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Blue_true

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14. It is insane to pay one player that much.

Reply to StevieM (Reply #13)

Tue Feb 19, 2019, 10:30 PM

Feb 2019

The New England Patriots and San Antonio Spurs should be models. Both have coaching legends, neither have anything close to the highest paid player at ANY position. Yet, year in and year out, they are among the last standing and almost always make the modern era (salary cap era) playoffs.

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Machado to the Padres. [View all] kairos12 Feb 2019 OP

Good. As far away from Boston as possible. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2019 #1

That's why Padres are dead last in the NL The Truth Is Here Feb 2019 #2

This CanonRay Feb 2019 #4

The Padres suck.... sdfernando Feb 2019 #6

Quite surprised by this underpants Feb 2019 #3

They have a crazy good farm system. Bleacher Creature Feb 2019 #9

Ok. Didn't know that. underpants Feb 2019 #10

Better than where the Astros were IMO. StevieM Feb 2019 #12

What are they giving him? Ohiogal Feb 2019 #5

$300 mil. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2019 #8

Wow, I thought that Harper would sign first. Bleacher Creature Feb 2019 #7

I'm hearing the Phillies underpants Feb 2019 #11

He can beat that easily. StevieM Feb 2019 #13

It is insane to pay one player that much. Blue_true Feb 2019 #14