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This shit with Harper and Machado's contracts. This isn't a good thing.
Not really. Arod nearly got that almost 20 years ago and he earned every penny of that first contract. And while Harper and Machado aren’t as good as Arod revenues have gone up significantly significantly since 2001. It only makes sense that contracts go up as well.The market is finally correcting itself. These guys asking for $300M+ is insane.
Baseball revenues only went up about $300k from 2017 to 2018. There was a huge jump in recent years, but player salaries have already been adjusted and remain on course. When factoring in player benefits, post-season earnings, and minor league deals, 56% of revenue goes directly to players.Not really. Arod nearly got that almost 20 years ago and he earned every penny of that first contract. And while Harper and Machado aren’t as good as Arod revenues have gone up significantly significantly since 2001. It only makes sense that contracts go up as well.
mlb going to let them shoot up too to make those last years of the contract worthwhile??Not really. Arod nearly got that almost 20 years ago and he earned every penny of that first contract. And while Harper and Machado aren’t as good as Arod revenues have gone up significantly significantly since 2001. It only makes sense that contracts go up as well.
Not really. Arod nearly got that almost 20 years ago and he earned every penny of that first contract. And while Harper and Machado aren’t as good as Arod revenues have gone up significantly significantly since 2001. It only makes sense that contracts go up as well.
The final tally is in for Alex Rodriguez's historic contracts and it doesn't look good for the Yankees or the RangersNot really. Arod nearly got that almost 20 years ago and he earned every penny of that first contract. And while Harper and Machado aren’t as good as Arod revenues have gone up significantly significantly since 2001. It only makes sense that contracts go up as well.
This shit with Harper and Machado's contracts. This isn't a good thing.
I once went to a luncheon where Brian Cashman was the guest speaker(corporate event). It was pretty cool because Cashman was more than willing to say what was on his mind, since there was no media.
He actually said that his trade to get ARod was the best trade he ever made. Resigning him, not so much.
From 1996 to 2010 he only had 2 seasons with an OPS+ under 130. He had as many seasons with an OPS+ over 150 and he had seasons with an OPS+ below 140. All while being one of the most famous players in baseball.
His Rangers/Yankees contract is what teams HOPE for when it comes to Machado/Harper. Most big contracts wind up to be much worse cautionary tales than he was.
The market is finally correcting itself. These guys asking for $300M+ is insane.
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