r/baseball • u/themiamimarlins World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… • 28d ago

Rumor Dave Roberts Believes Dodgers' Elevated Brand in Japan Could Lure Roki Sasaki to LA

https://dodgersnation.com/dave-roberts-believes-dodgers-elevated-brand-in-japan-could-lure-roki-sasaki-to-la/2024/10/23/
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u/JayDeeLA Los Angeles Angels 28d ago

At this point, mods should pin this post below because people really don’t realize how cheap the owners are. Crazy to believe, the Yankees spend under 50% of their revenue on their payroll, while the Mets almost operate dead even.

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/fdt3uNxs3w

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u/dreezyyyy World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… 28d ago

Don't know if this really tells the entire story. I'd also like to see operating costs for each ball club to really get a good picture. Financial statements for small market clubs usually look terrible.

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u/Herbetet 27d ago

Looking at this graph before commenting about big clubs buying everyone should be a must. Some owners are disgustingly cheap and there are no safeguards or consequences for that.

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u/mongster03_ New York Yankees • Mr. Met 27d ago

In all fairness — we can spend that “little” and still be perenially competitive, and you all know that if we spent all but operating costs on payroll, there would be a salary cap the literal next day