Vince Gennaro, the author of Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, provides an interesting economical perspective regarding a trade for Johan Santana and how it would impact the Yankees, Red Sox, or Mets if they made the deal.
In this special article to Yahoo! Sports, Gennaro writes…
“The discussions between the Twins and Mets may hold the most promise. Acquiring Santana and signing him to a long-term deal is economically viable for the Mets because they have a new stadium in the works, their revenue would spike if they reach the postseason and they could remain under the luxury tax threshold. Santana’s potential revenue value to the Mets would average an estimated $40 million per year and would exceed his cost by about $100 million over six years, assuming the Mets can stay under the luxury tax threshold. This justifies the Mets packaging a combination of prospects from the list of Philip Humber, Carlos Gomez, Deolis Guerra, Kevin Mulvey and Fernando Martinez. If three of the five prospects materialize into a number three pitcher in the rotation, a starting outfielder and a solid relief pitcher, then the Twins and the Mets receive about the same value in the trade.”
…none of this is terribly earth-shattering as we know santana makes the most sense for the mets for a variety of reasons, but it’s an interesting article that gives a nice economical break down for all those interested in the dollars and cents of it all, as well as the economic value of some of the prospects invovled in discussions. certainly worth the read..
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…i have a hard time caring about this, though i know i should…i mean, either way, perez and other arbie’s will be on the team next year no matter what happens…the only thing that remains in question is how much money they’ll earn…if i care, it’s from a Camp Happiness point of view…however, i suppose if a player believes he got screwed, it could impact how he performs…
