Padres Owner Moorad would rather not have a salary cap in baseball
by jbox on Jan 20, 2010 10:58 AM PST
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PrintXX Sports Radio: Jeff Moorad Interview (MP3) Part 4 with Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton
- Aaron Cunningham is apparently a pretty good ball player. Moorad remembers Billy Beane being very fond of him. He adds depth to the outfield, but Moorad isn't sure if he'll be on the Major League Club this season.
- Moorad imagines that the 25 man roster will likely be largely set before Spring Training. There will be some flexibility in the starting rotation. The bullpen comes back intact. 20 spots are set and the last 5 are up for competition.
- Moorad thinks Chris Young will certainly start the rotation. Kevin Correia will be next. Mat Latos and Clayton Richards will be significant. The rest of the rotation will come together during Spring.
- Probably not going to repeat the $5 for 5 this year. They are going to lower food and parking prices.
- Afternoon games will begin at 3:30pm.
- "I"m not so sure salary caps make sense in baseball." Moorad would rather not have a cap and would rather out smart their competition. Large market clubs make mistakes and clog up their roster.
- "I'm a big football fan too. The Charger loss hurt me too."
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by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Jan 20, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Hoooooooooooooo!
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by thenerdhater on Jan 20, 2010 12:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
as awesome
as that deal was you couldn’t expect them to bring it back. that was previous mgmt idea i think.
by schwing and a miss on Jan 20, 2010 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
As much as I loved the 5-for-5...
it did have sort of a “minor league” feel to it.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jan 20, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
i hope this is true ..
Moorad thinks Chris Young will certainly start the rotation. Kevin Correia will be next. Mat Latos and Clayton Richards will be significant. The rest of the rotation will come together during Spring.
there was some talk of bringing in a starter, but we have so many of Alderson’s pitchability projects almost ready, let’s see what they can do .. toss em at the wall and see if something sticks kind of thing..
I fear that as we get closer to spring training, their will be a bunch of free agent scrubs sitting out there cheaply, and the friars will sign one of them, and block the prospects.
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by wrveres on Jan 21, 2010 1:56 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I don't get why you're so against bringing in a veteran starter
Our rotation could potentially be a disaster at this point.
CY — We’re relying on a guy who hasn’t pitched since June 14th and has made 32 starts in the past two years combined to be our ace.
Correia — Love him. But let’s also recognize that before last year he never had more than 19 starts in a season. Hope he can duplicate what he did last year.
Latos — Huge potential. But still a big question mark.
Richards — Hopefully he can be steady like he was last year. But this is only his second full season as a starter.
???? — Five hole is completely open.
I wouldn’t bet a Snickers bar that we’ll end the season with even 3 of the 4 guys mentioned still healthy and pitching. There are going to be plenty of opportunities for the young pitchers to get their chances. I think a veteran pitcher would be a valuable addition to stabilize this rotation.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jan 21, 2010 7:41 AM PST up reply actions
I agree
We’re going to need another tire somewhere. I also don’t like the idea of CY being our veteran. He’s going to teach all the young guys to be dicks.
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
I suspect that Moorad
doesn’t want a cap because it would most likely include a “minimum payroll” also.
Moorad doesn’t want to be forced by MLB to spend more money.
by strummer on Jan 21, 2010 6:02 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
do you honestly believe that?
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by CurbEnthusiasm on Jan 21, 2010 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
A cap would do two things
It would eliminate the luxury tax
And it would put in place a minimum payroll.
I can easily see Moorad (and other small payroll teams) being against it.
I agree with you...
That’s the reason the smaller market teams haven’t pushed for a salary cap. They know the bigger teams aren’t going to agree to a cap without a floor. Same with the players union… they’ll make sure the pool of money for the players isn’t going to shrink.
by theodore donald kerabatsos on Jan 22, 2010 7:53 AM PST up reply actions
Yup
In the NFL the TV contracts helped all the teams cover the minimum payroll requirements and now helps them all spend to the cap. The MLB only shares TV money from the playoffs and, unlike the NBA, that will never be enough to help the small markets spend to the minimum.
I'm the first person to admit that I'm wrong about a lot of things, but I'm going to be the last person to admit I'm wrong about what we're currently talking about.
Hacksaw gave me the impression that no Padres fans were calling in
what this interview advertised at all on the radio?
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by Duke Street Kings on Jan 21, 2010 8:26 AM PST reply actions
Did it make you want to call?
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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play
yeah i would've tried calling if I listened to the station & lived in SD
besides Ted Leonsis of the Wash. Caps, you dont hear many owners of major league teams going on the air and answering fan calls. pretty brave.
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by Duke Street Kings on Jan 21, 2010 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
you don’t see many owners agreeing to meet angry fans in his office either.
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