Babe Adams wrote on Nov 28^th, 2022 at 11:23pm:


McGriff the only inductee, and that unanimous. The vote:

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McGriff's vote doesn't surprise, but I had suspected the Hall was going to get the ball rolling for the PED cases.

Yankees re-sign Brian Cashman as GM for another 4 years

I bet Reynolds is looking for Turner type money.

Doc wrote on Dec 5^th, 2022 at 6:22pm:

Article in DK Pittsburgh Sports:" Reynolds wants out of the Pirates
for the same reason everyone else does... and that's what must change"

Doc wrote on Dec 5^th, 2022 at 9:21pm:

I agree because it is not a problem for MLB nor for Bob Nutting. All parties are making money and content with the status quo. The fans hate it but no one cares about that. 

I base payroll comparisons more on the Brewers than I do the Mets, and that Disney money makes me think that we can afford to keep Bryan Reynolds.

The problem with these overpay contracts, isn't the obscene money. No mid or small markets are going to pay out that kind of money. The Marlins did it for show with Stanton, and immediately traded him.

The problem is the trickle down effect of the next level contracts. They keep going up too. You look at a team like St. Louis, they locked up two guys, Arenado and Goldschmidt, but have to rely on their system pretty much the rest of the way. Unless it's a guy from their system, they aren't getting FA pitchers like Cole or Scherzer either. They're not even getting second level guys.

MLB is quickly contracting to a small group. We can all keep hoping for that underdog to rise above it all. Atlanta was probably the closest thing to it in 2021, they were 14th in payroll. 

I don't blame the Rangers, Phillies or Mets owners for overspending. It's what the fan base demands. I guess if they win one championship out of it, they can ride that for quite some time. Seems it worked out that way for the Cubs and Nationals, look at what happened to those teams. Instead of dynasty, they took their shot, got it, and then went about dismantling the clubs. Both teams rebuilding within three years of winning it all.

The new CBA didn't change much, seems to me that now some huge money is being thrown around, the MLBPA sure is quiet about the Pirates, A's, etc. and their spending ways. Or lack of it. Like someone said above, there's a status quo really developing and no one seems to care.

GreenWeenie wrote on Dec 6^th, 2022 at 9:20am:

I was talking with a guy while I was cleaning, and he and I agreed the Pirates should be able to spend the same money as the Brewers, Cardinals, Twins, etc.

The sad part, whether we do or not, is all those teams spending 150-170 million dollars are still being outspent by almost 2-1 by the Mets, Yankees, Phils, Rangers, Angels, Dodgers, Red Sox, Astros and some other teams that are trying to really spend up, like the Padres, Blue Jays.

The Dodgers sat two guys for the playoffs who made a combined 48 million! That's where the difference lies. The Yankees can afford Joey Gallo being a semi bust at 10.275 million. They were able to afford Chapman and Lemahieu not suiting up for 31 million a year between the two of them.

The only chance the Bucs have is to follow the same model as St. Louis and Atlanta, draft well, identify who is worth offering a long term deal with risk of the player never doing well (Polanco) after that first season, and adding in some quality trades/FA like the Cards did with Arenado and Goldy.

I'm liking our chances less and less