Good for the players. I just shake my head. It doesn’t seem sustainable.
DeGrom - extensive injury history…. 5 years, $185M. WHAT?!
Judge - God bless him, wonderful guy, but sluggers ALWAYS break down in their 30s
Bogaerts - he’ll be a 40 years old SS making $25M. WHAT?!
Trea Turner - nice player, but 11 years, $300M. WHAT?!
I guess that’s the price of admission these days. Mostly I’m jealous that my Indians could never hope to be involved in any of these mega deals.
I don't see how any of these guys can be taking money out annually. It must all be in the hopes of a big capital gain at the end? It's very hard to find actual numbers because the only ones who publish anything are the Packers...and the cost basis there is a different animal than recent deals.
You can click into each team to get revenue and income.
Link: Forbes MLB Team Valuations
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