This site gives agent info, how long they have played in the league, contract terms, options, etc. Might come in handy. Just click any team on the left hand side.
Only problem is most of those players on Cleveland are homegrown or traded for as prospects - nearly the same thing. In a couple of years, those players will have outrageous salaries too and several will likely be somewhere else.
Only problem is most of those players on Cleveland are homegrown or traded for as prospects - nearly the same thing. In a couple of years, those players will have outrageous salaries too and several will likely be somewhere else.
Only problem is most of those players on Cleveland are homegrown or traded for as prospects - nearly the same thing. In a couple of years, those players will have outrageous salaries too and several will likely be somewhere else.
I see your point, though.
That's true, but you can't punish them for developing/trading for their own talent. And you're wrong about their salaries becoming outrageous, look at these same player's salaries for the 2008 season: Staff Ace: Sabathia - $9M DH: Hafner - $4.75M Catcher: Martinez - $4.25M SS: Peralta - $2.25M Top OF: $3M 2nd Pitcher: Cliff Lee not signed Total: $23.25M without a 2nd pitcher[/quote]
This is kind of a invalid argument, as the players from Cleveland are mainly still young and have not been free agents yet, where as the Sox and Yanks guys have all gone through their free agent years and received the big contracts.
When these guys have been in the majors 10+ years and have made it through their arbitration years, then we will see what their respective salaries are. I am especially interested in seeing what Vmart and Hafner will fetch on the open market in a few more years.
This is kind of a invalid argument, as the players from Cleveland are mainly still young and have not been free agents yet, where as the Sox and Yanks guys have all gone through their free agent years and received the big contracts. When these guys have been in the majors 10+ years and have made it through their arbitration years, then we will see what their respective salaries are. I am especially interested in seeing what Vmart and Hafner will fetch on the open market in a few more years.
You're missing the entire point. The point is that a team like the Indians can't sign players after arbitration and can't sign starts who come off free agency. That's exactly why they are attempting the much more difficult process of developing/trading for young players and attempting to sign them early.
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by Havok1517 » Thu May 25, 2006 2:53 pm 
