Tuesday, March 16, 2004
From Gammons' latest,
Martinez is far more confident of his ability to get Kevin Brown money on the open market than he was last spring. Martinez expects there is nothing that George Steinbrenner would consider more priceless than Pedro in pinstripes just because of what it would set off in Lucchino.
I know this is part of the negotiation process but I want to here again from Pedro that Boy George “..can’t buy my heart!”
As stated previously, if the YES network is NOT part of Cablevision’s basic package, the MFY will have a difficult time breaking even next season. Of course, adding $15 million makes it even tougher. The current payroll break even point is about $185 million. Doug Pappas of Baseball Prospectus estimates the MFY revenue would fall by at least 50% or roughly $29 million if YES is moved to the premium tier. Being the math geek that I am, it would reduce the MFY break even mark to $156 million. The MFY have $167 million already committed to 17 players. An additional $7 million for the other seven players and $15 million would produce a payroll of $189 million or a $33 million loss (assuming the additional tax payment will be offset by additional attendance related revenue). The possible sea of red should make Boy George think twice about another spending spree and decrease Pedro’s leverage with the Sox. The upcoming ruling could be huge for the Sox.
My last analysis of the upcoming free agents, Pedro, will be posted later next week. I apologize for the delay. My weekends have been busy and I have been preparing for my fantasy draft next Monday. BTW, Ed Cossette is a must read today.
Martinez is far more confident of his ability to get Kevin Brown money on the open market than he was last spring. Martinez expects there is nothing that George Steinbrenner would consider more priceless than Pedro in pinstripes just because of what it would set off in Lucchino.
I know this is part of the negotiation process but I want to here again from Pedro that Boy George “..can’t buy my heart!”
As stated previously, if the YES network is NOT part of Cablevision’s basic package, the MFY will have a difficult time breaking even next season. Of course, adding $15 million makes it even tougher. The current payroll break even point is about $185 million. Doug Pappas of Baseball Prospectus estimates the MFY revenue would fall by at least 50% or roughly $29 million if YES is moved to the premium tier. Being the math geek that I am, it would reduce the MFY break even mark to $156 million. The MFY have $167 million already committed to 17 players. An additional $7 million for the other seven players and $15 million would produce a payroll of $189 million or a $33 million loss (assuming the additional tax payment will be offset by additional attendance related revenue). The possible sea of red should make Boy George think twice about another spending spree and decrease Pedro’s leverage with the Sox. The upcoming ruling could be huge for the Sox.
My last analysis of the upcoming free agents, Pedro, will be posted later next week. I apologize for the delay. My weekends have been busy and I have been preparing for my fantasy draft next Monday. BTW, Ed Cossette is a must read today.
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