NEWSLETTER
It’s now confirmed and real and not going away, so I can share it: The Littlest Girl says her first word now. When I appear in the room or she hears my voice or wants me to wave to her from the front seat of the car … “Da-da!” Although she has been impacted by a rare genetic disorder, that is far from the sum of who she is – she radiates joy more than any of us, and yet she works so hard. I’m just so happy and so proud and so excited for all that she’s done. I want to hold onto this feeling forever.
I've heard that a really rough guideline for what *fans* should *hope* their team spends on payroll is about 50% of team revenue. There's play in there for teams that have really pricey other baseball ops expenses. But it's a rough checkpoint.
So, yeah. Sorry Braves fans. https://t.co/Dynx298xP4
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 28, 2019
All that said, you can see – FROM A PURE RUNNING-IT-AS-A-BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE – why the baseball ops budget has been perceived as tight right now.
The hope, of course, is that revenues take off with the new TV deal, but obviously the perception of the RSN market has soured.
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) February 28, 2019
Real time pic.twitter.com/x8CWmm8yaE
— Eric Jagers (@ericjagers) March 1, 2019
Check out the in-person review of Allen Webster’s outing today at TCR. Webster throwing 98 mph fastballs and 90 mph sliders in friggin’ February. Maximizing his utility to the big league roster suddenly feels important.https://t.co/Q8hj7Tvsg9… pic.twitter.com/7N2mcqo8tR
— Cubs Prospects – Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) March 1, 2019
https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/status/1101471039421321218
The legend lives on. Happy birthday, Harry! pic.twitter.com/TB3gm1NEpL
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) March 1, 2019
He said this on the record. https://t.co/0dSJc3HuBP pic.twitter.com/yUTPrX1g4L
— Write Sox (@WriteSox) March 1, 2019
