This is why no one should give this ownership a cent.
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Dodgers with the World Series? Let’s reduce our payroll, that’ll show ‘em.
Glad I live in Portland now, praying for an expansion team and/or a salary cap on baseball.
Unpopular – I don’t have a problem with that.
It doesn’t say the Giants plan on paying nobody and will make no improvements, just means they don’t plan on spending more. I have zero problems with owners trying to get under the tax and reducing spend, if they know their team is not ready to contend, which the Giants are not.
It’s more of a problem when spending is the difference between contending and just maybe making a playoff appearance and you decide to be cheap. So the Athletics, Brewers, Guardians of the world.
And to further add, this is why I think the Giants are more interested in Kim than Adames and even Baggs brings it up, the no QO attachment. With the new regime hopefully they can rebuild the farm much better which was one of many Farhan’s weaknesses.
Getting under the luxury tax makes sense unless the team has a strong chance to contend. Having those penalties will hurt trying to rebuild the farm system, especially if they’re over it for multiple years.
Losing the two picks and money from the international bonus from this year already put a damper on incoming prospects.
So… Posey is now under the same direction Farhan was. Spend just enough to put a mediocre team out that drives revenue, but no more.
This team will be worse than last year. We might not see the playoffs for 10 years.
the problem is the owner Charles Johnson, 2nd worst owner in MLB…….he only cares about making money and pulling the wool over the giants fans eyes (easy to do_)
go look up how much each team made last year, Giants are MINTING MONEY
Hello doomer here.
PBO fired and PBO with no prior experience is hired. GM passed over and leaves to another team that is a perennial contender. Head of analytics leaves and goes to another team. Oh hitting coach gone and goes to another contender to become an offensive coordinator and joins another former Giants hitting coach. Let’s keep the manager that was picked by the guy that was fired. Oh let’s reduce payroll so the Giants board can “break even” and have “payroll flexibility.”
Hope I’m wrong but to quote The mighty CCR: ” I see a bad moon rising… I see trouble on the way.”
Hope Minasian has his Adderall RX filled and is ready to work like a PBO that will get a tenth of the pay, all the blame, and none of the credit if this thing goes off the rails.
Soto dreams are dead
Tempering expectations is probably wise. Farhan got fans excited with his comments about the giants being in on every free agent
“Break even” intensifies
Not getting any of your FA fantssies now.
Bs, we pack that stadium night after night.
Think we would go over if it meant we were able to get Soto (we’re not) and the other FAs are not “good” enough to be a repeater, so it makes sense.
Signing guys like Soto or Adames who have a qualifying offer from their current team means the team signing them also forfeits a draft pick or two. A double whammy. I’d be surprised if the Giants go that route. I feel they should focus on the trade market – something Farhan never really did.
Poverty franchise here we come! Ain’t nothing like it
This has to be done. Paying CBT to finish .500 every year will destroy the future. Have to reset the tax status. Does not make them a pauper.
Looks like another season of 80-84 wins.
They’re basically acknowledging their revenue is coming from TV and not selling tickets – and it tracks with the obvious recession and lessened consumer spending we’re careening towards. The Giants are simply making savvy financial decisions.
Problem is, they’re a sports team with a monopoly on our market. As Posey brilliantly eloquated, “we’re in the memory making business.” Fans don’t benefit from the team saving money. Nobody goes to the ballpark to see a brilliantly managed salary cap. My kids don’t care about a strategy to re-stock the farm system to be ready for 2028.
Play some competitive baseball and make memories for the fans. That’s it.
We already won 3x world series, so going for broke on a strategy that only pays off if we win in 5 years… not terribly exciting, and not gonna sell a lot of tickets.
But they seem cool with that, because they’ll keep printing money while hoping some of our league minimum youngsters play hard enough to please us just enough.
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Dodgers with the World Series? Let’s reduce our payroll, that’ll show ‘em.
Glad I live in Portland now, praying for an expansion team and/or a salary cap on baseball.
Unpopular – I don’t have a problem with that.
It doesn’t say the Giants plan on paying nobody and will make no improvements, just means they don’t plan on spending more. I have zero problems with owners trying to get under the tax and reducing spend, if they know their team is not ready to contend, which the Giants are not.
It’s more of a problem when spending is the difference between contending and just maybe making a playoff appearance and you decide to be cheap. So the Athletics, Brewers, Guardians of the world.
And to further add, this is why I think the Giants are more interested in Kim than Adames and even Baggs brings it up, the no QO attachment. With the new regime hopefully they can rebuild the farm much better which was one of many Farhan’s weaknesses.
Getting under the luxury tax makes sense unless the team has a strong chance to contend. Having those penalties will hurt trying to rebuild the farm system, especially if they’re over it for multiple years.
Losing the two picks and money from the international bonus from this year already put a damper on incoming prospects.
So… Posey is now under the same direction Farhan was. Spend just enough to put a mediocre team out that drives revenue, but no more.
This team will be worse than last year. We might not see the playoffs for 10 years.
the problem is the owner Charles Johnson, 2nd worst owner in MLB…….he only cares about making money and pulling the wool over the giants fans eyes (easy to do_)
go look up how much each team made last year, Giants are MINTING MONEY
Hello doomer here.
PBO fired and PBO with no prior experience is hired.
GM passed over and leaves to another team that is a perennial contender.
Head of analytics leaves and goes to another team.
Oh hitting coach gone and goes to another contender to become an offensive coordinator and joins another former Giants hitting coach.
Let’s keep the manager that was picked by the guy that was fired.
Oh let’s reduce payroll so the Giants board can “break even” and have “payroll flexibility.”
Hope I’m wrong but to quote The mighty CCR: ” I see a bad moon rising… I see trouble on the way.”
Hope Minasian has his Adderall RX filled and is ready to work like a PBO that will get a tenth of the pay, all the blame, and none of the credit if this thing goes off the rails.
Soto dreams are dead
Tempering expectations is probably wise. Farhan got fans excited with his comments about the giants being in on every free agent
“Break even” intensifies
Not getting any of your FA fantssies now.
Bs, we pack that stadium night after night.
Think we would go over if it meant we were able to get Soto (we’re not) and the other FAs are not “good” enough to be a repeater, so it makes sense.
Signing guys like Soto or Adames who have a qualifying offer from their current team means the team signing them also forfeits a draft pick or two. A double whammy. I’d be surprised if the Giants go that route. I feel they should focus on the trade market – something Farhan never really did.
Poverty franchise here we come! Ain’t nothing like it
This has to be done. Paying CBT to finish .500 every year will destroy the future. Have to reset the tax status. Does not make them a pauper.
Looks like another season of 80-84 wins.
They’re basically acknowledging their revenue is coming from TV and not selling tickets – and it tracks with the obvious recession and lessened consumer spending we’re careening towards. The Giants are simply making savvy financial decisions.
Problem is, they’re a sports team with a monopoly on our market. As Posey brilliantly eloquated, “we’re in the memory making business.” Fans don’t benefit from the team saving money. Nobody goes to the ballpark to see a brilliantly managed salary cap. My kids don’t care about a strategy to re-stock the farm system to be ready for 2028.
Play some competitive baseball and make memories for the fans. That’s it.
We already won 3x world series, so going for broke on a strategy that only pays off if we win in 5 years… not terribly exciting, and not gonna sell a lot of tickets.
But they seem cool with that, because they’ll keep printing money while hoping some of our league minimum youngsters play hard enough to please us just enough.
Hiring female coaches?