Why should the playing feild be leveled?

Question

Why should great franchises be penalized because other teams are not willing
to spend the money on scouts and player development. I say if you are not willing to develop the talent and spend the money necessary to hold on to it you deserve to lose. Teams Like the Yankees have caught a bad rap for being willing to spend the money to keep the talent they have and to upgrade problem positions when necessary . I see no problem with it anyone that does is a hater. Don't blame the Yankees ,Celtics,49ers and Maple Leaves of the world blame your cheapscate owners.

Answer 1

I agree. Owners need to step up and do what they have to do to give their team a chance to win.

Answer 2

First off, you are an idiot.

The Marlins have the smallest payroll in MLB, yet they develope talent much better than almost any other team in MLB. In fact, since the Marlins first became a franchise in 1993 I believe there is only one team with more World Series wins than Florida, and that is the Yankees (though Boston and Florida are tied).

The playing field needs to be leveled because the market sizes are very different for all the different teams. The Yankees play in the nations largest city, which if you cut it in half (to account for Met fans) its still bigger than any other except for LA. Heck, there are enough people in New York, that in one season the Yankees and Mets can sell out every game (easily) without ever having the same person attend a game. How are teams like the Pirates, Marlins, Twins, Royals to compete with that? The market size is not nearly as big, they can't pack the seats every game which means they don't make as much money as other teams and if you don't make as much, you can't spend as much.

Think about the dynasties in any sport, where are they located? Boston, New York, LA, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas...some of the largest markets in the country.

Answer 3

First off, the teams arent penalized for spending money on scouts and coaches, its just the players payroll that gets hit for the luxury tax. That being said the playing field has been leveled and its made baseball much more interesting. Take a look at the Detroit Tigers 4 years ago, losers of 119 games, they get a little extra money in their pockets because of a new set of rules, hire a GM willing to put that money to work and bam! American League champions! The improvement has taken place in every market that isnt trying to move their team (sorry Marlins fans). Santana will be traded, but he'll be traded somewhere willing to return much more than their getting, and which will cost more in the long run.

Answer 4

3 of the 4 communities that made it to the AL & NLchampionship sequence have been residing in the backside 0.33 echelon of team payroll in 2007. Cleveland #23/30 ($sixteen,,673,267), Colorado #25/30 ($fifty 4,424,000) and Arizona #26/30 ($fifty two,067,546). The Yankees, on the different hand, with the optimum payroll, have been eradicated 3 video games to a minimum of one in the 1st around by using Cleveland. The Mets, with the 0.33 optimum, did no longer even make the playoffs. despite if, the purple Sox (#2/30) did sweep Colorada to take the worldwide sequence, this sales cap drivel is nonsense.

Answer 5

You are right; it is not a product of Owners not having money to spend it is a product of Owners not wanting to spend the moeny they are making. They are not willing to reinvest in their own product. The teams that are trading away developed prospects are doing so because they do not want to pay the huge increase in Arbitration or the player is reaching that area of free agency, so they reload on prospects to do the same thing in a few years. Some teams do have a lot more money, that is true but that is because they made smart decision with tv and also they REINVEST in their product...if you throw nine garbage guys out there who is going to want to come see them play?

Answer 6

The problem in baseball is that expansion has watered down the talent pool. The teams with money like the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox (to name a few) are willing to go out pick up free agents to make their teams better. Teams like the Devil Rays, Marlins, and Twins develop their players through the minor leagues and then trade away their best players and prospects for more prospects to get them through a couple more years. Then there is the group, like Baltimore, that go out and get one big name free agent and hope he gets a few more fans in the seats until it's time for him to retire or move on. And then the final group, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who don't do anything.
So in a sense, you have a Class AAAA that is technically a major league team but is in it to develop their good players to send off elsewhere.

Answer 7

I disagree with the "watered-down" theory.

The general population, let alone the number of athletes, has grown at a greater rate than the number of baseball teams. There's a bigger pool to draw from.

Answer 8

I totally agree with you my friend. If you want the best players, you gotta spend some $$$$