MLB

[PHATJ]

Gerrit Cole signs 9-year $324MM with the Yankees.

[PHATJ]

In other words, the Yankees will pay him $98,630 PER DAY over the next nine years. Per day. Each and every day. Not week. Not month. Every fucking day. Insane.

[PHATJ]

This will be an albatross deal just like Albert Pujols sooner than later. All it takes is one elbow injury, and shit hits the fan.

[Bammer]

Approx $1M per start.

Jeebus.

[Bammer]

Unreal money for someone who plays in 20% of the games.

[Norah]

worth every penny

[philpritchard]

worth every penny

With a few ugly years at the end, probably.

[Chris_H_2]

worth every penny

except this one

[Electromatic]

Speaking of Pennies, who's going to get Price?

[Peeps]

i do not like baseball

but having said that i am happy that Kurkjian got extended. hearing him laugh when on van pelts show is one of the joys in life

[philpritchard]

Speaking of Pennies, who's going to get Price?

And what will Boston have to pay to get rid of him?

[Bammer]

If you consider a pitcher misses 2-3 starts and averages 7 innings per start, then he’s only playing like 15% of the time. For $36M. Damn.

[philpritchard]

If you consider a pitcher misses 2-3 starts and averages 7 innings per start, then he’s only playing like 15% of the time. For $36M. Damn.

And position players play almost every game but are only involved in 15% of each game.

[Simple Torture]

It's been a busy week:

[Bammer]

If you consider a pitcher misses 2-3 starts and averages 7 innings per start, then he’s only playing like 15% of the time. For $36M. Damn.

And position players play almost every game but are only involved in 15% of each game.

True.

I thought the popularity of baseball was declining. This is crazy.

I have no problem with these salaries (the owners would keep the money otherwise) other than if it prices fans out of attending games.

[philpritchard]

If you consider a pitcher misses 2-3 starts and averages 7 innings per start, then he’s only playing like 15% of the time. For $36M. Damn.

And position players play almost every game but are only involved in 15% of each game.

True.

I thought the popularity of baseball was declining. This is crazy.

I have no problem with these salaries (the owners would keep the money otherwise) other than if it prices fans out of attending games.

MLB makes a ludicrous amount of money off TV contracts. I'm pretty sure they could play in an empty stadium every day and still make enough money to sustain these massive payrolls.

[Electromatic]

Speaking of Pennies, who's going to get Price?

And what will Boston have to pay to get rid of him?

I'm thinking at least 10 million of his deal.

[washing machine]

Anyone want Correa?

[philpritchard]

Speaking of Pennies, who's going to get Price?

And what will Boston have to pay to get rid of him?

I'm thinking at least 10 million of his deal.

Per year? At least.

[Electromatic]

Speaking of Pennies, who's going to get Price?

And what will Boston have to pay to get rid of him?

I'm thinking at least 10 million of his deal.

Per year? At least.

He's got 3 years and 96 million I think left, wow. Maybe they wait until July and hope he has a much improved 2020.