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Old 10-03-2005, 09:35 AM
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Originally posted by BaptistInCrisis
You don't "lock" ballplayers into long term contracts until they have proved themselves. Seattle is a mid-market team. They could not afford the salaries.
But when they prove themselves, you can no longer afford them, hence your chances of winning diminishes. The only option for mid market teams is to identify talent early, and lock them in to long term contracts. But that's if they are serious of winning giving their constraints.
I think A. Rod came into the league just out of high school. Heck, they should have signed him to a 15 yr 30 million dollar deal. Any high school kid would have gobbled that up.
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