Codgers wrote:Akira wrote:Warriors wrote:I honestly think if he was pure DH he could play another 4 - 5 years easily. I took more time looking today and saw another player that I liked. I think this will be a very interesting FA as many guys who are asking 20 mil plus have zero offers out on them.
...and the fact that some are compensation eligible.
I wonder if some of these high dollar and/or compensation-eligible guys will end up signing with the WIL instead of us tightfisted PEBA types.
It's interesting about those WIL teams - they are all in pretty massive debt - judging by their cash on hand and their payroll v. budget:
Team / Payroll / Budget / projected balance / Cash
Charleston / 97,190,000 / 66,000,000 /
-22,935,852 /
-29,000,000
Gloucester / 116,294,150 / 65,000,000 /
-31,249,557 /
-17,000,000
Kure / 96,474,150 / 79,000,000 /
-16,704,759 /
-1,000,000
Kuwana / 92,980,000 / 59,000,000 /
-29,448,211 /
-6,500,000
Long Beach / 80,370,000 / 54,000,000 /
-31,630,538 /
-10,000,000
New Jersey / 118,590,000 / 91,000,000 /
-19,202,697 /
-8,000,000
Long Beach / 80,370,000 / 54,000,000 /
-31,630,538 /
-10,000,000
Niihama-shi / 124,024,150 / 124,000,000 /
-12,245,355 /
-4,000,000
Only Manchester shows a positive projected budget - but that's only $364,768 - and they have a negative cash balance (
-430,000).
So, in theory, shouldn't these teams be unable to sign mega-contracts?