Joc Pederson and the Number of the Beast

[Moose Milligan]

Even Joc Pederson is throwing shade at the Orioles.  And he's absolutely right.  

Absolute dead last in payroll, that's pathetic.  And see that number at the end?  Proof positive that the devil is involved here with this ownership.  

[Can_of_corn]

IDK, from what I've read the devil at least pays well.

[Sports Guy]

That 30M number isn’t accurate, at least not after the arb cases are resolved.  
 

The payroll is still pathetic though.

[Pushmonkey]

He might be my favorite player now. 

[Frobby]

The team I can’t figure out is the Guardians.   They’d actually be a contender if they spent a modest amount of money.   

As to Pedersen’s tweet, perhaps buyers aren’t lining up to buy these teams.   
 

[Sports Guy]

3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

The team I can’t figure out is the Guardians.   They’d actually be a contender if they spent a modest amount of money.   

As to Pedersen’s tweet, perhaps buyers aren’t lining up to buy these teams.   
 

I don’t think the Angelos family would have any issues selling.

The one guy everyone points to is Plank but I know for a fact that he has no interest in owning a pro sports franchise.  
 

Still, I think they would have eager buyers.

[luismatos4prez]

FWIW, I've got it at $52M. But that includes about $15M in dead money. Still embarrassing. 

[wildcard]

I didn't know that the object of the game was to spend the most money.  I thought it was to win.   Let's talk  in a year or two Joc.

I don't know about you but I am not embarrassed by a low payroll.

[Ripken]

Same thing most of this board has been saying.  He's right.  It's time this franchise get nationally embarrassed for what it's doing.

[waroriole]

2 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I didn't know that the object of the game was to spend the most money.  I thought it was to win.   Let's talk  in a year or two Joc.

Pretty bold comments as a fan of a team that finished dead last. 

[Frobby]

3 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

I don’t think the Angelos family would have any issues selling.

The one guy everyone points to is Plank but I know for a fact that he has no interest in owning a pro sports franchise.  
 

Still, I think they would have eager buyers.

I’d like to see the Rales family buy the team.   

[Moose Milligan]

20 minutes ago, Frobby said:

The team I can’t figure out is the Guardians.   They’d actually be a contender if they spent a modest amount of money.   

As to Pedersen’s tweet, perhaps buyers aren’t lining up to buy these teams.   
 

Someone wants to buy a baseball team.  Especially a team like the Orioles with a venue to play in like they do.  

[wildcard]

9 minutes ago, waroriole said:

Pretty bold comments as a fan of a team that finished dead last. 

The Orioles are still building but several of their  top prospects will be in the majors in the next year or so.  Let's talk when Grayson, DL, Means, T Wells and Bradish are in the rotation.

[geschinger]

4 minutes ago, wildcard said:

I didn't know that the object of the game was to spend the most money.  I thought it was to win.   Let's talk  in a year or two Joc.

This.  There are quite a few teams with a payroll $50-100m less that fanbases of losing teams should want their teams to be more like than the Yankees or Mets even if someone like Bezos bought them and gave them an unlimited payroll.  

[joelala]

Just now, geschinger said:

This.  There are quite a few teams with a payroll $50-100m less that fanbases of losing teams should want their teams to be more like than the Yankees or Mets even if someone like Bezos bought them and gave them an unlimited payroll.  

The BezO’s has a ring to it…