CBT Threshold or De facto Salary Cap

January 27, 2021

There has been a lot of chatter about the cool reception the current group of FA’s are receiving.  DJLM got $90MM, but he is going to be spreading that over 6 years for a team favorable AAV.  George Springer turned a small bidding war between the two teams that figured to spend (Mets and Jays) into a Toronto overspend of 5 years $150MM.  That was about $25MM more than the…

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2021 Hot Stove League ???

December 28, 2020

Editorial Comment – This post was written prior to the Blake Snell acquisition by the Padres. The longer this offseason goes without much movement, the more likely AF is going to get involved. The number of teams that want to jettison payroll is growing  and is undoubtedly going to pique the interest of teams like LAD.  While it will stress out fans who continually want to see something happen to…

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I Refuse To Yield To No Team

December 11, 2019

All off-season I have hoped the Dodgers would go BOLD.  Of course I was disappointed.  I thought this would be the year.  But unlike some here, I am not about to concede the WS to NYY (or LAA) this year or any time in the future.  NYY CBT is already at $245,341,667 with holes still to fill.  $2.5MM more in spending and they exceed the top penalty.  The tax is…

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