Bleacher Report is reporting that the Red Sox and Chris Sale are getting close on a long term contract extension.
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Bleacher Report is reporting that the Red Sox and Chris Sale are getting close on a long term contract extension.
What a great deal for Sale. Good for him.
Also... :shock:
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:x
He pretty much guaranteed that he'll never be getting any love from Philly fans, ever.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brewers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Brewers </a> will be without Ryan Braun for the two games in Montreal against the Blue Jays. Sounds like he thought he had his passport with him but turns out he didn't. So, couldn't come to Canada.</p>— Tom (@Haudricourt) <a href="https://twitter.com/Haudricourt/status/1110287106159587329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
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by Dayn Perry - CBS Sports
Why have we donned our linen cravats, tailored waistcoats, silk breeches, and stout woolen spatterdashes? We have done so because we are about to Talk Business.
Specifically we're going to provide the URL-clicker with each MLB club's Opening Day payroll for 2019. As a championship flourish, we're also going to rank these clubs according to Opening Day payroll for 2019. In addition to listing each team's payroll for the 40-man roster, we'll also list each team's current estimated payroll for purposes of the competitive balance tax (CBT), informally known as the luxury tax.
The CBT payroll is a different, higher figure because it averages the annual value of long-term contracts even if those contracts include deferred money and also includes things like player benefits costs and salary owed to players no longer on the 40-man. The CBT threshold for 2019 is $206 million, which means the Red Sox, Cubs and Yankees are estimated to be north of that figure to start the season.
https://i.imgur.com/qlmVH2h.png
https://i.imgur.com/HleExpd.png
(Data courtesy of the very excellent Spotrac.com.)
Now watch one of the sub-100 million (opening day payroll) teams win the World Series.
Happy Opening Day, gentlemen.
I should not be saying that because IT'S FUCKING MARCH, but enjoy.
I am in wait and see mode on my Cubs. The White Sox should be much improved.
Until I saw the chart, I didn't realize the Cubbies had been throwing around that much money.
And in this era of revenue sharing, those teams with sub $90 million payrolls should be ashamed of themselves.
Atlanta's @ Philly today. I get to watch the home opener on TV. :woot:
Braves 4
Phillies 10
Rhys Hoskins got a grand slam!
Cubbies! How about those bats! Yowza!
12-4 over the Rangers in Texas. Baez jacks a double ding dong johnson!