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  1. DJL44
    Yeah, I don't want to hear anyone bellyaching about Buxton being overpaid. He's paid fairly if he only plays half time. $100M buys 12 WAR on the open market this offseason. I'll bet Buxton delivers at least that much value over the life of the contract.
  2. DJL44
    This would fix a lot of problems. It could also give MLB more power to negotiate better local TV deals. Share all the media revenue; don't share any of the revenue generated at the stadium.
  3. DJL44
    Putting all their free agent eggs in one basket.
  4. DJL44
    If Narvaez is the answer, I might rather bring back Gary Sanchez.
  5. DJL44
    There is a lot more money in NY than there is in Idaho. Revenue sharing means the Pirates are guaranteed a handsome profit simply by existing. They get more revenue sharing money when the large market teams do well. Each new ballpark that is built has a smaller capacity than the one it replaced because selling bleacher seats is not how they make money. TV shows like SNL or the Tonight Show don't make money off their studio audience.
  6. DJL44
    This is because they know a stricter luxury tax and higher revenue sharing leads to less money for the players. The cheapskate teams won't spend with all the revenue sharing in the world and the teams that want to spend are restricted. Edit: The cheapest teams might actually spend more with less revenue sharing. Then they would have to turn to local revenue sources to make money. That means putting a decent baseball team on the field.
  7. DJL44
    Which is exactly how MLB wants it. MLB makes the most money when the largest market teams are the winningest teams. It would be terrible for MLB financially if the Yankees were irrelevant and the Brewers were a dynasty.
  8. DJL44
    San Diego is not a large market team. They just prove that a lot of the spending "disparity" is team owners pocketing profits while refusing to spend money on their roster. Kudos to Cohen for spending money to try to win. Meanwhile, here's a picture of Pittsburgh owner Bob Nutting.
  9. DJL44
    This article reads like "this is a list of people who recently played for the Twins".
  10. DJL44
    Roster Depreciation Allowance - The ability to amortize sports franchise (greenberglawoffice.com) "Under the American Job Creation Act of 2004, sports owners could depreciate all tangible property acquired in connection with the franchise under IRS Section 168 and amortize all intangible assets such as players’ contracts, sponsorship agreements, luxury suite contracts, and various other intangibles – including the franchise itself – over a fifteen year period under IRS Section 197." "The tax sheltering effects are clearly apparent in reviewing the consolidated statements of operations for the Brooklyn Basketball, LLC, owner of the Brooklyn Nets. Taking the fiscal year of 2006, not only are the players’ salaries totaling $58,896,983.00 deducted from income, but also “depreciation and amortization” are deducted in the amount of $41,032,427.00.[3] The consolidated statements represents an actual cash loss of $27,075,307 (operating loss of $14,439,939 and interest expense of $12,635,368), but a total loss of $68,107,734. At a marginal tax rate of 35%, that constitutes $23,837,706 in tax savings."
  11. DJL44
    For the large market teams they have to take the luxury tax hit as even payments, so it makes some sense to just pay the same amount every season.
  12. DJL44
    The Twins would have to spend at the luxury tax level to lose money. They aren't anywhere near that.
  13. DJL44
    I have to believe there are at least 10 team owners in MLB pissed off at Padres ownership for proving that nearly any team could spend the money to win if they wanted to.
  14. DJL44
    The Twin Cities lost the North Stars and the Lakers. The NHL and NBA came back because the market was too good to pass up. The Twins are a mid-market team acting like a mid-market team. They did a terrible job negotiating their cable deal (Victory Sports anyone?) but they got their shiny new stadium and land to develop around it. The bottom line is the Padres care more about winning and the Twins care more about making money. I am glad the Twins haven't gone with the Oakland / Pittsburgh strategy of making a ton of money by slashing the payroll to the minimum.
  15. DJL44
    Every team in baseball could spend like the Padres. The Padres are willing to take less profit to try to win a championship. Oakland is making more profit than San Diego by slashing payroll and pocketing revenue sharing checks.
  16. DJL44
    They're definitely not a larger market List of television stations in North America by media market - Wikipedia Twin Cities #14 San Diego #27 San Diego is a 1 sport town now because the NFL and NBA both abandoned it as too small of a market. Maybe the TC metro has low cable subscription rates because the Twins are unavailable on basic cable. The Padres may be doing a much better job of capturing their market than the Twins but they're definitely starting from a disadvantage. St. Louis is another team with a smaller market than the Twins who is doing better at earning revenue despite that disadvantage.
  17. DJL44
    If the Twins payroll is still $130M five years from now, then it might as well be $40M. The only way they could win with a payroll that low is to develop their entire pitching staff from within. The Padres play in a smaller market than the Twins.
  18. DJL44
    One fun thing about long-term free agent contracts is the team can depreciate them and shelter money from taxes. They get double counted as an expense and an asset.
  19. DJL44
    Seager is the contract Boras is trying to beat. 10 years $325M. The Twins already spent $35M on Correa so 9 years $290M would match that number and 10 years $300M would be better than what Seager did last year.
  20. DJL44
    Excellent. He'll make the whole pitching staff better.
  21. DJL44
    and a leprechaun too
  22. DJL44
    The A's were probably more profitable than the Padres last season.
  23. DJL44
    "14 teams broadcast on Bally Sports affiliates, four on NBC Sports Regional Networks affiliates and four on AT&T SportsNet affiliates. Meanwhile, the New York Mets are broadcast on SportsNet New York; the New York Yankees are on YES Network; the Los Angeles Dodgers are on Spectrum SportsNet LA; the Chicago Cubs are on Marquee Sports Network; the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals are on MASN and MASN2; the Boston Red Sox are on NESN; and the Toronto Blue Jays are on Sportsnet." NBC regional broadcasts the Giants, White Sox, A's, and Phillies. AT&T Sportsnet broadcasts the Astros, Pirates, Rockies and Mariners. Both should bid for Twins games.
  24. DJL44
    Would rather have Max Kepler with his contract than Cody Bellinger with his new contract.
  25. DJL44
    You can either pay retail for "proven" relief pitching or you can make your own. Ask Los Angeles how "proven" relievers Ryan Tepera and Aaron Loup worked out for them. I'm not thrilled that the Twins are getting outspent 2-1 by the small market Padres but that's the reality.
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