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When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:22 pm When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

DeWitt could spend 200M a year on payroll and not miss a penny of it.

Melville wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:34 pm

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:22 pm When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

DeWitt could spend 200M a year on payroll and not miss a penny of it.

It kind of poses the question of how badly he really wants to have a top echelon MLB team.

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:22 pm When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

I’m all for spending as long as it is done WISELY.
You don’t just spend for the sake of spending!
Who do you propose they spend the $$ on?????

Melville wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:34 pm

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:22 pm When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

DeWitt could spend 200M a year on payroll and not miss a penny of it.

Exactly...and with Mozo the Clown being with his beautiful family, perhaps we could see Bloom utilize those resources to build a competitive roster...waiting for the front office (donkey) kissers to chime in with their excuses for DeTwit.

He isn't.

Cusecards wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:39 pm

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:22 pm When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

I’m all for spending as long as it is done WISELY.
You don’t just spend for the sake of spending!
Who do you propose they spend the $$ on?????

Possibly, either Murakami or Okamoto for a corner infield spot. And Imai or Flaherty for the starting pitching staff. Maybe both if Gray is traded.

200 mil was like the league distribution to each team in about 2023. On average that was like 52 percent of a teams annual revenue. And dont forget, ball park village money is made outside of all this. Mo wasted too much money, but what is happening now is shameful lack of competing and lack of wise spending, and just pocketing money. If Bill wont spend, why does it matter that he owns the team, sell it to anyone who worst case wont spend money just like Bill lol. Is the dry powder all mia? Was dry powder the biggest fraud in history lol?

Clubmaker2 wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:55 pm 200 mil was like the league distribution to each team in about 2023. On average that was like 52 percent of a teams annual revenue. And dont forget, ball park village money is made outside of all this. Mo wasted too much money, but what is happening now is shameful lack of competing and lack of wise spending, and just pocketing money. If Bill wont spend, why does it matter that he owns the team, sell it to anyone who worst case wont spend money just like Bill lol. Is the dry powder all mia? Was dry powder the biggest fraud in history lol?

I've always said that all that dry powder accumulated over the years must be stored in some secret magazine in a cave in the Ozarks.

The question you need to ask is how much revenue the Dodgers pull in from their TV rights.

A large portion of the dry powder is still stashed away. Along with the Fox Sports TV deal signed several years ago. The one BDW claimed "would keep the team competitive for years to come."

DeWitt has always shied away from big free agents. He prefers a strange practice of overpaying mediocre to bad players.

For one thing the DeWits have partners. Remember the cards pay for all of the minor league teams and coaches. The Dodgers took in more money in LOCAL TV MONEY than the Cards did from all sources. The playing field is not level. The Cards spend based on income from all sources. The costs for a major league team are huge. It is the reason that the NBA and NFL went to a money sharing program.
Baseball will quickly reach a crossroads where small market teams will fold. The Pirates, Reds, Royals, Twins, Marlins, Tampa Rays, Nationals, Rockies are all in the same position. They can not go after the Big FAs and lose top prospects to FA just as they enter their most productive years.

It’s not how much any club spends…

It’s do they spend it wisely.

In the last few years the Cards have not done so..

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:52 pm

Cusecards wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:39 pm

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:22 pm When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

I’m all for spending as long as it is done WISELY.
You don’t just spend for the sake of spending!
Who do you propose they spend the $$ on?????

Possibly, either Murakami or Okamoto for a corner infield spot. And Imai or Flaherty for the starting pitching staff. Maybe both if Gray is traded.

Ok I’ll check that out and follow it.
Thanks

musicman wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 13:27 pm The question you need to ask is how much revenue the Dodgers pull in from their TV rights.

Bingo. The playing field isn’t level.

Shady wrote: ↑02 Nov 2025 12:22 pm When allocating needed money to improve the Cardinals. Isn't he a billionaire? The Dodgers spent $300 million this season on salaries. They've won the last two World Series. The Cardinals haven't even been to the playoffs for the last three seasons. DeWitt needs to put 2 and 2 together.

Financially the Cardinals will never compete with the Dodgers spending. They have a much larger market and their market extends all the way to Japan and I’m sure they a maximizing every marketing dollar they can. Also they have an unfair advantage with TV revenue.

Yes Dewitt needs to spend more but MLB has to fix a lot of the issues that (1) give larger markets an unfair advantage with revenue sharing, and (2) specifically give the Dodgers a leg up.

In addition SALARY CAPS AND FLOORS are needed.

My hope is that Dewitt will spend more once playing field is a little more level and he has a confident management team in place.