Comments on: Report: Yoenis Cespedes may not become a free agent for two months http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/12/report-yoenis-cespedes-may-not-become-a-free-agent-for-two-months/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/12/report-yoenis-cespedes-may-not-become-a-free-agent-for-two-months/comment-page-1/#comment-221905 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:05:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=97749#comment-221905 How about the money unproven owners make? Owners are only the facilitators of the exhibition, yet they make far more than the most talented baseball players.

Ticket prices are determined by the market (i.e. how much people will pay), not by player salaries…if player salaries were cut in 1/2 tomorrow…ticket prices would be unaffected.

]]> By: harleypuppy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/12/report-yoenis-cespedes-may-not-become-a-free-agent-for-two-months/comment-page-1/#comment-221902 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:33:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=97749#comment-221902 He may look like the next coming of Mickey Mantle or Ted Williams to some but the amount of money unproven talent commands is mind boggling working class people have to ask where does it end. Maybe when no one can afford to take their family to a game people will take notice.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/12/report-yoenis-cespedes-may-not-become-a-free-agent-for-two-months/comment-page-1/#comment-221882 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:26:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=97749#comment-221882 It shouldn’t have any effect. There is a very small chance he’ll start next year on an MLB roster and no team that signs him will be banking on him starting the year with the MLB club. The competition he has faced in Cuba is equivalent to low A. He may do well against better competition, but the gap between MLB pitching and the stuff he’s been facing is huge…and it shouldn’t surprise anyone if it takes him at least 1 full year (more likely 2) to make the necessary adjustments to be a viable MLB player.

]]> By: Ari Collins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/12/report-yoenis-cespedes-may-not-become-a-free-agent-for-two-months/comment-page-1/#comment-221874 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:06:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=97749#comment-221874 Good point.

]]> By: sknut http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/12/report-yoenis-cespedes-may-not-become-a-free-agent-for-two-months/comment-page-1/#comment-221869 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:41:57 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=97749#comment-221869 True but it could also birng teams in that lose out on their primary target and are left scrambling for a player.

]]> By: Ari Collins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/12/report-yoenis-cespedes-may-not-become-a-free-agent-for-two-months/comment-page-1/#comment-221868 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:35:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=97749#comment-221868 Would think that would take some teams out of the running, if they feel they can’t pin their hopes on him and then fail to be the high bidder.

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