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Originally Posted by sedated
^^^Gordon is 32, not 35.
Zobrist was the 35 year old.
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Oops, you are correct. But the point still applies.
Tmw4h5 can bluster all he wants about big market advantages over small market teams being "bullshit", but when one team gets $250 million per year from their local TV contract and another team gets $20 million, it's not bullshit. It's reality.
That being said,
it's also not an excuse for failure. Big market teams have shown a propensity for recklessly spending money and seriously underperforming their payrolls. I'd much rather have a small market team with a smart GM like Dayton Moore than a big market team with a lunkhead for a GM. The Yankees, Dodgers and Angels haven't accomplished anything with their massive payrolls. That's because they are the teams who sign the aging superstars to hundred million dollar contracts. If Alex Gordon winds up going that route, I say more power to him, and kudos to the Royals for making a smart business decision to let him go.