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Outlaws12
Good move by the Nats
Outlaws12
Said nobody…..
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First time I’ve ever posted something but I finally had to say something about this. Man you got to love Ilitch…. I wish all sports owners where like him! I’ve always thought to my self for the longest time MLB needs more of a minimum salary than a salary cap cause its proven you can spend all you want and still doesn’t guaranty you will win period! I would say there are a hand full of owners that basically just love collecting that check and that’s the main goal yes of course they are never going to say it but when do you think MLB will step in or even ever do something with these salary’s going the way they are this is crazy! I know there are people out there that would buy a baseball team in a heart beat (Mark Cuban) just to mention one would spend and do way better of a job than at least 4 or 5 team owners its just getting so hard to be a fan of a low market MLB team just my 2 cents………
Mr Pike
So. Ilitch asked for a number from Boras, got it, and when Ilitch agreed to it Boras asked for more. Then Boras used the offer as a floor in negotiating with other teams.
The link between Boras and Illitch is broken.
homeparkdc
Not to be forgotten — at some point in the talks, it was decided to buy insurance coverage for Scherzer’s 2014 season. Ken Rosenthal reported: “The policy, Scherzer said, would have provided him with $40 million tax-free if he suffered any type of injury that prevented him from receiving an offer below the Tigers’ original $144 million proposal. Scherzer was covered if he injured his shoulder. He was covered if he required Tommy John surgery on his elbow. He was covered for every possible injury under a policy that he said cost him $750,000.”