OT: Nats, Wiz, O's, Ravens, Terps, Navy, Gtown, Mystics, Golf, Summer 2024 (Paris Olympics 2024 as well)

[CapitalsCupReality]

Yet they’re only 14th in revenue….

 

[usiel]

And the next thought is "does he end up on the Phillies or the Mets?"


Keep in mind, they're like the 4th or 5th richest owners in baseball. Payrolls in the top 3rd of the league should be expected.

The big concern now though is it's not the same ownership group that it was back then. They got Ted his World Series in DC, and now he's dead. Even before Ted died, they cut payroll by 20M immediately after the WS instead of trying to reinvest and keep things going, and then when that diminished team struggled in the weird, short COVID season they cut payroll by another 25M, and then they blew the team up halfway through the next season. My worry is they opened their pocket books because Ted wanted that one WS before he died, but the next generation doesn't really care about winning. One piece of evidence for this is how they allowing the Nats scouting and development program to languish until they were publicly called out by the Washington Post for having the smallest and most archaic system in the majors. Who needs scouting and development when none of those kids will make it to the big leagues before Ted's in the grave? Maybe Mark cares, but he's now part of a triumvirate that according to Svrluga doesn't see eye-to-eye:


This should've been the winter to start adding in free agency, but they're doing nothing. Only guy they're even rumored to be interested in is Gleyber Torres, who'd just be another "buy low to flip at the deadline" move. Personally, I've got no faith they see the Nats as anything more than an investment property.

I honestly thought this might be the off season that they make a bold move in free agency ala Werth especially for a big bat in the lineup that could protect Woods/Crews and any of the other young position players coming up through the season.

Another interesting thing is the lack of any information regarding the O's new owner and the whole MASN situation this off season.

 

[Ajax1995]

Duke lacrosse accuser admits publicly that she made up story — ESPN

Crystal Mangum, the woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her, has for the first time publicly admitted she made up the story.

apple.news

So gross…

Better 18 years late than never…

 

[Kazer]

And the next thought is "does he end up on the Phillies or the Mets?"


Keep in mind, they're like the 4th or 5th richest owners in baseball. Payrolls in the top 3rd of the league should be expected.

The big concern now though is it's not the same ownership group that it was back then. They got Ted his World Series in DC, and now he's dead. Even before Ted died, they cut payroll by 20M immediately after the WS instead of trying to reinvest and keep things going, and then when that diminished team struggled in the weird, short COVID season they cut payroll by another 25M, and then they blew the team up halfway through the next season. My worry is they opened their pocket books because Ted wanted that one WS before he died, but the next generation doesn't really care about winning. One piece of evidence for this is how they allowing the Nats scouting and development program to languish until they were publicly called out by the Washington Post for having the smallest and most archaic system in the majors. Who needs scouting and development when none of those kids will make it to the big leagues before Ted's in the grave? Maybe Mark cares, but he's now part of a triumvirate that according to Svrluga doesn't see eye-to-eye:


This should've been the winter to start adding in free agency, but they're doing nothing. Only guy they're even rumored to be interested in is Gleyber Torres, who'd just be another "buy low to flip at the deadline" move. Personally, I've got no faith they see the Nats as anything more than an investment property.

To this end, the Nats have bottomed out with missing the playoffs in 2020, 5th worst team in 2021, worst team in '22, rebounding to 71 wins in '23 and then repeating that in '24 with a younger team.

It's time to start supplementing a strong core, headlined by Wood, Crews and supported by Abrams (if he can get his head on straight), Young, Herz, Parker, Irvin, Garcia, Gore, and more in the minors.

The team has also shed an insane amount of payroll. Their current highest paid player not named Strasburg or a deferral payment is Luis Garcia. If management isn't willing to start investing in the team again, then they need to sell. The Nationals make way too much money to manage like the Athletics or Pirates. I'm not asking the Lerners to dip into their multi-billion dollar pockets (although Cohen does). I'm asking them to invest some of the immense revenue they make back into the team.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

To this end, the Nats have bottomed out with missing the playoffs in 2020, 5th worst team in 2021, worst team in '22, rebounding to 71 wins in '23 and then repeating that in '24 with a younger team.

It's time to start supplementing a strong core, headlined by Wood, Crews and supported by Abrams (if he can get his head on straight), Young, Herz, Parker, Irvin, Garcia, Gore, and more in the minors.

The team has also shed an insane amount of payroll. Their current highest paid player not named Strasburg or a deferral payment is Luis Garcia. If management isn't willing to start investing in the team again, then they need to sell. The Nationals make way too much money to manage like the Athletics or Pirates. I'm not asking the Lerners to dip into their multi-billion dollar pockets (although Cohen does). I'm asking them to invest some of the immense revenue they make back into the team.

Their payroll this past season increased 33.1% from the previous year (ChatGPT). Spotrac numbers different (although also showing an increase) but also more broken down so who knows what’s accurate.….

 

[Kalopsia]

Yet they’re only 14th in revenue….

Only 14th in revenue while fielding the 6th worst team in the majors and lighting 70M on fire for Strasburg and Corbin. That’s the problem, this team is a cash cow. They can reliably rake in hundreds of millions every year with no risk by keeping payroll low. The only way they could possibly lose money is by trying to match the top teams at or near the luxury tax threshold.

Their payroll this past season increased 33.1% from the previous year (ChatGPT). Spotrac numbers different (although also showing an increase) but also more broken down so who knows what’s accurate.….

I wouldn’t trust ChatGPT for something like this. Spotrac pegs the increase at around 10M, which coincidentally is about how much Corbin’s base salary jumped in the final year of his deal.

 

[John Price]

heading to army Navy, should be a Good game

 

[John Price]

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

heading to army Navy, should be a Good game

Beat Army.

 

[usiel]

Harper a sweet game versus Seton Hall. He's looking like #2 atm.

 

[AlexModvechkin8]

Beat Army.

Mission accomplished.

 

[usiel]

Hrm... Alonso might be a good pickup for the Nationals.

 

[Ovechkins Wodka]

Hrm... Alonso might be a good pickup for the Nationals.

He's a lot cheaper then Soto.

 

[Ridley Simon]

He's a lot cheaper then Soto.

And a lot worse of a player. Overall.

 

[Random schmoe]

Not to mention, if they sign Alonso for >$50 Million they forfeit their second round pick in the upcoming draft. He's simply not good enough all around for that.