JCProdigy
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Re: The luxury tax. It's suppose to be punitive. It was set up to be so against the likes of the NYY, Sox, LAD etc. Whether fans like it or not, no team is going to stay over it for as long as the Yanks were during the 2000s because owners love turning the biggest profit imaginable. George was nutso and kinda a glimpse into how a fan would be if he owned a MLB team. "Winning is next to breathing". Hal, etc. are much more financially conscience and him and Cashman are definitely much more risk averse, especially after the A-Rod and Ellsbury contracts.
Still going over the threshold is cyclical as it seems going forward, teams will go over and then get back under. The question is when to go over and on whom do you do it for? The Red Sox signed JD Martinez last winter for 5 years at 22 mil/year. That sent them over the tax threshold and they gladly paid the 12 mil in tax as he was a main cog in getting them 108 wins and a WS championship. They will remain the main contenders for the WS the next few years and then they will do as NYY and LAD have done and reset the payroll again. The Yanks as well gladly stayed over the threshold in the winter of 08-09 when they signed CC, Burnett, and Tex. It brought them a WS ring and then they subsequently paid for it.
After Sonny is traded. If they take no money back in the trade then they'll have approx 17 mil to spend before the threshold. They still need two more relievers and a Didi replacement.
Pretty good article from SI:
The MLB luxury tax penalty is grossly exaggerated by executives
Still going over the threshold is cyclical as it seems going forward, teams will go over and then get back under. The question is when to go over and on whom do you do it for? The Red Sox signed JD Martinez last winter for 5 years at 22 mil/year. That sent them over the tax threshold and they gladly paid the 12 mil in tax as he was a main cog in getting them 108 wins and a WS championship. They will remain the main contenders for the WS the next few years and then they will do as NYY and LAD have done and reset the payroll again. The Yanks as well gladly stayed over the threshold in the winter of 08-09 when they signed CC, Burnett, and Tex. It brought them a WS ring and then they subsequently paid for it.
After Sonny is traded. If they take no money back in the trade then they'll have approx 17 mil to spend before the threshold. They still need two more relievers and a Didi replacement.
Pretty good article from SI:
The MLB luxury tax penalty is grossly exaggerated by executives