Observation on trading High $$$ Free Agents w/ new Cap Rule
Aug 7, 2018 13:01:59 GMT -5
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Post by Moorestown Big Dogs on Aug 7, 2018 13:01:59 GMT -5
I was just taking a look at how trading big contracts would be effected by the Cap Rule for 2019 and the future. Specifically, trades before the trade deadline of expiring deals (Bryce Harper on my team for example).
There is only 1 team that has a winning record who could add Mike Trout and stay under the $200 threshold, and only 2 winning teams could take on the Bryce Harper contract.
If we look at all high end contracts, there are the two above, plus Kershaw could only go to 1 team, and only 4 teams that could take on Upton, Machado, Bumgarner, Stanton, Sale, Greinke, Strasburg, Tanaka, Lester, McCutchen, Chapman or Goldschmidt. On the other hand, only 1 of these players is on a team with a losing record, so maybe none of them are likely to be on the block anyway.
I think it will be interesting to see if any of the teams that have cleared a lot of Cap Space for future years as they rebuild will be wary of spending $40+ on any one player since they will be tough to trade.
On another Cap Space note, we have collectively spent $109 on Buy outs, or about $7 per team.
There is only 1 team that has a winning record who could add Mike Trout and stay under the $200 threshold, and only 2 winning teams could take on the Bryce Harper contract.
If we look at all high end contracts, there are the two above, plus Kershaw could only go to 1 team, and only 4 teams that could take on Upton, Machado, Bumgarner, Stanton, Sale, Greinke, Strasburg, Tanaka, Lester, McCutchen, Chapman or Goldschmidt. On the other hand, only 1 of these players is on a team with a losing record, so maybe none of them are likely to be on the block anyway.
I think it will be interesting to see if any of the teams that have cleared a lot of Cap Space for future years as they rebuild will be wary of spending $40+ on any one player since they will be tough to trade.
On another Cap Space note, we have collectively spent $109 on Buy outs, or about $7 per team.