GM: Gonzo a 'monster' at Fenway

I thought they failed to sign the extension because they were going to save cap money by signing him after the season starts.

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the rich get richer and the poor remain in the gutter with their hands held out for luxury tax distributions. it's getting old.

I've never been for a salary cap, but I agree with you. This is getting old. Something needs to be done.

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  12.07 by Slinkton Sr.

I've never been for a salary cap, but I agree with you. This is getting old. Something needs to be done.

Increase the revenue sharing with a floor.

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Originally posted 10:25 AM ET  12.07 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Increase the revenue sharing with a floor.

That is key...you can't give these bottom-dwelling owners money that they just put in their pockets. It should be a requirement that any luxury tax money be spent on payroll, and if there ever is a salary cap, there must be a floor as well.

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Originally posted 10:36 AM ET  12.07 by bruins6988

That is key...you can't give these bottom-dwelling owners money that they just put in their pockets. It should be a requirement that any luxury tax money be spent on payroll, and if there ever is a salary cap, there must be a floor as well.

If nothing else there definately needs to be a floor... hell we saw earlier that even the Pirates are banking...time to make them put that money on the field or sell the team.

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i say put that money on the team and sell the field.

Put the team on the field and sell the money.

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Originally posted 10:45 AM ET  12.07 by AllStarz Ruinating the Nation

Put the team on the field and sell the money.

Or put the field on the money and sell the team..any which way works really

Great trade though.

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Originally posted 10:07 AM ET  12.07 by Slinkton Sr.

I've never been for a salary cap, but I agree with you. This is getting old. Something needs to be done.

In THIS case, I blame San Diego. They had a payroll under 40M and just got rid of their best player...

There's no excuse for that

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Originally posted 11:08 AM ET  12.07 by Jimmer69

In THIS case, I blame San Diego. They had a payroll under 40M and just got rid of their best player...There's no excuse for that

yup.

The dumbass Globe makes it sound like Gonzalez has already played a full season. Delerium reigns supreme in Boston

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Originally posted 10:36 AM ET  12.07 by bruins6988

That is key...you can't give these bottom-dwelling owners money that they just put in their pockets. It should be a requirement that any luxury tax money be spent on payroll, and if there ever is a salary cap, there must be a floor as well.

Agreed. Pirate fans get abused by profiteering ownership every year.

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kinda like me when my uncle frank comes over for thanksgiving.

Just me talkin' here, but amphibians are an underrated choice for dinner

This wont matter in the long run. The Yanks are back, Ganzo may bring them CLOSE to the Yanks now, but its simply a matter of time before Yanks sign Lee and prob another top FA which puts them OVER the top. It'll be last season all over again.

Gonzo might make Boston a little better, assuming that they're losing Beltre. If they have better health this year than that's what's going to make the biggest difference. They already had a good team.

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Please tell me you are not really checking your dipstick as it appears in that picture

what are you saying? Its a plain normal webcam pic. (with my precious trophies in the background ofcourse)

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Originally posted 12:11 PM ET  12.07 by BlazingEnmity

This wont matter in the long run. The Yanks are back, Ganzo may bring them CLOSE to the Yanks now, but its simply a matter of time before Yanks sign Lee and prob another top FA which puts them OVER the top. It'll be last season all over again.

Didn't the Yankees finish in 2nd last year?

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Originally posted 11:08 AM ET  12.07 by Jimmer69

In THIS case, I blame San Diego. They had a payroll under 40M and just got rid of their best player...There's no excuse for that

To be fair even had SD kept Gonzo this year, they were going to lose him next anyway once he hits FA. Even if SD had money, they're not going to be able to outbid Boston. So rather than losing him for nothing, they got 3 good prospects for him. Small consolation for the fans yes, but it's better than nothing.

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Originally posted 12:35 PM ET  12.07 by Cherubim

To be fair even had SD kept Gonzo this year, they were going to lose him next anyway once he hits FA. Even if SD had money, they're not going to be able to outbid Boston. So rather than losing him for nothing, they got 3 good prospects for him. Small consolation for the fans yes, but it's better than nothing.

this is why i don't like the whole idea of free agency. Marvin Miller thinks he should be in the HOF, but the whole screwed-up salary structure in baseball is basically his fault! you might as well say that Scott Boras should be in the HOF, too.

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Originally posted 12:47 PM ET  12.07 by baseball_milf

this is why i don't like the whole idea of free agency. Marvin Miller thinks he should be in the HOF, but the whole screwed-up salary structure in baseball is basically his fault! you might as well say that Scott Boras should be in the HOF, too.

If you look at the inequity prior to FA...that is a very thin argument and/or analogy. The current system might need some tweeking though, but not in favor of the owners.