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Why do US sports use trades as player transactions instead of $$$?
Posted on 6/14/13 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 6/14/13 at 4:52 pm
Did it just evolve that way?
Or is it because we're talking 30 or so teams max per sport rather than a couple hundred?
And I know some of the transaction can sometimes include some cash, etc, but generally its player for player(s).
Or is it because we're talking 30 or so teams max per sport rather than a couple hundred?
And I know some of the transaction can sometimes include some cash, etc, but generally its player for player(s).
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Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:00 pm to Tigerstark
i really think some sports, namely baseball, would benefit greatly from a transfer system
Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:05 pm to Tigerstark
b/c its the franchise system same reason relegation won't work
Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:23 pm to SlowFlowPro
Yeah, so if the Yankees wanted Giancarlo Stanton they could just throw the Marlins $40 million or so to fund their payroll for the next three years.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:36 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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b/c its the franchise system same reason relegation won't work
pretty much this. In Europe, clubs are independent of any league, even if they have played in the same one for decades.
Here we basically have 32 different office branches of the NFL in various cities.
Although I do think in time a relegation system could work here, but even then MLS would probably end up buying the NASL and creating a mirage type of relegation and promotion to appease the public/FIFA
Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:42 pm to Tigerstark
Also I think a reason is that there aren't as many players at the top level and in soccer there are more people with a certain skillset that a team could get, rather than there only being a couple running QBs in the NFL.
idk if that makes sense because it was kinda hard to put into words...
idk if that makes sense because it was kinda hard to put into words...
Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:48 pm to svb
That has a lot to do with the aforementioned league size. I mean, there are only 450 active NBA players. Compare that to the number of players in just the top few soccer leagues in the world.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:52 pm to hendersonshands
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Yeah, so if the Yankees wanted Giancarlo Stanton they could just throw the Marlins $40 million or so to fund their payroll for the next three years.
exactly. a much more equitable (and risk-averse) deal than sending minor league prospects
Posted on 6/14/13 at 5:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
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exactly. a much more equitable (and risk-averse) deal than sending minor league prospects
Loria would just pocket the money
You can sell players in baseball, it's just rarely done because of the backlash. Remember, Babe Ruth was sold, not traded.
Posted on 6/14/13 at 6:03 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Loria would just pocket the money
and? i don't care what his goals are
and he'd have incentives to keep drafting/signing badass young players to sell later on
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You can sell players in baseball, it's just rarely done because of the backlash. Remember, Babe Ruth was sold, not traded.
the CBA is a bit different than the wild west of the early 20th century. i think you can exchange cash, but it's a low amount
in the NBA it's around $3M (that's what it was in the old CBA). tha's nothing
Posted on 6/15/13 at 8:14 am to Tigerstark
I think transfer/posting fees are used when an MLB team wants to sign a Japanese player under contract. It probably has something to do with the terms of the CBA.
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