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02-19-2019, 11:45 AM | #31 |
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Machado to Padres
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02-19-2019, 11:47 AM | #32 | |
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02-19-2019, 12:01 PM | #33 | |
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[/Machadodynastyleagueowner] I mean lord, what a kick in the dick his fantasy value just took. Dude goes from an absolute launching pad in Camden to a graveyard in Petco. It's slightly worse for lefties, IIRC, but the lineup around him is going to remain balls for the foreseeable future (Tatis ain't Vlad Jr even when he finally arrives) and the marine layer is murder. What a strange decision for a guy who has a genuine HoF shot. This will cripple his numbers, IMO. Probably a solid 15% off across the board on his counting stats. |
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02-19-2019, 12:27 PM | #34 | |
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02-19-2019, 12:31 PM | #35 | |
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There have been studies done on the financial value of being a hall of famer and they're pretty significant. |
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02-19-2019, 12:35 PM | #36 | |
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Someone offers me 300 million to go be a molar mechanic anywhere within 1000 miles of where I currently leave, I wouldn't hesitate. |
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02-19-2019, 12:45 PM | #37 | |
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And yes, if your choices are $300 million or zero, you hang the HoF and take the $300 million. But if you're getting offered several different opportunities, some of which are in the same financial ballpark but also allow you to set yourself up nicely for decades to come (and gain you some degree of historical significance), that calculus alters a great deal. Especially when you've already made $40 million. I never fault guys for taking the best offer, but I do think some of them make decisions they'll regret a great deal as time goes on. Ask Albert Pujols if he's still happy with the decision he made - if he were being honest, I suspect he'd say no. |
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02-19-2019, 12:56 PM | #38 | |
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02-19-2019, 12:58 PM | #39 |
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02-19-2019, 01:05 PM | #41 |
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Oh yeah, and an additional thing to think about is that he's getting taxed on where he plays his games. Congrats to Manny for that massive chunk of California state income tax he'll be paying...
The vast majority of Manny's income is gonna get a staggering top state rate of 13%. Contrast that to, say, signing in Chicago and paying their rate of 5% and you're looking at a difference of $2 million/season in taxes. That's not nothing. |
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02-19-2019, 01:06 PM | #42 | |
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It's all on him though as to why he didnt stay. The Cardinals offered up similar, in the ballpark money. He felt slighted or wanted every single $? We will never know.... |
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02-19-2019, 01:12 PM | #43 | |
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And God told him to take the biggest deal. God always tells them to take the biggest deal. |
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02-19-2019, 01:17 PM | #44 |
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C-Mart is just a ****ing waste. Should have traded him after the 2017 season.
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02-19-2019, 01:34 PM | #45 | |
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Rafferty and Mikolas are playoff caliber starting pitchers. I think we should bring along Reyes to get him ready to pitch in the playoffs. How ever they do that, save his innings to give us 5 innings in at least 3 games in the playoffs if needed. Should have traded Wacha. If he somehow, someway ends up healthy at the break, the Cardinals should trade him. Consider yourself lucky. No way he finishes the season or helps us out in the playoffs, assuming we even get there. |
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