Do the MLB owners not see the recession ....

[TheFied]

around the corner?

Seriously, the money that these guys are talking about, it can only be paid out by new tv/radio contracts (each team can negotiate their own), ticket price increases and box suites. With this recession around the corner, I don't see how they can project this revenue?

 

[TheFied]

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[Pericles]

That question needs to be asked of the players' union. That's where much of the excess is.

 

[Beau Vine]

^^^^^^

What the devil are you talking about?

 

[nych 1]

Playing devil's adovocate:
From a Jayson Stark article in ESPN

We've heard the arguments that Sabathia's contract is too important to his fellow players for him to turn down the most dollars. And it's hard to imagine that the Dodgers will attempt to beat the Yankees' total dollars. But one longtime friend of CC told Rumblings this week that if the dollars he's offered in California are "anywhere close [to the money in New York], he'll go there."

Another veteran baseball executive asked this question: "Let's say he takes less money than he'd get in New York, but he still signs the richest pitching contract of the winter. Wouldn't he be able to sell that [to the union]?"

Our suspicion is: As long as he beats the average annual value of Johan Santana's deal (just under $23 million), he would.

 

[nych 1]

Credit where credit is due:

That passage was from a link provided by Beau Vine (Rangers/Astros offseason).