Rosenthal: Teams not getting as much extra money from TV deal as people thought

[G-Snarls]

Overstating the windfall

 

Like many others, I’ve written that teams will have more money to spend this offseason because of the increase in annual national television revenue from $25 million to $52 million, starting in 2014.

 

Those numbers, however, are misleading; baseball does not distribute that money to teams in gross amounts, according to major league sources.

 

Instead, the sport redirects some of the revenue to everything from Major League Baseball Advanced Media to the players’ pension plan to expenses for the league offices in New York.

 

Teams actually received about $20 million per season under the old deal, not $25 million, the source said. The new number has yet to be determined, but it will be less than $52 million.

 

Just not as much as has been reported.

[John_Havok]

Oh so its slightly less then double

 

Poor owners.

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So Miami gets what 40 million handed to them next year while spending what 20 bucks on his team's payroll?

 

f*** Loria and the system that allows that s*** to happen.

[G-Snarls]

So Miami gets what 40 million handed to them next year while spending what 20 bucks on his team's payroll?

 

f*** Loria and the system that allows that s*** to happen.

 

And the 2013 Astros. Most profitable team in MLB history! (Although they're just doing a proper rebuild)

[John_Havok]

And the 2013 Astros. Most profitable team in MLB history! (Although they're just doing a proper rebuild)

 

I think the Astros are going to spend a decent amount in the upcoming years, there's rumours now they have 40-50 million of money to play with in this offseason if they wanted to spend it. Not that anyone worth anything would sign there this year, but in a couple years just like Pittsburgh in the past few years, you might see guys willing to go there

[o2cui2i]

I think the Astros are going to spend a decent amount in the upcoming years, there's rumours now they have 40-50 million of money to play with in this offseason if they wanted to spend it. Not that anyone worth anything would sign there this year, but in a couple years just like Pittsburgh in the past few years, you might see guys willing to go there

 

who wins more games in 2014, the jays or stros?

[GD]

who wins more games in 2014, the jays or stros?

 

As of now, the Jays. If the Astros make some signings like I'm hoping a la Choo++, I'll have to reconsider.

[Atothe]

As of now, the Jays. If the Astros make some signings like I'm hoping a la Choo++, I'll have to reconsider.

 

Even with Choo they are not close to being better the jays, they have years of development to go

[John_Havok]

who wins more games in 2014, the jays or stros?

 

Jays with current rosters and it's not even really close.