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Padres Owner Moorad would rather not have a salary cap in baseball

XX 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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Does baseball need a salary cap?
Yes, I would love me some salary cap
156 votes
No, I like to think I can out smart people too
64 votes

220 votes | Poll has closed

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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

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by SDPads_1 on Jan 20, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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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by Axion on Jan 21, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions  

and how to throw a punch

damn, i like snickers bars too .. but you are probably right tdk

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by wrveres on Jan 22, 2010 3:35 AM PST up reply actions  

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?

Big kid tested, mother fffffuuuu approved

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.

by strummer on Jan 22, 2010 6:15 AM PST up reply actions  

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.

by Wonko on Jan 23, 2010 6:36 PM PST up reply actions  

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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by Axion on Jan 21, 2010 9:13 AM PST up reply actions  

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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by SDPads_1 on Jan 21, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions  

As a Diamondbacks fan, all I can say to you guys is

y’all better run this clown out of town before he gives 30 mil guaranteed to another Eric Byrnes.

Bring back the Baltimore Chop!

by dima1109 on Jan 21, 2010 3:45 PM PST reply actions  

Amazing....

It turns out the Eric byrnes contract is the only bad contract in the history of MLB.

by field39 on Jan 21, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

see Klesko, Ryan and Nevin, Phil

Moores knew a thing or two about handing out bad contracts.

by Grey Suit on Jan 22, 2010 9:40 AM PST up reply actions  

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