My point wasnt to compare payrolls with Tampa, my point was that it CAN be done. You can trade some of your major pieces at their peak value AND still be competitive. You just have to have very competent scouts and FO people.

 

For the umpteenth time, why hasn't someone on the Tampa Bay staff been hired away? Apparently too much culture clash and possible computer-sharing down-time taken away from the grey-haired guys upstairs at One Twins Way playing PacMan, Donkey Kong and Pete Rose Baseball on their Atari 2600s and Colecovision.

Edited March 25, 201313 yr by jokin

For the umpteenth time, why hasn't someone on the Tampa Bay staff been hired away? Apparently too much culture clash and possible computer-sharing down-time taken away from the grey-haired guys upstairs at One Twins Way playing PacMan, Donkey Kong and Pete Rose Baseball on their Atari 2600s and Colecovision.

 

So you dont think the Rays have good scouts and FO people?

Do you think that they just luckbox their way into being competitive year in and year out in the same division as the Red Sox and Yankees, on 1/4 to 1/3 of the payroll?

So you dont think the Rays have good scouts and FO people?

Do you think that they just luckbox their way into being competitive year in and year out in the same division as the Red Sox and Yankees, on 1/4 to 1/3 of the payroll?

 

Uhh, are you responding to the wrong person? As my comments indicated, I'm most definitely in your camp on this issue.

Uhh, are you responding to the wrong person? As my comments indicated, I'm most definitely in your camp on this issue.

 

Sorry, I misinterpreted your comment. I thought you meant something like, "if they are so good, why hasnt anyone hired them away........."

My bad.

Who said anything about "only" stocking the farm system? Get better players to improve areas of weakness, by being smart and trading guys at peak value in career years for prospects and/or immediate help***- AND through FA acquisition with all of the supposed new-found, "50% of revenues" and $114M "payroll flexibility" that Target Field afforded them.

 

***See- "Tampa Bay Rays"

 

The Twins had a payroll nearly twice that of the Rays. Your comparison sucks.

 

you are operating completely in hindsight using Young and Liriano as examples. Especially Liriano. He was pegged by many as the playoff ace that the Twins really needed. You don't trade that away when you are trying to advance in the playoffs and the rest of the staff is mostly made up of contact pitchers.