12-31-2009, 12:37 PM
<!--quoteo(post=73539:date=Dec 31 2009, 10:18 AM:name=BT)-->QUOTE (BT @ Dec 31 2009, 10:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=73533:date=Dec 31 2009, 10:03 AM:name=cherp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cherp @ Dec 31 2009, 10:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=73513:date=Dec 31 2009, 08:24 AM:name=BT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BT @ Dec 31 2009, 08:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Well, the Yankees and even the Red Sox (who spent 30 percent more than the Cubs) aren't really comparable.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even less comparable when you look at what they spend in addition to the major league payroll. I don't think any team spends more than Boston on the draft. And the Yanks regularly are in the top few. I know the Cubs have signed a few guys over slot (Jeff S comes to mind) but not nearly like Boston or NY. That's a key difference. Those teams each get an extra 1st round talent each year by drafting a guy in the 5th round who requires first round money.
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Even Samardizja comes with the caveat that the Cubs didn't have a 2nd, 3rd or 4th round pick that year, so his over slot money came out of the money that would have been spent on those picks.
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Totally forgot about that - so they didn't really get themselves an extra first round talent - they got one with money allocated to it, just in a later round. This is very underrated when people discuss the Red Sox and Yanks payroll. Their minor league systems also spend more than anyone elses on drafting and developing. That's how they bring up young kids, or leverage them for trades.
Even less comparable when you look at what they spend in addition to the major league payroll. I don't think any team spends more than Boston on the draft. And the Yanks regularly are in the top few. I know the Cubs have signed a few guys over slot (Jeff S comes to mind) but not nearly like Boston or NY. That's a key difference. Those teams each get an extra 1st round talent each year by drafting a guy in the 5th round who requires first round money.
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Even Samardizja comes with the caveat that the Cubs didn't have a 2nd, 3rd or 4th round pick that year, so his over slot money came out of the money that would have been spent on those picks.
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Totally forgot about that - so they didn't really get themselves an extra first round talent - they got one with money allocated to it, just in a later round. This is very underrated when people discuss the Red Sox and Yanks payroll. Their minor league systems also spend more than anyone elses on drafting and developing. That's how they bring up young kids, or leverage them for trades.