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, 20251 yr by caulfield12

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.

"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."

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, 20251 yr by Ducksnort

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.

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.  

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.

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?

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.

https://www.mlb.com/news/shotaro-morii-signs-with-a-s
A’s are almost getting interesting…especially compared to Angels.

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....

A payroll of 105 dollars seems low even for the A’s

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, 20251 yr by caulfield12

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.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3896358620627240&vanity=NassauGuardian

Oakland A's also expected to sign #12 guy from the Bahamas, SS Ayden Johnson...

https://www.mlb.com/news/athletics-excited-for-two-way-prospect-shotaro-morii-s-potential

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...

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...

Rebuilding is an excuse for not spending money. This is a scam.

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.

"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, 20251 yr by caulfield12

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/meet-your-2025-sleeper-postseason-hopeful-the-as-of-sacramento-203027883.html