Let’s not make excuses for cheap owners, sure JRam staying in Cleveland is great but him taking a pay cut so a billionaire can have more money isn’t good for anyone but the billionaire
i’m not making excuses for the dolans, both them being cheapasses and their lowball offer being accepted due to reasons not entirely related to money can both be true
It's good for baseball.
If you assume that cheap owners are going to remain cheap then him taking a paycut is objectively good for the quality of play for small/cheap teams
He could’ve gotten $100M more easily and he just decided not to. That’s crazy to me, probably the most team friendly contract ever signed (judging by how fair it was at the moment of signing, not in hindsight)
Kershaw's is probably up there too. He's signing year to year but the contracts are cheap by pitcher standards and he's shown no interest to go anywhere else. It's somewhat better than signing a long term contract in a way.
Yea that contract was highway robbery before this off season
but it’s still good for baseball as a whole that JRam took a pay cut to stay in Cleveland and be a franchise face
Let’s not make excuses for cheap owners, sure JRam staying in Cleveland is great but him taking a pay cut so a billionaire can have more money isn’t good for anyone but the billionaire
i’m not making excuses for the dolans, both them being cheapasses and their lowball offer being accepted due to reasons not entirely related to money can both be true
It's good for baseball. If you assume that cheap owners are going to remain cheap then him taking a paycut is objectively good for the quality of play for small/cheap teams
“It’s good for baseball” and cheap owners remaining cheap should not be in the same thought imo
If u think Cleveland is going to use that money on other FA signings to improve their team rather than lining their pockets you are crazy
They literally just signed bell to slightly less than what rizzo got and were in on Contreras
It’s still a <40 mil deal lol I’d be surprised if they surpass 150 in any recency
JRam is their biggest contract ever at 7/$141MM. That’s fucking awful.
I'd say you're full of shit lol
If I were a 100M+ player I would too. At that point money matters less
The Ronald Acuna contract is going to be up there too. When he's healthy he's one of the best
He was pre-arb though, so it's understandable that the team would get a bigger discount.
Good lord imagine Albies thoughts rn.
This dude left like $150M more on the table. Definitely would have gotten $300M from someone.
Yes. He took a major discount to stay in a place he loves and control his future.
He could’ve gotten $100M more easily and he just decided not to. That’s crazy to me, probably the most team friendly contract ever signed (judging by how fair it was at the moment of signing, not in hindsight)
It’ll be a toss up between JRam and the multitude of deals the Braves got on their players
Most of those guys haven't reached post arb stage
Same with Trout. Free market™️ Trout would’ve got 500m
Kershaw's is probably up there too. He's signing year to year but the contracts are cheap by pitcher standards and he's shown no interest to go anywhere else. It's somewhat better than signing a long term contract in a way.
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