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[L54]

[Jays24]

1 hour ago, L54 said:

The fit is still weird and it’s a one dimensional guy but hopefully he pops 40 bombs 

The Jays didnt think Springer would turn into one of the best hitters in baseball... before that, the fit was fine for a team that was inept of power.  

Lets hope he actually does something this season because we downgraded from Bo to Okamoto.  There should be a clause in everyone's contract that you forfeit half your contract when you suck balls lol.  

[Stangstag]

4 hours ago, L54 said:

The fit is still weird and it’s a one dimensional guy but hopefully he pops 40 bombs 

I feel like the fit is only weird because of Springer’s resurgence. Springer looked like a potential bench piece going into 2025 and we didn’t know he’d be a worthy full-time DH

[R.O.]

 

[Spanky__99]

5 minutes ago, R.O. said:

 

Well deserved.

 

[Brownie19]

Report: Owners will push for salary cap after Dodgers land Tucker

https://thescore.com/mlb/news/3460444

[Stangstag]

54 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

Report: Owners will push for salary cap after Dodgers land Tucker

https://thescore.com/mlb/news/3460444

But I was told nobody cares about the Dodgers throwing piles of money around??

Surely there can’t be anyone on this message board that might be wrong?

[Stangstag]

1 hour ago, Spanky__99 said:

Well deserved.

 

Cheating Beltran - OK

Cheating Bonds - Fk that PoS

[rydermike]

1 hour ago, R.O. said:

 

Can we sign one of them as a CF

[thatoneguy]

Now put Jim Edmonds in.

[L54]

Belli won’t be a Met 

[L54]

 

[Stangstag]

14 minutes ago, L54 said:

Belli won’t be a Met 

Ooooo Spicy.

Plz Atkins you have the chance to do the funniest thing ever with Bellinger 

[L54]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

Ooooo Spicy.

Plz Atkins you have the chance to do the funniest thing ever with Bellinger 

Would be hilarious 

[BTS]

10 hours ago, Stangstag said:

But I was told nobody cares about the Dodgers throwing piles of money around??

Surely there can’t be anyone on this message board that might be wrong?

I think the owners have always wanted a cap, and the Dodgers give them a convenient villain to point to in the PR battle against the players 

[Brownie19]

Mets essentially got Robert Jr for free.  At $20M for a guy who's sucked balls for 2 straight years - that makes sense to me.  He's still young I guess - that's about all I have to say about that.

[glory]

3 hours ago, BTS said:

I think the owners have always wanted a cap, and the Dodgers give them a convenient villain to point to in the PR battle against the players 

I’m not sure most owners want a cap. A cap system and more centralized revenue will increase franchise values, but the current system involves significant revenue sharing, no salary floor, and the players likely getting significantly less than 50% of league revenue, all while league revenue increases every year. A cap system would likely reduce revenue sharing (or eliminate it completely), have a floor, and will lead to players getting more of the pie. Not sure the juice is worth the squeeze for the owners. Going into every negotiation saying “we want a cap and are willing to wait for one” is a good bargaining tool, and that’s what I think this is. If anything they had more reason to miss games during the last lockout coming off two seasons impacted by Covid and they still caved in the end to avoid it.

With that said what the Dodgers are doing is not good for the sport. We know Skubal is signing there next year and probably Henderson when he’s a FA, and Skenes, etc. My guess is the next CBA (assuming they don’t do something stupid like miss  a season for a cap) will tax the Dodgers an insane amount. Like 150% or 200% for going over a certain threshold. Will that deter them? Maybe, maybe not, but it’s more likely than missing games for a cap, IMO. 

 

[glory]

10 hours ago, Stangstag said:

Ooooo Spicy.

Plz Atkins you have the chance to do the funniest thing ever with Bellinger 

If the Mets are out on Bellinger, then I’m not sure what Boras is waiting for. The Yankees offer is great and I can’t see another team topping it unless it’s a Tucker/Bo type of deal that’s a ridiculous AAV for fewer years. 

[Jimcanuck]

Watch Robert Jr come alive the same way Vaughn did.

[BTS]

4 minutes ago, Jimcanuck said:

Watch Robert Jr come alive the same way Vaughn did.

Maybe, but the Brewers are smart and the Mets are the Mets 

[L54]

 

[glory]

Bellinger must have jumped head first into that Yankee offer as soon as he and Boras saw the Luis Robert trade happen. 

 

[R.O.]

 

[R.O.]

 

[Carlos Danger]

I really didn't think he was going anywhere other than the Yankees. Everything else was just posturing and a game of chicken.

[Stangstag]

9 minutes ago, L54 said:

 

Damn. Oh well, probably better off steering clear from him anyways…

Only other impact position player now would be someone like Marte. Long shot.

[Carlos Danger]

12 minutes ago, glory said:

Bellinger must have jumped head first into that Yankee offer as soon as he and Boras saw the Luis Robert trade happen. 

 

I think so too. I really think it was probably the Mets hanging around nibbling on Bellinger which was holding up a Yankees reunion.

[BTS]

Didn't want Bellinger at that price, so they can have him 

[Omar]

Bye bye Belli. 

[spats]

I really didn't want him taking aat bats away from Barger