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  1. Terminator
    Yeah so many people are willing to work in baseball that they are able to get away with paying almost nothing. I went to the winter meetings once and attended the job fair and 90 percent of the jobs were selling minor league tickets in the middle of nowhere. The substantive jobs were either minimum wage jobs or unpaid internships. On top of it, the industry is ripe with nepotism.
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    -I would be excited as s*** by a Bregman signing like this. Find a LF and the lineup would look good. That said, the 7 years would have me scared shitless. -Similar with Hoffman as it seems like a year too long but otherwise he'd be a nice addition. -Joc at that price is fine with me. -Conforto at that price would be a good signing. I'd pass on everyone else.
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    Good call on Pivetta, I hadn't thought of him as a possible fit for the Jays but he would be a good target. I doubt he breaks the bank and his advanced stats are great.
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    No Tyler O'Neil....
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    Sounds like they are going to do your idea where they tack on some of that 36 mil but spread it out over a a couple of extra years. Probably ends up with the 7 years, 180 mil or something like that.
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    Yeah I'm really over his schtick. Dude is a very underachieving and mid reliever but he talks more trash than anyone.
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    It's all good. It's pretty confusing after hearing the 10 for 700 number for so long, especially if you don't care to dig into it (and it's a contract so not that exciting anyway). But yeah, it all seems like one huge ego stroke for Ohtani, who is someone who doesn't know much about finances themselves.
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    It's weird why Ohtani wanted this. I've read that the CBA is pretty aggressive in it's present day value calculations to prevent teams from gaming the system so in the long run he likely loses money by doing this. I think he might be trying to avoid CA state income tax but that's not entirely clear that he'll be successful in doing so. Perhaps he's a finance ignoramus as well (apparently so after his translator was stealing millions off of him) and just gets the satisfaction in the shock value of the 700 million dollar number.
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    Correct, they have to pay him the 2 million each year and then they are required to actually put the other 44 million into an escrow account. That might be an interest bearing account but they aren't stuffing it into a hedge fund or anything to make it grow faster. And this also negates the common misconception that they only have to spend an actual 2 mil per year during his tenure, thus allowing them to spend more on other free agents and stack the team while he's under contract. Nope, they actually are spending the 46 mil per year. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39092632/shohei-ohtani-defer-680m-deal-dodgers-sources
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    Yes, if we choose to ignore all concepts of basic finance then you have some great points. But aside from that, hear me out. Maybe nobody, including the Dodgers, would have actually signed an injured and soon-to-be 30 year old whose pitching future is in serious jeopardy to a 10 year 700 million dollar contract if they couldn't use some financial moves to get it down to an actual number that is more like 10 years and 460 million?
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    Not true
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    ^Not built for Blue Jays playoff baseball
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    Ohtani's deferrals are all fugazi. They basically don't matter one bit and the Dodgers aren't circumventing the rules because the rules account for deferrals. Ohtani can dress his contract up however he wants but he signed a 10 year 460 million dollar deal and everything else is just noise.
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    Also, getting these backend starters to sign with you can be tricky so sometimes it's best to trade for them instead. If you don't have a wide open spot for them, they often sign elsewhere where they are guaranteed to be in the rotation. Even the cheap teams are usually willing to throw enough cash and a guaranteed rotation spot at these guys to entice them to sign with them over taking a bullpen job with a contender. But by trading for Canning, he's got no say in the matter, and the Braves can open the season with him as a long reliever.
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    You could be right. Maybe Canning is cooked and they want to move on. And Soler on 2 years, 26 million isn't that bad? Hard to give the Angels the benefit of the doubt though. I think I'd rather have Canning and use that money in FA over what an aging Soler brings.
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    Looks like the Angels are paying Soler's full salary. This is a horrible trade for them. Canning isn't very good but he's a cheap #5 or swingman and Soler has negative value on his contract.
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    Not sure what the money situation is but Soler has two years left on a fairly sizable deal and Canning has 1 year left and should be pretty cheap. I'd rather have Canning.
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    Pretty sure he's upset with Ohtani signing with the Dodgers over the Blue Jays. Easiest decision in sports history if you ask me and this only validates it. Somehow in his mind Aaron Boone and the Yankees winning would be better. Or somehow Ohtani winning a WS overshadows Canadian hero Freddie Freeman winning WS MVP. Former Jays Teoscar and KK winning rings. Etc.
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    Lol you get so hung up on the strangest things
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    Yes, that is true with regard to the fans. The organization's response is very different though. The guy who threw the beer was immediately banned for life by the Jays and faced criminal prosecution. Meanwhile, the Yankees have done everything they can to roll out the red carpet for these idiots.
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    It's crazy that MLB had to step in. The Yankees are a trash org.
  23. Terminator
    Good pointers guys. Then on the flip side, if it's our guy trying to catch it you obviously need to aggressively box out as many fans as you can. You just know that Rogers Centre has hundreds of would be Bartman's out there waiting to ruin the game.
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    They obviously crossed the line but if I'm in that situation I want to make sure I'm ready. What should you do if you want to help the team?
  25. Terminator
    Yep. That scumbag should be extradited to Canada and jailed for his actions during the Ohtani saga.
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