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  1. SouthSideRyan
    Depending on when the claim went through, he got past either every other team, or every other team except for the Red Sox.
  2. SouthSideRyan
    Wouldn't the ploy work just as well if we traded Pena?
  3. SouthSideRyan
    That's the most negative thing Fleita has ever said.
  4. SouthSideRyan
    It's 10M, and I agree it probably shouldn't be that extreme, but as long as you keep backloading what does it matter?
  5. SouthSideRyan
    2000 innings of league average production is pretty good.
  6. SouthSideRyan
    As I've said several times, you pay Pujols 20-22-24-26-28-30, and along the way you invest 10-6-2 over the first 3 seasons and you pay the remaining 18M over the last 3 seasons from the Albert Pujols CD rather than your operating budget.
  7. SouthSideRyan
    I recall reading that. I think it was 2-3 years ago.
  8. SouthSideRyan
    [expletive] you.
  9. SouthSideRyan
    The agents are also concerned with getting the biggest # for precedent. The players like the big # because they're dumb, and because it's a status symbol.
  10. SouthSideRyan
    But he's really into the farm system. More the dirt system.
  11. SouthSideRyan
    Maybe it was structured as a bonus? Or maybe the CBA has something in it regarding deferred payments.
  12. SouthSideRyan
    Sure, but it's not true that you should never volunteer to pay out more money at the start than at the end. You can get the overall value of the contract lower, and can fit it into your budget better when appropriate. There are a variety of factors to take into account, including expected tax rates. If 2 teams are offering the same guy 2/50, you can front load it to make your offer more attractive. In general, yes, it's cheaper to backload. But paying more early on can make sense and you should not completely rule it out. The budget isn't a factor, as I said you budget however you see fit. Pay the player 20M, but put that other 10M aside to be paid out in '18. If you're offering 2/50 and you're front loading it then your offer is more than the other team's 2/50. Expected tax rates is something I'd never considered, but I can't imagine a player taking less money because you frontload the contract. Especially on something as tenuous as an expected increase in their tax rate.
  13. SouthSideRyan
    Because 30M in 2012 and 20M in 2018 is more money than 20M in 2012 and 30M in 2018.
  14. SouthSideRyan
    Whatever college boy, stop being such a baby and pitch through the pain.
  15. SouthSideRyan
    Can we afford his 50M buyout?
  16. SouthSideRyan
    You pay a certain player one way, you budget another. You should never voluntarily pay out more money to a player at the start of a contract than at the end.
  17. SouthSideRyan
    Nomo and Kuroda
  18. SouthSideRyan
    The Nats are the only team I'm scared of in the Fielder/Pujols chase once either one or both hit the market. They're trying over there, and 1B is definitely a need area. Mike Morse has the 7th highest OPS+ in the NL.
  19. SouthSideRyan
    He's also made the most outs, which kind of disappoints me. Very Juan Pierre-y, though he'll hopefully/probably pass him as a player. He already has.
  20. SouthSideRyan
    Front-loading is never a good idea.
  21. SouthSideRyan
    Backloading is always a good idea.
  22. SouthSideRyan
    On Kyle's face.
  23. SouthSideRyan
    Rumored to be the Nats.
  24. SouthSideRyan
    Maybe after next year. Given the constant complaining by Quade about Castro, I doubt a new regime looks to lock the kid up to what would be a lifetime of security for him and all his family. It would be very risky and open them up to criticism for coddling players and not holding them accountable. Yeah, but does anyone really care what Mike Quade thinks? Even the meatballs who would normally eat this stuff up think he's a clueless buffoon. No, not really. But it's not just Quade. It's basically assumed now that Castro is well on his way to becoming a head case. I really doubt a new regime is going to make signing him longterm a high priority in year one. I feel like we're all snakebit by the previous 20 years of front office dumbassery that we're conditioned to think that's just how things work. I'd like to think that a new front office won't care about what the general public/media think, and will do what's best for the team.
  25. SouthSideRyan
    Maybe after next year. Given the constant complaining by Quade about Castro, I doubt a new regime looks to lock the kid up to what would be a lifetime of security for him and all his family. It would be very risky and open them up to criticism for coddling players and not holding them accountable. Yeah, but does anyone really care what Mike Quade thinks? Even the meatballs who would normally eat this stuff up think he's a clueless buffoon.
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