Non Mets Off Season News

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Edgy MD wrote: yea, too much. banishing a team for having a bad season is fairly harsh If you disagree, that's fine. But pretending you haven't read what I typed is what's maddening. no, I didn't pretend I didn't read it, i dismissed it and stated my opinion that I don't see any benefit to it, and then when pressed I explained why I don't think what you said is a benefit. I don't think we don't use language the same way.

I've suspected as much for years.

Frayed Knot wrote: they're not being denied an open market, they're being denied fair market worth. A free and open market is what determines fair worth. Arbitrary numbers that lay down specific caps & floors, or schemes that fix payrolls to a certain percentage of revenues, are what skew it.

so does revenue sharing, luxury taxes, and a portion of revenue coming from TV contracts. I think salary ranges would, at least for the foreseeable future, result in the players as a whole making more money. But there are clearly other options.

Like maybe putting minor leaguers in the union and actually paying them.

[Frayed Knot]

Pedro Alvarez, one year, Baltimore.

[Edgy MD]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Nobody wants a gamble on Tim Lincecum? Wow, had no idea he was still out there. It all fell apart so fast for him.

Reportedly close to signing with the Angels.