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Depends on your definition of "quickly." ?

Basic negotiations. More bidders, the price goes up.

Number 1, it's their most valuable negotiations chip when it comes to getting a salary cap. "we won't open the books until there is a reason to." Purely a union negotiations tactic.

Merry Christmas to all! Have a great Holiday Season!

But again, what is the incentive to close the gap? Even if they close it to 75% they won't be able to compete for the best FA. The best bet for all of the other teams is to build through the draft and with the draft really being a crap shoot, hope they get it right. Anything can happen I the playoffs but unless the high revenue teams are in the same division, they will always ha e the best chance to consistently be there and thus have the best chance to win.

He didn't even interview Getz?

I have no idea. That's why I'm willing to see what he does. It sounds like he is doing all the right things from an organizational perspective so maybe he had an outstanding interview.

To each his own, I'm not going to make those assumptions until proven otherwise. I'm not a physician. I'm a physical therapist and athletic trainer. I've worked with enough patients in 30 years not to make prior assumptions and deal with the data they provide.

So, the new guy is the same as all the old ones? Why not give him the whole offseason before you assume he'll be incompetent.

That's right. Under no circumstances should anyone say anything positive about a White Sox employee. You will be summarily bashed.

After the past 2 seasons it's a reasonable first step..... for 2025.

Unbelievable.

But the true discussion has nothing to do with the owners being swindlers or whatever name you want to call them. It has to do with the disparity between them. No matter what you believe from them you can't honestly believe that Kansas City or Milwaukee can compete with LA or NY in an unlimited system.

Until you see the books, your whole discussion is supposition. Evenso, as was stated earlier what incentive is there when you know you can't compete with the high revenue teams. You said to have a better chance at the playoffs. That's true but the odds really won't improve that much unless they really spend. You like to use JR as an example and look at some of his repvious quotes comparing MLB and NBA ownership. The NBA is much more viable with cost certainty due to the salary structure.

Welcome to union life. Been part of one for nearly 30 years.

That's fair. Everyone should stick to their ideals.

Sports teams are not hobbies for the owners. To expect them to run at a loss is not practical or realistic. You might think they should be hobbies but they aren't. They don't spend billions to lose money.

Because none of the other sports were started by bookies who shared everything to take advantage of gamblers.

Why shouldn't the owners of a business make a profit? That just isn't realistic.

Its as much the union's fault as the owners. The won't agree to a salary cap. The owners have tried and they won't even discuss it.

It fairly obvious that there is a massive discrepancy in revenues. I don't what you think they may be hiding the difference is far too large for competition.

True, the chances improve but by how much? It's minimal compared to the high revenue teams. Its not worth the chance to run the team into the red only to need to cut payroll and players. Until baseball gets a salary cap and floor, it won't change. The teams with the revenue will always have the best chance.

Correct. Maybe some could spend more but where would it get them if it's still 50% of what the top 3 can spend?

This is 100% acurrate. That's why the deal is crazy. But they can absorb it.

True, scraping out a run with a poor offense will win if you keep the other team off the board. And as I said that doesn't apply in the post season when they will be facing the good pitching more often.