The Oakland Athletics

[707north]

Let's go K.C Beat L.A!!!!

 

[707north]

Oakland has taken over the wild card lead and is in second place now. Here we come for first place Rangers. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[martin_07n]

Unfortunately, the A's need to get by both Texas and Anaheim...i just dont see that happening this year.

Well, they just passed Anaheim.

 

[REACHTMO]

Lovin it!!!!!

So a buddy of mine whose a yankees fan was fact checkin the a's payroll after I was layin into him givin him shit about the sweep, and he enlightend me that Crisp is gettin payed 6 million a year, and reddick is making 485,000 a year. Thats crazy, its a fuckin steal, red is worth a lot more than that. Boston contracts are strange...

 

[Cut-Throat]

^^^ you don't really have a concept of baseball contracts. It's not a Boston thing. He's still on his rookie contract and under team.control.....

 

[REACHTMO]

okay. i still dont get it then. tell me whats good

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

Lol @ Boston contracts are weird.


Damn why didn't you guys get Hanley?!

 

[martin_07n]

Lovin it!!!!!

So a buddy of mine whose a yankees fan was fact checkin the a's payroll after I was layin into him givin him shit about the sweep, and he enlightend me that Crisp is gettin payed 6 million a year, and reddick is making 485,000 a year. Thats crazy, its a fuckin steal, red is worth a lot more than that. Boston contracts are strange...

Reddick is on a rookie cotract and under the A's control until 2016. He'll be a free agent after that... that's when the bids for millions of dollars start.

 

[BROWN GUERRERO]

Don't forget arbitration. That's usually when the trouble begins for teams with no payroll and great young players.

 

[707north]

Oakland Athletics= A team with Confidence

 

[REACHTMO]

alright, so we can pay dude 485,000 a year until 2016?

 

[Cut-Throat]

alright, so we can pay dude 485,000 a year until 2016?

When he becomes eligible for arbitration, if he and the A's can't agree on a base salary, an arbitrator determines what he's worth....

 

[REACHTMO]

fasho makes sense.

So when it comes to coco crisp's contract, arent we paying him what boston was paying him? Doesnt his contract carry over since we traded for him?

 

[Cut-Throat]

Rookies are under team control for 6 years, and their salary goes up a little each year until arbitration hits. After 6 years they sign long term with a team. But these days its becoming more common to see teams sign a player long term before he.hits arbitration. I believe Ryan Howard was the first...

Coco isn't on his.rookie contract anymore, obviously...

 

[REACHTMO]

So when you trade for a guy, what happens to his contract that was with the other team? What happens to any proposed money?

 

[REACHTMO]

My bad if these are retarded questions, I aint know the contract part of the game...

 

[Cut-Throat]

Not all rookies make that money. I believe you have to be on the 40 man roster to get good money... If not you get like 8 bucks a day...

 

[REACHTMO]

I aint talkin about a rookies contract, im talkin about coco crisp's contract. When we got him, wasnt he getting paid what he is now?

 

[Cut-Throat]

Say coco signed a 4 year 20 million dollar deal, making 5 mill a year. If he gets traded after the 2nd year, he is owed 10 mill by his new team. Unless the team he came from offers to pay some of his salary...

 

[Rusto]

I feel bad for Jemile, hes in a major slump. Other than that, this is an amazing run