dougs78
06-20-2002, 09:15 AM
You know, I'm among the first in line to wonder aloud why we can't spend anymore than we do to get a free agent every now and again to help our team. We hear the chorus of how money is tight and we can't afford good players. I am starting to think that the money is not really the problem as much as what we spend it on.
Look at our salary structure. We have 6 players making up 36 million of our 57 million payroll....but look at the contributions these players are making to the effort!!
Frank 9.9
Maggs 6.5
Ray 6.3
Jose 5.0
Royce 4.5
Foulke 4.0
Foulke is actually (at least he should be) the bargain basement of this group, and Magglio certainly is earning every dime of that and then some. But of the others??? Of course I love frank and his hitting over his career certainly has entitled him to those numbers, but man oh man, he sure is not a 10 million hitter this year.
Ray, Jose and Royce are the real tragedies of this group. 16 million to combine to form an average at best defensive group. Look at their combined average which is hovering somewhere around .240 and with an on base % that barely tops .300....
I start to see what Jerry is talking about when he says we can find players like Harris, Graffanino and Crede to do about the same for about 15 million less. Think of spending that 15 million elsewhere.... or even keeeping ray and having 9 million to spend elsewhere...
Anyway, i just need to get some of this stuff out and I'm feeling better already....now if only the sox can somehow find a way to limit the roller coaster that has become this season.
Look at our salary structure. We have 6 players making up 36 million of our 57 million payroll....but look at the contributions these players are making to the effort!!
Frank 9.9
Maggs 6.5
Ray 6.3
Jose 5.0
Royce 4.5
Foulke 4.0
Foulke is actually (at least he should be) the bargain basement of this group, and Magglio certainly is earning every dime of that and then some. But of the others??? Of course I love frank and his hitting over his career certainly has entitled him to those numbers, but man oh man, he sure is not a 10 million hitter this year.
Ray, Jose and Royce are the real tragedies of this group. 16 million to combine to form an average at best defensive group. Look at their combined average which is hovering somewhere around .240 and with an on base % that barely tops .300....
I start to see what Jerry is talking about when he says we can find players like Harris, Graffanino and Crede to do about the same for about 15 million less. Think of spending that 15 million elsewhere.... or even keeeping ray and having 9 million to spend elsewhere...
Anyway, i just need to get some of this stuff out and I'm feeling better already....now if only the sox can somehow find a way to limit the roller coaster that has become this season.