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On July 29, 2017 at 0:23 PM, spiritof66 said:

This was posted before, but it provides a nice update of life on that lonely island.  Baseball America's list of 2017 international signings shows that 29 of the 30 MLB teams made such signings.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/2017-team-team-international-signing-trackers/#joLS9rFGGfH1zuAS.97

Guess what team wasn't like everybody else? Here's a hint. The team isn't known for the strength of its MiL system, which is especially shy of middle IF prospects. Coincidence?

 

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It's nearly impossible to grade a GM who has no access to a talent pool that substantial. I'm no fan of Dan but his job is much tougher than everyone else's, he has the least to work with in a division with the two richest teams in the sport.

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4 minutes ago, osfan83 said:

So help me understand why it is ok to have a domestic draft, but not an international one. Would we be better off if there was not a domestic draft?

The players would be better off.  The owners would be worse off.  No idea what would happen with the fans.

 

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1 hour ago, Cumberbundy said:

It's nearly impossible to grade a GM who has no access to a talent pool that substantial. I'm no fan of Dan but his job is much tougher than everyone else's, he has the least to work with in a division with the two richest teams in the sport.

I think at this point the Dodgers are one of the two richest teams.   Certainly they're spending the most, by a wide margin.  

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43 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I think at this point the Dodgers are one of the two richest teams.   Certainly they're spending the most, by a wide margin.  

Indeed. The Dodgers have run wild with payroll.

Still, the O's are in the same division as Nos. 2, 3 and 5 (Yankees, Sox and Jays) in terms of $$$ spent. Still, it's not as if the O's are slouches, coming in at No. 10.

Just imagine how the Rays feel, way down at 27. 

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16 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

Indeed. The Dodgers have run wild with payroll.

Still, the O's are in the same division as Nos. 2, 3 and 5 (Yankees, Sox and Jays) in terms of $$$ spent. Still, it's not as if the O's are slouches, coming in at No. 10.

Just imagine how the Rays feel, way down at 27. 

The Rays are probably going Whoohoo we are competing for the WC by only spending revenue sharing money!  Higher profits!

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30 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

Indeed. The Dodgers have run wild with payroll.

Still, the O's are in the same division as Nos. 2, 3 and 5 (Yankees, Sox and Jays) in terms of $$$ spent. Still, it's not as if the O's are slouches, coming in at No. 10.

Just imagine how the Rays feel, way down at 27. 

Their payroll may be crazy, but they are getting huge production from guys who are not arbitration eligible such as Seager, Taylor, Bellinger, Barnes.  Wood makes under $3M.

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59 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

The Rays are probably going Whoohoo we are competing for the WC by only spending revenue sharing money!  Higher profits!

Well I was more referencing their GM/FO, who fights to keep the team competitive by only spending revenue sharing money. Not their ownership/executives that are just counting dollars and cents from the get go.

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44 minutes ago, backwardsk said:

Their payroll may be crazy, but they are getting huge production from guys who are not arbitration eligible such as Seager, Taylor, Bellinger, Barnes.  Wood makes under $3M.

Dodgers have a ton of dead money on the books, to be sure. But that's because they've got so much money they can be flexible. By eating his albatross of a deal they also got Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez back in 2012.

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Dodgers have a ton of dead money on the books, to be sure. But that's because they've got so much money they can be flexible. By eating his albatross of a deal they also got Josh Beckett and Adrian Gonzalez back in 2012.

And by his, I meant Carl Crawford.

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6 minutes ago, FlipTheBird said:

Well I was more referencing their GM/FO, who fights to keep the team competitive by only spending revenue sharing money. Not their ownership/executives that are just counting dollars and cents from the get go.

Oh, sure.

I for one can't wait for them to fleece my fellow tax payers down here for a new stadium that won't fix the major problems with their attendance.  Just like it didn't in Miami.

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5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Oh, sure.

I for one can't wait for them to fleece my fellow tax payers down here for a new stadium that won't fix the major problems with their attendance.  Just like it didn't in Miami.

I've been to the Trop twice. Once was August of last year, when things were grim for the Rays, so the attendance wasn't worth commenting on.

But when I was there in late 2008, and there were still so many empty seats... it was disappointing.

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3 minutes ago, Cumberbundy said:

That's horrifying.

It's crazy that they are actually scaling back spending in that area.  What is weird is that they have been fairly successful when they have pursued the market.   If I am Calvin Maduro I'm looking for a new job.  He's too good for the O's.

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