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Pumpsie Green
4:25
In hindsight, was last year's slow FA market simply all about too many sellers (Miami, Tampa, Detroit) and not enough buyers (LA, SF, NYY all under the threshold)? In a 30-team league, just a few extra teams than normal, one way or the other, can really swing the pendulum.
Jeffrey Todd
4:26
I agree that some funky market factors can sway things quite a bit. But we are probably also seeing more rational ownership responding to a situation where younger and younger players make up more and more of the productive class of the playing population.
Past a diving Jeter
4:27
Doesn't it seem like almost every MLB team would have traded int'l bonus money for Barraclaugh?
Jeffrey Todd
4:28
Could be the shoulder injury is not looking so good. Or maybe the Nats just had more money left to offer up than the other teams that were barred from spending it. Not sure, but seems a worthwhile move for DC.
Trevor
4:29
How does the new posting system work since kikuchi got posted? or asked to be posted i can't remember?
Jeffrey Todd
4:29
Max of $20MM, and any team that is willing to pay the max fee can negotiate with the player.
That's a $20MM transfer fee. So, in the case of Ohtani, the team got all that and he got a de minimus signing bonus.
4:30
Kikuchi will likely end up getting more than that, with his team also pocketing $20MM.
Front Offices
4:30
Will there ever be a deferred contract bubble where teams are stuck paying too many players from years ago
Jeffrey Todd
4:31
In most cases, I think teams view it like any other financing situation. There's no reason to think, for instance, that the Nats ownership group is financially illiterate.
Okay all, I need to get on outta here. Thanks for the chat!!!
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