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The Dodgers spent more money on players last year than any team, in any year, in any sport.
Let that sink in.
A lot of stuff has happened since then. Getting rid of some old shit. The above statement is still fact and the results speak for themselves. The rest is noise & rationalization.
I feel so bad for Trout wasting his prime for the Angels. That has got to be no fun.
I feel the same way for Kershaw. He's 28. He will definitely take a hard look at his opt out in 2018 and explore a win now situation. Wouldn't it be prime if a win now team like the Cubs take him?
Friedman talks about the Dodgers player development and the highly rated farm system. Don't believe this. Friedman doesn't, not really. They have a minor league bubble, true.
Imagine you had a printing press. It was guaranteed you could mint money. Wouldn't you be spending that on established stars? Well, prospects and developed prospects are currency too. Yet they are afraid to deal. Tells you something about their faith in their system.
I see my share of college games in the east. I have never seen a Dodgers scout to speak of. Dodgers chase the same stuff as everyone else.
Teams are going to pass on the high school players for the most part this year. The focus is now on proven college players. Dodgers will play in the same sandbox.
There is absolutely nothing different happening with the Dodgers brain trust. There is no original thinking. They are just trying to out quant and gain small edges. There is no brilliance.
Theo Epstein and Maddon were Dodgers most important recent failures and it will affect them for years.
Harpers contract actually ends after this year 2016. He does have 2 years of Salary Arb coming up but lets be honest the Nats have no chance of winning either of those fights and they know it.Quote: