About the Red Sox spending all that money on a guy who's never thrown a pitch in the major leagues? Aren't they trying to "buy" a World Series?
2006-11-15 20:44:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Because there hasn't been any reports of any small market teams actually making a bid on the guy. Lost in all of this is the fact that the Devil Rays (a small market team) made the winning bid on for the rights to negotiate with the one Japanese 3B.
2006-11-16 01:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by sdmf4u2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one, the Red Sox are actually building up their farm system, so its not all about money. Papelbon and Lester and products out of it, they are a lot more where that come from as well, and you will see that in the coming years. The Sox were rated the best draft out of any team in 2006. Rameriz (ROY) and Sanchez in Florida are also products.
So its not like they are just spending money, buying everyone else's talent, they are growing their own.
The nature of blind bidding was the winning bid was going to be insanely high, not enough people realised this. 30mil was not insanely high. If the prediction was 30, most teams would bid 35-40. You would put the yankees on 45-50, so the Red Sox had to go above that. (seems like they didn't have to, but they did not know that at the time)
Its also not like they are buying up huge, they will still have a payroll well less than 150million, probably around 130. which while the second biggest, is not that different than the White Sox, Cubs and other similar market sized teams have.
The bid money will be made up from all the money they are going to make out of Japan anyway.
The problem I think some people had with the Yankees recently about buying a world series, is that they would only add FA players, and trade away their farm system. Look at how they won't let Melkey Cabrera play full time.
Its not entirely hypocritical, but they are doing what the small market teams do. Build a good farm system, and sign a good FA if you are able to. The Sox just have more money to spend, and all the small market teams would do the same if they could, so they cannot complain that much.
I will also refer you to many articles by sports writers calling the Red Sox the jr yankees, for this spending burst.
2006-11-16 06:24:37 · answer #2 · answered by holdon 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Red Sox are making a wise, solid investment in their future. It isn't easy to wrestle those purse strings loose, but God Bless Theo for finally doing it!
As shown by many past teams, the addition of one player alone does not a World Series make. The Sox have a very strong foundation, and some great young players may be just what we need. As for other teams being salty at our opportunity, chances are that is just sour grapes. They would surely jump at the chance if they had been in the same lottery position.
If there is one thing the Red Sox and their rabid fans know, World Series wins are elusive but rewarding. We can wait another 80 years if it means doing it with hard work and dignity. We would just rather not!
2006-11-16 07:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by radlmama 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because The Red Sox aren't evil.
2006-11-16 09:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The small markets are too busy pocketing the luxury tax the Yankees and Red Sox have been paying into.
2006-11-16 06:17:24 · answer #5 · answered by Oz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ozgard must be on drugs if he thinks the luxury tax that teams like the Yankees pay is making a big difference for the small market teams. They can't compete with this, and it's destructive for the game for this to happen.
2006-11-16 09:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The pansy Yankees are the hypocrites, them and their ignorant fans. The Red Sox barely outbid the pansy Yankees! Now what hypocrites??
2006-11-16 10:19:32 · answer #7 · answered by True Blue 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they save all their PISSING and MOANING for ANY move made by the MIGHTY YANKEES!!!!
2006-11-16 08:16:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋