caulfield12 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) million in order to keep qualifying for MLB revenue sharing payments, which amount to roughly $70 million in additional financial subsidies per season. https://sports.yahoo.com/why-are-the-as-spending-big-this-winter-as-they-relocate-to-sacramento-204029778.html Edited January 14 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I know that throwing money around doesn't necessarily solve problems, but I'm tired of hearing the rebuilding excuse for fielding an awful team. The Sox were rebuilding in the late 1990s, but they had young talent like Carlos Lee and Magglio Ordonez. I see no such talent on this team. I've heard the rebuilding promises many times. I tune that out now. It's team to act like a major league franchise. I won't go to the ballpark until the White Sox stop the 100-loss seasons. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 "USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported in November that the team plans to carry a payroll of around $100 million next season. If that’s to be believed, the A’s, currently at approximately $64 million, have a ways to go. There are two main forces pushing the financial aggressiveness, one simple and one multi-tentacled. The kinder, more straightforward reading goes like this: The A’s, in an attempt to drum up fan support in Sacramento and Las Vegas, are actually investing in the on-field product. Even an average three years in the California capital could get fans in Southern Nevada excited about the club’s planned desert arrival in 2028. Securing a player such as Rooker gives future A’s fans in Vegas something to watch and care about before the team shows up. But that dynamic, while a fortunate byproduct, is not the biggest factor driving the organization’s offseason. That’s because the A’s, according to the current collective bargaining agreement, need to enter 2025 with a payroll around $105 million in order to receive the $70 million in revenue-sharing funds that they are expecting." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 10 hours ago, caulfield12 said: million in order to keep qualifying for MLB revenue sharing payments, which amount to roughly $70 million in additional financial subsidies per season. https://sports.yahoo.com/why-are-the-as-spending-big-this-winter-as-they-relocate-to-sacramento-204029778.html Can someone smarter than me answer this question...does revenue sharing money have to be used for specific spending, i.e. player payroll? Or can teams just do whatever they want with it? Edited January 14 by Ducksnort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 13 minutes ago, Ducksnort said: Can someone smarter than me answer this question...does revenue sharing money have to be used for specific spending, i.e. player payroll? Or can teams just do whatever they want with it? There don't seem to be any conditions placed...with the A's very specifically, a carve out was done to protect them because of the relocation and attendance issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Ducksnort said: Can someone smarter than me answer this question...does revenue sharing money have to be used for specific spending, i.e. player payroll? Or can teams just do whatever they want with it? Everything I've seen says the teams can do what they want with it, even put it in the bank as the Pirates and Marlins were doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 4 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: Everything I've seen says the teams can do what they want with it, even put it in the bank as the Pirates and Marlins were doing. So there's literally no point to revenue sharing. Got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 7 hours ago, Highland said: I know that throwing money around doesn't necessarily solve problems, but I'm tired of hearing the rebuilding excuse for fielding an awful team. The Sox were rebuilding in the late 1990s, but they had young talent like Carlos Lee and Magglio Ordonez. I see no such talent on this team. I've heard the rebuilding promises many times. I tune that out now. It's team to act like a major league franchise. I won't go to the ballpark until the White Sox stop the 100-loss seasons. Without a Magglio Ordonez or a Carlos Lee, what are we spending to add to, exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 9 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Without a Magglio Ordonez or a Carlos Lee, what are we spending to add to, exactly? Add too late and you risk losing a Rodon to FA or Anderson to ineffectiveness...add too early and you shorten the competitive window down to 3-4 seasons. San Diego is basically done for 2-3 years without Sasaki...as 2024 was their last, best opportunity to knock off LA. Same with Toronto if they lose Bichette and Guerrero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 https://www.mlb.com/news/shotaro-morii-signs-with-a-s A’s are almost getting interesting…especially compared to Angels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/andrew-salas-signs-with-marlins-for-3-7-million-in-2025-international-signing-period/ Cash-challenged Marlins betting big on another Salas brother.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 A payroll of 105 dollars seems low even for the A’s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: A payroll of 105 dollars seems low even for the A’s Well...haven't you heard that mantra repeated ad nauseum everything is more expensive in California these days? $105 Sounds like a rounding error on the Dodgers' payroll, but still almost double where the White Sox are heading without Robert and Benintendi. Meanwhile, Cohen doing Cohen things... https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mets-sign-elian-pena-to-5-million-bonus-to-open-2025-international-signing-period/ Edited January 15 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 1/14/2025 at 5:33 PM, Ducksnort said: So there's literally no point to revenue sharing. Got it. Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on a minute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3896358620627240&vanity=NassauGuardian Oakland A's also expected to sign #12 guy from the Bahamas, SS Ayden Johnson... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 https://www.mlb.com/news/athletics-excited-for-two-way-prospect-shotaro-morii-s-potential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 https://sports.yahoo.com/5-predictions-for-the-2025-mlb-season-the-yankees-will-be-better-than-the-mets-the-as-will-make-the-playoffs-and-more-210318360.html A's predicted to make playoffs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 https://www.si.com/mlb/athletics/news/a-s-announce-season-tickets-have-sold-out-in-sacramento-01jha1q15y0g A's sold out of season tickets already in Sacramento...would be atoughly 1.35 million in attendance (81 x 14,014) if sold out the entire inventory of seats. Would be right at White Sox 2024, 1999 and 1989 attendance marks. So the Sox will "battle" for 27th/28th in attendance this year with the Marlins and Rays likely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Rebuilding is an excuse for not spending money. This is a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 30 minutes ago, Highland said: Rebuilding is an excuse for not spending money. This is a scam. Pretty much. I see perpetual rebuilds in the Sox future until Reinsdorf is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 (edited) "The A’s brought Luis Severino aboard to anchor their rotation. That two-year deal with a player option for a third could have a total value of $67 million, making it the largest contract in franchise history. The A’s also signed third baseman Gio Urshela and reliever José Leclerc, while re-signing lefty T.J. McFarland. They traded with the Rays for lefty Jeffrey Springs. They extended designated hitter Brent Rooker on a five-year, $60 million pact. And their international class includes two-way Japanese star Shotaro Morii, whose $1.5 million signing bonus was the largest ever for a Japanese amateur outside Nippon Professional Baseball. All told, the A’s have invested north of $150 million in talent this winter." https://www.mlb.com/news/biggest-surprises-from-2024-2025-mlb-offseason Edited February 12 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/meet-your-2025-sleeper-postseason-hopeful-the-as-of-sacramento-203027883.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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