I really want to keep Villar (Update: Traded to Marlins for LHS Easton Lucas)

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Roll Tide said:

Most of the good sports owners buy sports teams as toys...Not ROE!

I'll say that if you toss aside all the accounting chicanery every MLB team turned a healthy profit for its owners last year.

[weams]

1 minute ago, Roll Tide said:

Most of the good sports owners buy sports teams as toys...Not ROE!

Really? I think that is back when you and I were young. 

[Beef Supreme]

8 minutes ago, MurphDogg said:

Nope. Stolen bases do not have a substantial impact in WAR.

Stolen bases directly impact WAR as they lead to more base running runs.

[Roll Tide]

4 minutes ago, atomic said:

I think this is something that will be targeted at the next CBA negotiations.  I am sure teams like the Yankees, Dodgers, and Red Sox are not happy that they have to do revenue sharing and the other teams are just pocketing  the money.  

I agree ... Things need to change! Tanking on purpose is a way to rebuild but it sucks for the fans.

Baseball needs a hard cap that will fix the problem and most teams will try every year. Perhaps more of a divisional breakdown like the NFL has would be better.

[Can_of_corn]

Just now, weams said:

Really? I think that is back when you and I were young. 

I don't think Mark Cuban has lost money owning the Mavericks.

[Roll Tide]

1 minute ago, weams said:

Really? I think that is back when you and I were young. 

Every year the Ravens spend every last dollar that they can. The Cowboys as much as I dislike Jerry Jones as a GM they do as well. The Yankees, Dodgers, and other teams would spend way more if they didnt have to manage the luxury tax issues.

[Ohfan67]

26 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

I'm truly disgusted with the direction of the Orioles! I am pissed that the Angelos families ownership has wasted all of my adult life with their shenanigans! But this takes the cake as the worst thing I've ever seen. The inability to get anything of value for Villar and are now giving him away for free.

Not caring about the fans that pay for the product or even MASN cable dues.

 

This is like 143rd on the list during Angelos’ ownership. You must be the only Oriole fan that was tuning in to watch Villar play. I hope you recorded his at bats for maximum enjoyment. 

[Beef Supreme]

19 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Maybe at 33 ....Very unlikely at 29 or 30

Too many examples of players whose ability to steal bases diminished @ 30 years old for me to believe it is "very unlikely" that Villar's stolen base total will not decrease between the ages 29 to 32.

[Roll Tide]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I don't think Mark Cuban has lost money owning the Mavericks.

That isn't the point ...He's a huge basketball fan! He invests heavily in the team. He can own and or invest in many businesses.

Let me know when he spends half of the allowed salary cap and pockets the balance.

You'll be waiting forever!

[weams]

2 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Every year the Ravens spend every last dollar that they can. The Cowboys as much as I dislike Jerry Jones as a GM they do as well. The Yankees, Dodgers, and other teams would spend way more if they didnt have to manage the luxury tax issues.

That was also back when we were young. The Dodgers are not a vanity franchise, and many other teams are not. 

[MurphDogg]

8 minutes ago, Beef Supreme said:

Stolen bases directly impact WAR as they lead to more base running runs.

C'mon man. Read the whole thing. A stolen base percentage of around 80 percent has a small positive, but not substantial impact on baserunning runs, it was all the other things he did on the bases.

If he stole 60 and was thrown out 30 times it would be a negative impact.

[7Mo]

3 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

Every year the Ravens spend every last dollar that they can. The Cowboys as much as I dislike Jerry Jones as a GM they do as well. The Yankees, Dodgers, and other teams would spend way more if they didnt have to manage the luxury tax issues.

Going back to your comment about rich guys buying teams as toys, have you checked what Jerry Jones was worth when he bought the Cowboys and what he's worth now?

[Beef Supreme]

5 minutes ago, Roll Tide said:

I agree ... Things need to change! Tanking on purpose is a way to rebuild but it sucks for the fans.

Baseball needs a hard cap that will fix the problem and most teams will try every year. Perhaps more of a divisional breakdown like the NFL has would be better.

I can't see how a salary cap would prevent teams from tanking to get top draft picks/

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

6 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

I'll say that if you toss aside all the accounting chicanery every MLB team turned a healthy profit for its owners last year.

I would agree.

Fox's MLB TV Deal Is Much Richer For Team Owners Than You Probably Think

[byrdz]

Is it possible they put the savings down on a FA pitcher?