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Originally Posted by bluejays
Well, I admit I have egg on my face. It was always a possibility this would be the case but as the season wore on and their losses at seasons end, I’m utterly shocked Shapiro was able to pull this off. There is no excuse to this situation. Total guess is they have major major plans that they sold the board on for him doing the work on. The major free agents have all the clout now in the world because they know he has to succeed.
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Yeah. I mean, the Rogers board can figure out $/win as well - you have to think they're unhappy given how much money they're spending on this. I don't think almost getting Soto is enough this year - and all those expensive premium seats they just put in are going to be harder to sell as well. But I think the big test will be Sportsnet/cable subscriptions - baseball is their strategy to keep sports fans paying year round. If people stop that sub the strategic rationale for a big payroll goes away - and I think they'll try new management before they give up.