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The basic point is that sales tax will raise the bars on the left side of the graph and lower the bars on the right side. The far right also is...
You'd need to consider sales tax and capital gains to get a true picture. I'm excluding property tax because that's normally passed along the...
24" over the whole city. May be feasible from an engineering standpoint but people wouldn't be willing to fund the massive cost.
That logic makes sense. Perez, Alvarez, or Colin Moran (if they seem him as a playoff contributor and replacing Beltran next year)?
2 games under .500 since the all star break. 6.5 games up on Boston for best AL record. 13 games up in the division. No need to panic. I think...
Ha. That list would make a lot more sense in reverse
Maybe...But that reason seems oddly specific. Maybe we'll get more details in a couple weeks?
Verlander is the first name that comes to mind. But do the Astros value him at over $20M per year for two more years? Unfortunately I could see...
So if you view Hand or Britton as close in value does that make Franklin Perez the headliner?
He can hit during the World Series :)
Two of Britton, Wilson, Hand, or Rivero would make me very happy and probably a more impactful upgrade for the playoffs than a starter like Gray...
If you take Luhnow at his word, the Cleveland shut out matters to him. He also has a good career record against all possible AL challengers (OPS+...
Then lets sign him now and 2-3 years into the contract when you need to pay Correa, Springer, and McCullers you can trade him.
I already inflated to $125M for those 5. I look at it like this in 2021/2022 timeframe: $125M - Keuchel, Altuve, Springer, McCullers, Correa $5M...
From the interview with Luhnow earlier in the year, it sounded like he learned from 2015 and really regrets pulling the trigger early and missing...
Until one or both of those teams throw the bank at Harper and Machado... Right now the 10th highest payroll is $175M (What I see as a reasonable...
I think Brad Hand may be the most impactful piece available. I think a lefty reliever is just as big a need as SP (if not bigger because a...
Agreed. Although I think we picked him up for the playoffs. If he shows up there then all is forgiven.
It will be very disappointing if Houston can't have a payroll to keep the core together. Nice to see the Beltran salary come off the books after...
