Orioles Top 50 Prospects - Midseason Edition...now including the Gausman/Schoop returns

[Ohfan67]

Just now, weams said:

It is hard to make money on a Baseball team in a bad market. Even harder when the team is awful. 

This seems to be a recurring fantasy of yours. Are you calling the move to Portland now?

[weams]

Just now, Ohfan67 said:

This seems to be a recurring fantasy of yours. Are you calling the move to Portland now?

No. I think a shrunken payroll forstalls any of that nonsense. 

[25 Nuggets]

2 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

With the national tv money and MASN $2-ish subscriber fee for every cable subscriber, there is still a decent amount of money to be made with a non-competitive team.

Besides, if they let the young guys play and market it as such, fans can still be excited with promises of the future.

Worked before for them during the dark age.

[weams]

2 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

Want to bet on it? 

Yes. I think that payroll will be under 120 million in each of the next two seasons. Pride. You?

[MurphDogg]

1 minute ago, 25 Nuggets said:

Besides, if they let the young guys play and market it as such, fans can still be excited with promises of the future.

Worked before for them during the dark age.

Yep, obviously the payroll is going to go down, but I don't think the Orioles will be down on MLK rattling a coffee cup. They will be alright.

[Satyr3206]

1 minute ago, weams said:

Yes. I think that payroll will be under 120 million in each of the next two seasons. Pride. You?

I have no doubt about that. Make a few more trades, stock the Farm and it drops more.

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, weams said:

It is hard to make money on a Baseball team in a bad market. Even harder when the team is awful. 

It's hard to lose money on a Baseball team even in a bad market.  It's even hard when the team is awful.

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, weams said:

Yes. I think that payroll will be under 120 million in each of the next two seasons. Pride. You?

I’d certainly hope so.   

[25 Nuggets]

Right now the team is projected to have a $106.5 M payroll in 2019, and $120.8 M payroll in 2020 if they don't pick up Cashner's option.

A lot of 2020's money is in projected arbitration ($80 M) so that can go way down.

[Ohfan67]

Just now, weams said:

Yes. I think that payroll will be under 120 million in each of the next two seasons. Pride. You?

That’s a whopping 13 million dollar decrease! You’re really going out in a limb and predicting a “big” cut! it probably will be below 120 next year, but not in 2020. The Orioles always end up spending. And they will have the money to increase payroll in 2020. And...120 will be really low in 2020. 

[weams]

Just now, Frobby said:

I’d certainly hope so.   

Some think the Orioles will have 40 million a year to spend after Adam and Manny and Brach and Britton 

[Satyr3206]

2 minutes ago, weams said:

Some think the Orioles will have 40 million a year to spend after Adam and Manny and Brach and Britton 

I could see them spending 5 mil or so to upgrade Scouting etc. But I agree they are going to have to watch how they spend for the next few years.

[weams]

1 minute ago, Ohfan67 said:

That’s a whopping 13 million dollar decrease! You’re really going out in a limb and predicting a “big” cut! it probably will be below 120 next year, but not in 2020. The Orioles always end up spending. And they will have the money to increase payroll in 2020. And...120 will be really low in 2020. 

Ok, How about 100 Then. 

Year    25-man Opening Day    
2018    $148,574,615

[wildcard]

11 minutes ago, Ohfan67 said:

That’s a whopping 13 million dollar decrease! You’re really going out in a limb and predicting a “big” cut! it probably will be below 120 next year, but not in 2020. The Orioles always end up spending. And they will have the money to increase payroll in 2020. And...120 will be really low in 2020. 

The payroll right now without Manny, Britton and Brach is 143m.   I think next year's payroll will be under 100m.

[24fps]

Lotta work.  Thanks much.