12-17-2009, 11:27 PM
<!--quoteo(post=72062:date=Dec 17 2009, 01:38 PM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Dec 17 2009, 01:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=72060:date=Dec 17 2009, 04:32 PM:name=MrSheps)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MrSheps @ Dec 17 2009, 04:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->From Sullivan on the 12th:
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->General manager Jim Hendry is suddenly the victim of his team's own largesse and has been ordered to turn off the faucet. Moreover, the Cubs are not accustomed to eating millions.
But the Cubs should have money to spend. They raised ticket prices by an average of $4.82 for next season, according to Team Marketing Report. Assuming they draw at least 3 million in 2010, that's an additional $14,460,000 in their coffers.
The Ricketts family has said all profits will be invested back into the team, which suggests the payroll should rise about 10 percent as well, to around $154 million.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Or they will invest in stadium improvements, or increase the international scouting budget, or build the triangle building, or pay of some debt. There are many ways to invest those proceeds and I'd argue that investing them in player development would be a better solution that spending wildly in free agency. Sullivan is a douche.
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I can get behind player development initiatives, and I don't think all that money should go right into payroll. The Cubs could be run better, no doubt. I don't know, usually when new ownership comes in something is thrown to the fans. Lower beer prices, a ticket price freeze, a major signing... It sounds to me like we're not getting anything that exciting beyond possible ballpark renovations, something we've seen for awhile now. Renovated bathrooms, but the troughs stay...awesome.
I think the Ricketts will get lots of leeway for being Cubs fans, and I like that they are talking about building a ball club the right way. But they aren't baseball minds, and this isn't the first I've heard of the Cubs looking to improve facilities and player development/farm system. I want owners to hire the right people and above all fucking spend. Say what you will about the money the Cubs didn't invest right, and I agree, but it wasn't a coincidence that they won the division twice after finally having a payroll on par with what the team generates. I just want to see that continue.
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->General manager Jim Hendry is suddenly the victim of his team's own largesse and has been ordered to turn off the faucet. Moreover, the Cubs are not accustomed to eating millions.
But the Cubs should have money to spend. They raised ticket prices by an average of $4.82 for next season, according to Team Marketing Report. Assuming they draw at least 3 million in 2010, that's an additional $14,460,000 in their coffers.
The Ricketts family has said all profits will be invested back into the team, which suggests the payroll should rise about 10 percent as well, to around $154 million.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Or they will invest in stadium improvements, or increase the international scouting budget, or build the triangle building, or pay of some debt. There are many ways to invest those proceeds and I'd argue that investing them in player development would be a better solution that spending wildly in free agency. Sullivan is a douche.
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I can get behind player development initiatives, and I don't think all that money should go right into payroll. The Cubs could be run better, no doubt. I don't know, usually when new ownership comes in something is thrown to the fans. Lower beer prices, a ticket price freeze, a major signing... It sounds to me like we're not getting anything that exciting beyond possible ballpark renovations, something we've seen for awhile now. Renovated bathrooms, but the troughs stay...awesome.
I think the Ricketts will get lots of leeway for being Cubs fans, and I like that they are talking about building a ball club the right way. But they aren't baseball minds, and this isn't the first I've heard of the Cubs looking to improve facilities and player development/farm system. I want owners to hire the right people and above all fucking spend. Say what you will about the money the Cubs didn't invest right, and I agree, but it wasn't a coincidence that they won the division twice after finally having a payroll on par with what the team generates. I just want to see that continue.