer?

I love asking my gold obsessed friends who believe the end is near. When the currency collapses how they will buy groceries with gold? Will Jewel have a scale to weigh it?

So if my math is correct if someone in 1979 invested $10,000 JR has turned that investment into $1 million dollars today. Imagine not buying that '79 Camaro for cash and instead having JR use it to buy a baseball team.

You don't have to imagine. Check the purchase price and the current valuation. They bought the team for $19 million. Now it's close to $2 billion.

Tournament today. 30 mph winds. Lol. Better coaching than playing

https://www.milehighreport.com/2025/3/3/24376005/nfl-eliminates-chain-measurements-2025 No more bringing the chains in the field.

I believe the most likely scenario is that in the beginning everyone knew who was involved in putting together the bid that ultimately was successful in buying the team. Iirc there were about thirty civic minded investors. Could some shares have changed hands and the buyers identity kept secret from the other owners? Possibly. But not likely. There is a board of directors which is public. Each of the owners would have access to them at the very least and they would have access to each of the owners. Do they get together for a pre season pachanga? No.

The stadium could be a completely different group of investors, it could overlap. The problem is stadiums don't seem to be a money maker or every team, every city, every PE group would be jumping at the chance to build one.

JR "For $500,000,000 in ownership you get all the financial upsides of owning a MLB team without the hassles of running it. It's the best possible deal. And no one will be buying billboards demanding that you sell."

As much as I would love to see a team in the San Antonio/Austin region I don't think it will happen. While San Antonio is a large city, it doesn't have the corporate presence that other cities have.

I've been trying to find an article that links winning with a higher valuation. All baseball franchises have increased tremendously in value. I wonder if someone looks at the purchase price and thinks they would spend another 100 million if the team won 70 games. Maybe 200 million more if they won 90? It seems like stadium deal, TV revenue, salaries, etc would have as much, or even more, affect on the sales price. Now a long tradition of success has a value, I'm not certain a couple winning seasons would get a buyer to forget the past 125 years.

I spent a lot of time in Santa Fe when I was working on my masters. I heard more than a couple people talk about what a nice couple they were.

Dick Allen. Nice read. https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/a/dick-allen-hall-of-fame-hometown-wampum-phillies-20250226.html

I've often said that in real life we would be looking around at who hangs together with a wtf reaction. People are so different on message boards, especially arguing about niche subjects.

No. I believe if baseball started in the 21st century there wouldn't be an extensive minor league industrial complex that needs warm bodies. Let's agree that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in sports. These players have been hitting balls for ten years or so when they get drafted. Do they really need 12 or 14?