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Originally Posted by GirlySports
That's just bad GM if 140 million is spent and they still need 3 arms.
Now the farm is totally depleted there really isn't a future.
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There's about 10 teams in and around the Jays payroll. A lot of which are considerably smaller markets. Spending 120-140M on Salary is basically middle of the road next year with anticipated rising player costs. There's basically ten teams above the Jays, 10 teams in and around the Jays, and 10 teams in the abyss (which the the Jays will be back down to in 2018). This 140M they are talking about was what the Jays salary was at the end of the year. They didn't pay out 140M, Rever/Price/Hawkins were pro-rated payouts, but not pro-rated in this 140M amount they are coming up with.
The Jays have the resources/fans/market to remain profitable while being a top 5 team in spending each year. The problem is that when you are owed by a corporation, just being profitable isn't enough. Maximization of profits for return on shareholder investments is the key goal corporately. Doesn't mesh in MLB at all. Rogers aren't putting a dime back into the team. All of the profits go directly to their corporate bottom line and on to the shareholders. You cannot be a successful franchise when this is the case.