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R.D. Mangles posted:i just turned on the first inning, it's beth mowins and JD and today's Marquee Network 'Quees to the Game is "Thanks for the Memories" This whole thing may have been worth it if they had traded away Sciambi, but alas. All things considered the only really poo poo deals were Darvish, who based on the Berrios return could have bought a lot more than high end lottery tickets, and Bryant- even if all the prospect guys all seem to agree both players coming back have moved up the rankings this year. On the MLB side I like Madrigal, but that puts a lot of faith in Hoerner sticking at SS. If Madrigal wasn't hurt he would never have been available, so I can't fault Hoyer for taking advantage of an unusual situation. I'm still going to be pissed because this shouldn't have ever happened. Who could have known taking three offseasons off would end poorly??
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Quintana was valuable at the time of the deal based mostly on his contract- 200ish innings of 3.50 fip for 8-10 million is an absolute steal, and costs accordingly. Prospect hugging wasn’t as fierce as it is now and most people making GBS threads on the deal are enjoying the benefit of hindsight. He just turned into a pumpkin like Hayward and fell off a loving cliff. Soriano was coming off a monster outlier year, and while the hops were fun a smarter front office would have known what they were buying. 6 of those WAR came in his first two seasons then splat. When the Red Sox won the World Series by blowing past the “don’t call it a salary cap“ luxury tax their total bill was all of $12 million. That’s the price you pay for not developing enough cheap stars, it’s not much of a price, but it is abundantly clear the Ricketts will not pay it. Depending on circumstances, I can buy the arguments about avoiding losing your draft position for overages, but the penalties in reality are tiny, even for multiple offenses unless you’re just gonna Steinbrenner it up.
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Atomizer posted:I didn't want to say it because I prefer not to poo poo on teams that aren't the Cardinals, but we don't really want to be like the Yankees (or Dodgers,) do we? I mean if you're fine with buying championships (or worse, spending the money and failing to do so) then so be it.... I lived through the 80's and 90's, the Ricketts could spend 500 million a year in salaries and their great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren would still be set for life. Good news though, all our financial dreams are about to come true! Welcome to the next generation of MLB revenue streams everyone! Welcome to the Wrigley OTB! https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cubs-wrigley-field-draftkings-sportsbook-20210805-hzqnmwzetjcexhjnpzemkvx6g4-story.html
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