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Re: Will the dearth in attendance motivate DeWitt?
Posted: 30 Sep 2025 07:43 am
by ramfandan
hmoss859 wrote: ↑29 Sep 2025 16:56 pm
I seriously doubt if the Yankees or Dodgers want to give up any of their local TV money. The current system clearly benefits the top payroll teams with the stars.
The NFL is successful because you can go from worst to first from one season to the next. You are not relegated to perpetual payroll purgatory with their salary cap and revenue sharing.
2025 Team Payrolls
9 of top 15 made playoffs, 3 of bottom 15 made playoffs.
https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/_/y ... mum_space2
The Haves: Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Mariners, Mets, Dodgers, Phillies, Cubs, Padres, Giants, Astros, Rangers, Braves, Tigers, Angels
The Have Nots: Orioles, Rays, Marlins, Brewers, Cardinals, Reds, Indians, Pirates, Twins, Royals, Rockies, Nationals, D-Backs, A's, White Sox
The lockout is gonna be a doozy.
Yes, the Cubs are the only team in NL Central that is in THE HAVES group. All the other teams in the division are THE HAVE NOTS so why have the Cubs struggled to dominate the NL Central ?
Re: Will the dearth in attendance motivate DeWitt?
Posted: 30 Sep 2025 10:53 am
by Cusecards
Cardinals4Life wrote: ↑29 Sep 2025 23:07 pm
Cusecards wrote: ↑29 Sep 2025 17:30 pm
I don’t see them spending significant $$ in FA this offseason.
You all mentioned a potential lockout.
But I’m also looking at only one high end contract left(Contreras) after 2026 and that is only one year.
Cuse,
I agree with you that there will not be any significant $$ spent this offseason.
But, my question is WHY NOT?
I mean our payroll is practically nothing. If they subtract more $$ (Nado, Gray, Contreras, Mikolas off books, etc.), why can't they/why won't they spend money? I do not understand this.
Not dodging your question I just don’t have a feel for payroll budgets as I am an outsider.
Not that I am any kind of expert but I do watch enough games to at least be able to form competent opinions on player moves.
Best guess as to an answer to your question:
Bloom will use his first year to evaluate the system and weed through some personnel.
Once 2026 is over....he’ll hopefully see who his “core” players are and determine where he has holes to fill?
Then he’ll determine if he can fill those holes “internally”(prospects) or if he needs to go outside?
Sorry for rambling!