The Official 2024-25 MLB Offseason Discussion Thread

[#Waddles]

Yamamoto to the Dodgers.

Fuck you Dodgers,

 

[Doom]

Fuck this goddamn luxury tax bullshit! The Dodgers are paying these motherfuckers to oblivion because they're a huge market over smaller cities and desperate to win World Series. Yeah, that's fucking great. I don't give a shit. Fuck the MLB. This pisses me off so goddamn much.

 

[Doom]

I hope they lose in the first round from here on out.

 

[Storm Trooper]

So.... didn't know no other team could afford $2M a year for 10 years. Then defer the money to the future when the money moves a lot less. And these owners all are multi-billionaires.

Fuck that shit.

And Salary caps do nothing but drive salaries down, so no union will accept it. Hell the NHL gave up a full season of play for the sole purpose of making the players break on the cap. They did. Basketball doesn't have a hard cap and look at their salaries. Football has a hard cap and their players make a lot less than basketball and baseball.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

So.... didn't know no other team could afford $2M a year for 10 years. Then defer the money to the future when the money moves a lot less. And these owners all are multi-billionaires.

Fuck that shit.

And Salary caps do nothing but drive salaries down, so no union will accept it. Hell the NHL gave up a full season of play for the sole purpose of making the players break on the cap. They did. Basketball doesn't have a hard cap and look at their salaries. Football has a hard cap and their players make a lot less than basketball and baseball.

I mean I love you dude, but let’s be real. You’re a fan of one of the teams who over spends, so of course you will be okay with it. No disrespect when I say that, but they definitely needs to be something done. They are markets with tons more money than others and can afford to spend money some others can’t.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Maybe it's a controversial opinion to say athletes don't deserve the crazy money they make, and the billionaire owners don't deserve it either.

I'd rather doctors, firemen, and teachers make way more money than these glorified entertainers.

 

[Storm Trooper]

I mean I love you dude, but let’s be real. You’re a fan of one of the teams who over spends, so of course you will be okay with it. No disrespect when I say that, but they definitely needs to be something done. They are markets with tons more money than others and can afford to spend money some others can’t.

MLB Owners' Net Worth

Whenever a baseball player agrees to a contract, the financials of the deal are quickly reported by various media outlets, …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Please show me where these owners couldn't afford Ohtani's contract? Please show me which one. The answer is all of them could easily afford it. The owners CHOOSE not to. It's as simple as that.

 

[Storm Trooper]

Maybe it's a controversial opinion to say athletes don't deserve the crazy money they make, and the billionaire owners don't deserve it either.

I'd rather doctors, firemen, and teachers make way more money than these glorified entertainers.

We all would. That's not the way the world works. These people are the very best in the world at their job and there's a free market for them to make their wages.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

MLB Owners' Net Worth

Whenever a baseball player agrees to a contract, the financials of the deal are quickly reported by various media outlets, …

www.mlbtraderumors.com

Please show me where these owners couldn't afford Ohtani's contract? Please show me which one. The answer is all of them could easily afford it. The owners CHOOSE not to. It's as simple as that.

If you look at it as the 20 million sure. But let’s look at the fact also that the Dodgers have spent over a BILLION DOLLARS this free agency. Plenty of those owners are under a billion. It’s not just about one contract lmao

 

[Storm Trooper]

If you look at it as the 20 million sure. But let’s look at the fact also that the Dodgers have spent over a BILLION DOLLARS this free agency. Plenty of those owners are under a billion. It’s not just about one contract lmao

they don't pay out 100% of the contracts now dude. Ohtani is making $2M a year the next 10 years. all 30 teams could afford it. And in 2034 when inflation makes his $68M deferral smaller it becomes a lesser deal.

Also that's the PRIMARY OWNER. Most of those smaller amounts are parts of ownership groups that are worth billions. Here's the Net Worth of all 30 teams.

Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams 2023: Price Tags Are Up 12% Despite Regional TV Woes

Last season’s record revenue for Major League Baseball translated into all-time-high valuations for its teams.

www.forbes.com

The SMALLEST team in terms of net worth is the Marlins at over $1B. And most of those teams are operating at a profit that could EASILY afford major free agents, and Ohtani would literally pay for himself in marketing alone.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

We all would. That's not the way the world works. These people are the very best in the world at their job and there's a free market for them to make their wages.

Cool, and you can keep right on sucking their dick while the rest of the league has to worry about their local markets and budgets.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

they don't pay out 100% of the contracts now dude. Ohtani is making $2M a year the next 10 years. all 30 teams could afford it. And in 2034 when inflation makes his $68M deferral smaller it becomes a lesser deal.

Also that's the PRIMARY OWNER. Most of those smaller amounts are parts of ownership groups that are worth billions. Here's the Net Worth of all 30 teams.

Baseball’s Most Valuable Teams 2023: Price Tags Are Up 12% Despite Regional TV Woes

Last season’s record revenue for Major League Baseball translated into all-time-high valuations for its teams.

www.forbes.com

The SMALLEST team in terms of net worth is the Marlins at over $1B. And most of those teams are operating at a profit that could EASILY afford major free agents, and Ohtani would literally pay for himself in marketing alone.

I said it’s more than just his contract. But you’re reading what you wanna read, so I’m not gonna go back and forth with you. Have a good day.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Like yeah, the Marlins are worth $1B, but are we also forgetting that average attendance in the league is at all time lows, the television revenue is actually lower per capita, and a major television provider just announced bankruptcy.

 

[Storm Trooper]

Cool, and you can keep right on sucking their dick while the rest of the league has to worry about their local markets and budgets.

I guess you didn't see the above post, where Forbes literally shows that most of the teams are operating a net PROFIT where they could easily spend $2M a year for 10 years and bank shitloads of money in having the most marketable player (arguably) in the history of the game on your team, wearing your jersey.

Sorry I'm pro player and you're pro owner. It's as simple as that. I will always be in favor of players getting as much as they can while they're playing.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

I guess you didn't see the above post, where Forbes literally shows that most of the teams are operating a net PROFIT where they could easily spend $2M a year for 10 years and bank shitloads of money in having the most marketable player (arguably) in the history of the game on your team, wearing your jersey.

Sorry I'm pro player and you're pro owner. It's as simple as that. I will always be in favor of players getting as much as they can while they're playing.

Fucking lol, you clearly don't know a God damn thing dude.