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[Montalban]

Its nice to see teams like the Giants and Rays leading their respective leagues. They had to build their teams instead of trying to buy them like the disgusting Yankees and Dodgers, Padres, Red Sox etc.

I'd count the Astros among the teams like the Giants and Rays except they got caught cheating.

 

[calsnowskier]

Small market teams like the Giants just can’t hang with the big market empires like the Padres. They need to find that other “thing” to be competitive.

 

[Cedrique]

Its nice to see teams like the Giants and Rays leading their respective leagues. They had to build their teams instead of trying to buy them like the disgusting Yankees and Dodgers, Padres, Red Sox etc.

I'd count the Astros among the teams like the Giants and Rays except they got caught cheating.

Yeah baseballl is the one sport without a salary cap but they have still managed to set up a system that allows different sized markets to compete.
But the truth is every GM and scout is always on the lookout for talent they can "buy". It's just that the Dodgers and Yankees of the world spend more time shopping at the high class malls, whereas the Rays shop almost exclusively at Big Lots or Dollar Tree.
(20 years from now this will make no sense because there will be no more Malls)

 

[Montalban]

Yeah baseballl is the one sport without a salary cap but they have still managed to set up a system that allows different sized markets to compete.
But the truth is every GM and scout is always on the lookout for talent they can "buy". It's just that the Dodgers and Yankees of the world spend more time shopping at the high class malls, whereas the Rays shop almost exclusively at Big Lots or Dollar Tree.
(20 years from now this will make no sense because there will be no more Malls)

Ha ha. Very true

 

[Montalban]

Small market teams like the Giants just can’t hang with the big market empires like the Padres. They need to find that other “thing” to be competitive.

Well they still haven’t lost a series PKB. Different day, a different hero once again

 

[nynasty]

Its nice to see teams like the Giants and Rays leading their respective leagues. They had to build their teams instead of trying to buy them like the disgusting Yankees and Dodgers, Padres, Red Sox etc.

I'd count the Astros among the teams like the Giants and Rays except they got caught cheating.

Giants' payroll is $100M higher than the Rays. Giants are top 10 payroll and far closer to the Dodger and Yankees in spending than the Rays.

Other than that, good comparison.

 

[ill]

Giants' payroll is $100M higher than the Rays. Giants are top 10 payroll and far closer to the Dodger and Yankees in spending than the Rays.

Other than that, good comparison.

I was gonna say...what is OP talking about? The Giants are not a small market team!

 

[Montalban]

Giants' payroll is $100M higher than the Rays. Giants are top 10 payroll and far closer to the Dodger and Yankees in spending than the Rays.

Other than that, good comparison.

Doesn't matter They built their team, the Dodgers and padres bought theirs and especially the sickening Yankees.

 

[Montalban]

I was gonna say...what is OP talking about? The Giants are not a small market team!

OP never said they were. OP said they are to be respected for building their team, not buying it.

 

[ill]

OP never said they were. OP said they are to be respected for building their team, not buying it.

if that's the case....the Dodgers are number 1 in how much homegrown talent they have on their team coming into the season...

The Rays and Giants are 21 and 24. respectively...

Ranking All 30 MLB Teams on Homegrown Talent Entering 2021 Season​

 

[Montalban]

if that's the case....the Dodgers are number 1 in how much homegrown talent they have on their team coming into the season...

The Rays and Giants are 21 and 24. respectively...

Ranking All 30 MLB Teams on Homegrown Talent Entering 2021 Season​

Doesn't have to be homegrown to be built. But a fanboy like yourself cannot be expected to see the problem through the eyes of an athlete like myself

 

[ill]

Doesn't have to be homegrown to be built. But a fanboy like yourself cannot be expected to see the problem through the eyes of an athlete like myself

I don't think you have a clue what you are talking about.

you can't even figure out what you are giving the Giants credit for here.

The Dodgers built a team, brought players through their system and paid to keep them around.

 

[Montalban]

I don't think you have a clue what you are talking about.

you can't even figure out what you are giving the Giants credit for here.

The Dodgers built a team, brought players through their system and paid to keep them around.

Bwah ha ha ha, Sherzer, Bauer, Turner, Betts, Hamels, Price, Pujols, Pollock, Duffy, any of those names ring a bell?

 

[molsaniceman]

I don't think you have a clue what you are talking about.

you can't even figure out what you are giving the Giants credit for here.

The Dodgers built a team, brought players through their system and paid to keep them around.

u mean like this

• Who qualifies as homegrown? To be considered homegrown, a player must have been drafted by an organization or signed by it as an amateur free agent and subsequently developed in its minor league syste

 

[ill]

Bwah ha ha ha, Sherzer, Bauer, Turner, Betts, Hamels, Price, Pujols, Pollock, Duffy, any of those names ring a bell?

so you are mad they brought in other talent over the last how many seasons?

how about their opening day roster...all homegrown.

• CF Cody Bellinger (5.4), SS Corey Seager (5.3), SP Walker Buehler (3.8), SP Clayton Kershaw (3.5), SP Julio Urias (2.2), C Will Smith (2.1), SP Dustin May (1.8), IF Gavin Lux (1.4), SP Tony Gonsolin (0.9), RP Kenley Jansen (0.6), 3B Edwin Rios (0.3), RP Victor Gonzalez (0.3), IF/OF Matt Beaty (0.1), IF/OF Zach McKinstry (-0.2), OF DJ Peters (-0.2)

 

[ill]

I mean you want to tout the #2 team, the Astros for growing their own talent

but you don't want to recognize that the Dodgers have grown more talent then the Astros.

they just have cash to go along with it.

 

[molsaniceman]

Bwah ha ha ha, Sherzer, Bauer, Turner, Betts, Hamels, Price, Pujols, Pollock, Duffy, any of those names ring a bell?

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[Montalban]

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All after-thoughts on their respective teams that the Giants were astute enough to grab off the scrap heap. Even more credit to the Giants.

 

[ill]

All after-thoughts on their respective teams that the Giants were astute enough to grab off the scrap heap. Even more credit to the Giants.

so you are giving them credit for being thrifty instead of spending the big bucks on the expensive talent.

but yet they are top 10 in payroll...

 

[calsnowskier]

I was gonna say...what is OP talking about? The Giants are not a small market team!

Have you ever read any of Monty’s posts? Most of them fall into this category.