Richmond Dude

I don't believe for a second that the Yankees lost $190M that year.  They may have made $190M less profit and they may even have lost some money as a result, but I don't believe that they spend that much more on their basic franchise, absent player salaries, than everyone else does.

Two issues here:  all of those games wouldn't have been at home and the average attendance includes both lower attendance spring games and often sold-out summer games.  The Twins (and most other teams) lose a lot less cancelling April and early May games than they do cancelling June, July, and August games.  It's one of the reasons why the Twins several years ago began selling huge mark-down tickets in April, basically saying they'll let you come in for virtually nothing in the hope you'll buy concessions, because the attendance is so low that they're happy for every body they can get.

I don't believe for a second that the Yankees lost $190M that year.  They may have made $190M less profit and they may even have lost some money as a result, but I don't believe that they spend that much more on their basic franchise, absent player salaries, than everyone else does.

Two issues here:  all of those games wouldn't have been at home and the average attendance includes both lower attendance spring games and often sold-out summer games.  The Twins (and most other teams) lose a lot less cancelling April and early May games than they do cancelling June, July, and August games.  It's one of the reasons why the Twins several years ago began selling huge mark-down tickets in April, basically saying they'll let you come in for virtually nothing in the hope you'll buy concessions, because the attendance is so low that they're happy for every body they can get.

I don't believe for a second that the Yankees lost $190M that year.  They may have made $190M less profit and they may even have lost some money as a result, but I don't believe that they spend that much more on their basic franchise, absent player salaries, than everyone else does.

I'm not sure how to respond to this, I don't think it's accurate and there certainly isn't any evidence to support what you said.

Not only good for the Twins, but shows a lot of character in Buxton.  I'm sure he could have gotten more on the market, but although I'm a Vikings fan, I always respected that Tom Brady took lower contracts to ensure there was money left for the Patriots to sign players around him, Yes, baseball doesn't have a salary cap, but we all know there are realistic limits that each team will spend.  Buxton left space for the team to build a winner.   And if Buxton gets the serious payday from the bonuses, it means that not only was he healthy, but likely that we're winning, too.

According to reporting, it was the Twins offering the no trade clause that sealed the deal - nothing else about the offer apparently was a significant change in terms of guaranteed money / incentives.
Buxton wanted the team to invest in him as a player - not as an asset to be traded.  This kind of deal is certainly that investment.  The thing I really like about this contract is that there is a lot of mutual benefit here: if Buxton maxes the thing out, the Twins are obviously reaping huge benefits in terms of winning games and fan interest.

Not only good for the Twins, but shows a lot of character in Buxton.  I'm sure he could have gotten more on the market, but although I'm a Vikings fan, I always respected that Tom Brady took lower contracts to ensure there was money left for the Patriots to sign players around him, Yes, baseball doesn't have a salary cap, but we all know there are realistic limits that each team will spend.  Buxton left space for the team to build a winner.   And if Buxton gets the serious payday from the bonuses, it means that not only was he healthy, but likely that we're winning, too.

Not only good for the Twins, but shows a lot of character in Buxton.  I'm sure he could have gotten more on the market, but although I'm a Vikings fan, I always respected that Tom Brady took lower contracts to ensure there was money left for the Patriots to sign players around him, Yes, baseball doesn't have a salary cap, but we all know there are realistic limits that each team will spend.  Buxton left space for the team to build a winner.   And if Buxton gets the serious payday from the bonuses, it means that not only was he healthy, but likely that we're winning, too.