Comments on: Baseball America tells the Jairo Beras story http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/baseball-america-tells-the-jairo-beras-story/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 19:46:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/baseball-america-tells-the-jairo-beras-story/comment-page-1/#comment-351666 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:53:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=194807#comment-351666

So explain this to me…there’s no cap in baseball, but now there’s a cap on int’l spending. How on Earth does this make sense to anyone??

Yes, it makes perfect sense because no salary cap = rising salaries for players who are in the MLBPA and make up 50% of the people who have to agree to the CBA. Int’l players and US players subject to the draft aren’t in the MLBPA, and owners don’t care about them either. So neither one cares if the draftees get screwed.

]]> By: angrycorgi http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/baseball-america-tells-the-jairo-beras-story/comment-page-1/#comment-351550 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:19:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=194807#comment-351550 This is only a big deal because the yankees organization is butt-hurt that their plans to bag him on the cheap on July 2nd didn’t pan out. They generally don’t like risking $$$ on undeveloped players and would rather spend all their cash on veterans developed by other teams. They are fine with paying part-time scouts all over the planet, but they have a fear of dumping a load of cash on one spin of the wheel. The twisted part of the new international cap is that now teams (now limited to their financial investment ability internationally) will now have to partly rely on their clout/success to lure in international players. This is something the yankees and other big-market teams are counting on. You’ve got people saying this will stem the tide of corruption in latin america, but the reality is that behind the scenes, the big-boys are pulling the strings to close the competitive loopholes that exist. Now a small market team can’t invest in scouting and gamble on young talent. Instead they will be forced to fight financially with the big-market teams in FA where they have no chance. Just the way the yankees and others want it.

So explain this to me…there’s no cap in baseball, but now there’s a cap on int’l spending. How on Earth does this make sense to anyone??

]]> By: billymc75 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/21/baseball-america-tells-the-jairo-beras-story/comment-page-1/#comment-351499 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:12:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=194807#comment-351499 Clubs are mostly unhappy cause the Rangers have yet another awesome prospect !

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