Comments on: Note: MLB.com Pays Money

By: Ken Dynamo

Ken Dynamo — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:36:36 +0000

it sounds like he’s implying it, but im sure mat, or at least buster olney, was saying that each team gets $30 mil a year total from revenue sharing, a big reason the number is so big is because mlb.com has been such a huge success for them.

theres no way mlb.com makes that much money.

but in any event, just cause a team, or any employer has money doesnt mean they have to spend it on people. they’ll only spend as much as they have to and they whack the profits back up to the owners.

By: lawgotham

lawgotham — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:35:38 +0000

Okay, i’m not an accountant, but where is 900 million dollars a year coming from?

By: icedrake523

icedrake523 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:38:21 +0000

Let’s not forget that not all the money a team makes goes to player’s salary. Think of all the vendors at the stadium, maintaining it, the scouts, minor league workers, etc.

By: metsdude13

metsdude13 — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:59:52 +0000

Sadly, I feel that Matt’s inexperience in this field is starting to catch up a little with hiim now. He’s just playing into the NY tabloid media’s obsession with the NY Yankees. Almost all of the stuff in these post’s are just rumors about the Yankees generated because people care more about the Yankees than the Mets, and Matt is playing into that. At least limit it to one Arod post a day – three or four is just absurd considering there is no more happening with him than any other free agent. If we are going to randomly speculate on players who may or may not go to the Mets, we should focus on all players – not just one.

By: VCarver

VCarver — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:33:43 +0000

I believe of the money they contribute, the percentage they keep is the same or LOWER than for other teams. That’s because teams in the lower income bracket get monies from an additional pool of revenues.

By: HeBeGB

HeBeGB — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:19:33 +0000

yeah, that has to be wrong…there’s no way the website generates $900 million in PROFITS!

I suspect that $30 million per team number is the TOTAL distribution of all MLB profits (TV contracts, licensing, etc), not just the website.

By: Hit The Weights Zeile

Hit The Weights Zeile — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:18:31 +0000

its october 31st, no one can sign with another team, the GMs meeting hasnt taken place nor have the winter meetings. Theres not much to talk about other than the obvious FA news like arod, or schilling. posada happens to be a player in a “position of need” for us and is a FA so news on him is relevant as it will effect other FA catchers. Same goes for mariano, alot of people want cordero, well dont you think corderos agent wants to know how much rivera gets b4 he has his client sign somewhere, if we want cordero his price will be connected to rivera. if someone is a free agent its relative. I understand not liking yankee players and not wanting to read about them bc i agree i would never want them on my team and have to root for them but its just the way it is this year.

By: gowrightgo

gowrightgo — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:15:17 +0000

Agreed on the percieved interest in specifically AROD. his threads do generate plenty of discussion and debate. And I like you have spent alot more time lately posting than I did in the 2 weeks prior to Arod opting out.

That said, it would be nice to spread it around a bit. 3-4 posts a day on AROD is overkill. No new news is actually coming about. Just additional writers are posting their columns on it and we discuss it again and again.

By: Ceetar

Ceetar — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:10:13 +0000

This is more than the Florida franchises spend on payroll..I’m all for a salary cap, particularly one that includes a minimum(although just 8 years ago no taem had a 100mill pay roll, which is crazy how much money they must’ve been making. No wonder the Players went on strike in ’94)

By: Hit The Weights Zeile

Hit The Weights Zeile — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:09:11 +0000

thats true, but is it safe to say the % we keep is larger than most teams?