Comments on: Market Realities http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/ "Through it all, we’ve been right about almost everything, and the team has failed spectacularly.” - Dave Cameron Thu, 14 May 2009 06:04:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brentschwartz http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-51 brentschwartz Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:46:18 +0000 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-51 Free Agency has become (in a way) a punishment for being unable to fill holes on your roster from within. The Anaheim Angels have been punished, repeatedly, for being unable to find a CF. The Mariners have been punished for being bad at developing major league starting pitching. Free Agency has become (in a way) a punishment for being unable to fill holes on your roster from within.

The Anaheim Angels have been punished, repeatedly, for being unable to find a CF. The Mariners have been punished for being bad at developing major league starting pitching.

]]> By: ksks2 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-47 ksks2 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:24:56 +0000 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-47 its terribly inefficient, but how else are you going to add 2 wins to your team in december. only a couple of teams can win by building through free agency, but everybody can benefit by it, even if they overpay. its terribly inefficient, but how else are you going to add 2 wins to your team in december. only a couple of teams can win by building through free agency, but everybody can benefit by it, even if they overpay.

]]> By: brentschwartz http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-46 brentschwartz Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:50:44 +0000 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-46 The underlying point of this article is that free agency is a horribly inefficient way to spend money. There are historical reasons for this and perhaps my next article will cover some of these. Actually I think that's a really good idea. I'll do a history of free agency. Part one should be out tomorrow night or Wednesday at the lastest. Major League owners have been getting better and better at running organizations like businesses and the business end of things has been taken over by business people. I'm not convinced that MLB owners are going to kill the golden goose. The underlying point of this article is that free agency is a horribly inefficient way to spend money. There are historical reasons for this and perhaps my next article will cover some of these. Actually I think that’s a really good idea. I’ll do a history of free agency. Part one should be out tomorrow night or Wednesday at the lastest.

Major League owners have been getting better and better at running organizations like businesses and the business end of things has been taken over by business people. I’m not convinced that MLB owners are going to kill the golden goose.

]]> By: ksks2 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-45 ksks2 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:15:09 +0000 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-45 I'd be curious to see how the Mariners value their players 1-40. THe contracts get ridiculous because of the relative open market in baseball. The NFL has a system that saves the teams from themselves, they only have to pay 65% of their revenues to players, and can't go over. MLB teams can spend 200% of revenues if they want. There is also the system of slavery, keeping guys at levels far below their value for their first six years, the revenues these guys provide get passed on to the free agents. Torii Hunter is not worth $19m. But that doesn't make it a bad signing. A GM is given a budget, from that budget he looks at the question of can a player improve the team. If he doesn't spend all of his budget, he is foolish. If the Mariners had 5m left at the end of free agency, and they would improve their team by signing linebrink, why would they not do so? I'm pretty much ok with all of these signings. If anybody has questions, every GM in baseball is better than you. I’d be curious to see how the Mariners value their players 1-40.

THe contracts get ridiculous because of the relative open market in baseball. The NFL has a system that saves the teams from themselves, they only have to pay 65% of their revenues to players, and can’t go over. MLB teams can spend 200% of revenues if they want. There is also the system of slavery, keeping guys at levels far below their value for their first six years, the revenues these guys provide get passed on to the free agents.

Torii Hunter is not worth $19m. But that doesn’t make it a bad signing. A GM is given a budget, from that budget he looks at the question of can a player improve the team. If he doesn’t spend all of his budget, he is foolish. If the Mariners had 5m left at the end of free agency, and they would improve their team by signing linebrink, why would they not do so? I’m pretty much ok with all of these signings.

If anybody has questions, every GM in baseball is better than you.

]]> By: brandonwarne52 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-44 brandonwarne52 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:22:45 +0000 http://hardballreview.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/market-realities/#comment-44 You're mixing Chad Cordero and Francisco Cordero in the article... You’re mixing Chad Cordero and Francisco Cordero in the article…

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