Bellhorn04
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We'll see. Eovaldi is still pretty young, and they obviously have some faith he's a better pitcher now than he ever showed in pinstripes.
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You rate him over Price and Eovaldi in the hope department?
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No matter what the quotes say, I'm reasonably sure Henry is the guy setting the limits. I really don't think Dave has authority to sign Machado and Kimbrel.
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I know you're licking your chops, but you really need to wait until this all shakes out.
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You really think Henry has given Dave carte blanche to spend?
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Because I firmly believe the gain or loss in market value is completely separate from the operating profits. Gain or loss on market value belongs to the owners. That's part of the incentive to buy a sports team in the first place. Capital gains are given preferential tax treatment based on this very principle. You have to encourage investment because of the risks that are entailed. Like them or not, we need rich people to invest. And as you said, players are not going to kick in anything if the market value goes down. It's an amazing thing that the team values continue to rise. It can't go on forever, I don't think. s*** does happen, eventually, it's inevitable.
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Plus they've already invested a vast amount of payroll in this team, so what's a little more.
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We'll all be shocked if DD does nothing further about the pen, but I seriously doubt it's the case.
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I think it was pretty close to what MLBTR predicted he would get. The previous year Scherzer got 7/210 (though some was deferred), and Lester got 6/155. And within days of Price signing, Greinke got 6/206.5 for an AAV of 34.4, about 10% higher than Price's 31.
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As slow as this offseason is, we have found stuff to argue about. I think we are to be commended.
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Let's have a little trust in Dave.
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If the moves had to be made, then we didn't pay too much IMHO. If Price didn't get that deal from us he probably would have gotten it elsewhere.
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You should be talking to John Henry if you want Kimbrel that much.
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Market value gains shouldn't be part of the equation. For one thing, at any point in time they're only estimates. They're not realized until an actual sale take place. The other thing is that ownership should have some reward in return for the risk. I haven't heard complaints from baseball players about ownership trying to hide profits. The complaints all seem to be about the owners not spending the profits.
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We need 700hitter here. He is a tax lawyer.
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That's capital gains. But it's not hidden. I think you're using the wrong terminology when you call it 'hiding'.
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How exactly can they hide profits legally?
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As far as key concepts go, that's a biggie!
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Not only have neither signed, but neither appear anywhere close.
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Heck, we all cross ethical lines in our lives. As accountants we're trained to help our clients pay as little tax as possible while staying within the law. And that is considered to be the right of every taxpayer. What moon's talking about is felony.
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Did the Phillies get that offer to Harper prepared yet?
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That's a rather large difference from committing fraud and tax evasion.
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Here we go!
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Are you saying that most (larger) businesses cheat on their taxes and other filings? That's a really big accusation.
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Artificial is kind of an interesting word. There's nothing legally or financially preventing him from having a $400 million payroll and paying $200 million in taxes or whatever it would be. So technically speaking, yes, there are no limits. By the same token, each one of us here could spend ourselves into bankruptcy if we chose to.
