You are doing better at a second language than me. Hell, I was born here and still depend on spell checker.
It is... and yet the players union won't fight it if it leads to overall higher salaries (regardless if it gets paid now or later). As I said earlier, it could be the one thing that owners/players agree upon. Will be interesting to see how it gets brought up as a point of contention at the next CBA.
Baseball related: Rex Hudler always said his kid had Up Syndrome. He also called him Mule Baby because apparently the kid was hung.
He's already here. Get it done Dana. https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/a...ies-rob-thomson-winter-meetings-20241210.html
Mariners got lucky and ended up with the 3rd pick in the draft. I honestly there was even a lottery now lol
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/12/nationals-win-draft-lottery.html The Nationals won the lottery and will pick first overall. Nationals Angels Mariners Rockies Cardinals Pirates Marlins Blue Jays Reds White Sox Athletics Rangers Giants Rays Red Sox Twins Cubs Diamondbacks Astros Braves Orioles Brewers Royals Tigers Padres Phillies Mets Guardians Yankees Dodgers
The White Sox had the worst record in MLB history and aren’t allowed to pick in the top 10 because MLB “payor clubs” can’t be top 10 back to back seasons. The Athletics were also restricted from the top 10 for the same reason. The rule only applies to draft order in the first round. I’ve looked a lot but can’t find it, is there a list of which teams are “payors” vs “payees”? All I can find is that payors are teams who send more money into the competitive sharing than they receive. I was really surprised that the Athletics are a payor and not a payee.
Rangers acquire Jake Burger for 3 minor leaguers https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/12/rangers-to-acquire-jake-burger.html
The White Sox and A’s would have qualified for the Lottery based on their 2024 record but were not eligible to participate. The White Sox received a Lottery pick in the 2024 Draft, and they are a “payor club” – a team that gives rather than receives revenue sharing dollars; those clubs are not allowed to have consecutive Lottery picks. The A’s are a “payee club” but landed Lottery picks in 2023 and '24, and payees cannot receive a Lottery pick three years in a row. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2025-draft-lottery-results MLB's books are not public info, so no, you won't find that list anywhere.
Ok that makes more sense on the Athletics. I couldn’t imagine how they could possibly be a payor. So makes sense that they’re a payee and they’re kept out of the top 10 due to having been there the last two seasons. Also makes sense on their books not being public. Wasn’t sure if past years lists ever became public, but it’s understandable they’re not.
[cribbed from elsewhere] Interesting info on the A’s seemingly inexplicable spending while in a minor league park: They’re set to receive the full revenue sharing amount of $70M this year - and the CBA requires they carry a payroll of 150% of that. They’ve never had payroll more than $99M eta: I'm now curious, franchice-financialy, what kind of TV deal they have in Vegas for their vagabond years...do they have a local coverage deal? If so, how much? Are the A's blacked out on mlbtv in Vegas? If I was a Vegas baseball-loving local, I'd sure start watching them.
