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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Why do they need a cap? They have different teams win the world series every year. They have new teams in the playoffs ever year. A team like Detroit can go from losing 100+ games to the World Series in a couple of seasons. Teams that spend money foolishly get punished severely like Baltimore and Texas. Teams that draft well and scout well succeed. There's nothing wrong with the baseball system at all.
Baseball fans are dedicated. They will watch religiously which brings in all the money.
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Since 1994, the Yankees have been 1 of 4 teams from the AL to make the playoffs. Money might not buy you a WS Ring as evidenced in short series, but it will buy you that shot to keep going back to the playoffs each and every year.
The Oakland A's will tell you another story about that. How they've had to trade away all their quality picks/aquistions because they cannot afford to keep the ones who've had success.
The Yankees in particular, their minor league system couldn't produce a thing until Cano came up for a good number of years, and that is only because Brian Cashman, after being the Yanks GM for a couple years *finally* realized that it is better to invest money in Draft picks than constantly overpay for tons of free agents - and George told him that yes, he in fact did have a 'budget'. But they still made the playoffs, inspite of not producing anything of value from their system. Hell, one of the guys they traded for Abreu was a below money slot pick. I mean the Yankees of all people cheaping out on picks?
No Girlysports, you are just plain wrong on this. Money trumps all in baseball - it covers up mistakes - Pavano anyone? That Japanese guy they paid 10 million a season (25 millionish posting fee + 5 per year), whose name I forget? Giambi being one of the highest paid free agents in baseball who is producing at well below what is expected of him? The Jays couldn't afford to make crippling decisions like that. It gets you to the playoffs and makes you win - a combination of the 2 makes you unstoppable, which you will see in a few years once the Yankees young pitchers develop and they add a few more big name free agents.
Anyways, Detroit spent the money and had a combination of good, young talent, which they paid significantly overslot money for. Something which the Jays *cannot* or do not do, because they are in Selig's pocket.