Harper and Machado

[Northern Star]

The problem with taking a revenue percentage is the books are private for the most part and the number can be a moving target. If the players want to really make inroads, they need to shorten the pre-arb and arb process to 4 years. That will see a massive influx of free agents in the 24-26 age range and make contracts go bonkers. It will also really pare down the team friendly extensions these young guys sign to lock in a real payday but heavily underpay the kids as they mature

Why would the owners agree to this? The whole point is to have the player under contract for a reasonable amount of time commeasurable to their investment.

[Northern Star]

Talk of the Marlins ticket line reminds me of a guy who was spotted trying to scalp Rays tickets. When the stadium was always 1/3 empty.

[notin]

Now the Giants are in on Harper. This ought to speed tings up...

[Northern Star]

Now the Giants are in on Harper. This ought to speed tings up...

Let's see if they end up bidding against themselves, a la Texas and A-Rod.

[Slasher9]

rumor has it that the Yankees offer to Machado was for $200MM

[moonslav59]

rumor has it that the Yankees offer to Machado was for $200MM

For 8 years? 7?

[Slasher9]

For 8 years? 7?

unclear at this point:

New York has made an offer to Machado for $220 million over seven to eight years, according to baseball analyst and former MLB general manager Jim Duquette.

[moonslav59]

Is Washington's initial offer still on the table?

If yes, why hasn't he taken it already?

[notin]

unclear at this point:

New York has made an offer to Machado for $220 million over seven to eight years, according to baseball analyst and former MLB general manager Jim Duquette.

Ah Jim Duquette. The man who actually made all of the mistakes everyone attributes to Steve Phillips...

[notin]

unclear at this point:

New York has made an offer to Machado for $220 million over seven to eight years, according to baseball analyst and former MLB general manager Jim Duquette.

The rumors were unconfirmed as of yesterday. Has there been a new development since?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pin...voit-prospects

[Bellhorn04]

There's another report floating out there that the White Sox offer to Machado was 8/250 (rather than the 7/175 originally reported).

[Slasher9]

The rumors were unconfirmed as of yesterday. Has there been a new development since?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pin...voit-prospects

i dont think so. i hope he ends up costing them more than $220MM....

[BillyWilliams]

https://www.12up.com/posts/6292572-j...e&view_medium=[mlb]

[jacksonianmarch]

The Yanks may have been in on Machado, but once we inked Lemahieu, our cap number rose past the first lux tax line. Signing Manny or Harper would put us over or dangerously close to that final barrier. I don't think Cashman will ever cross that with the draft penalty attached. I can definitively say we are out on either of them unless we trade off a commensurate contract.

[notin]

So Brett Lawrie, out of baseball sonce 2016, signed a contract before Harper and Machado. How many more names will come of of the recycle bin before these two actually sign somewhere?