81 homes games, mlb.tv, and local media markets

Mar 19, 2019
10:09:03am

BYUheaven All-American

Content is king.....although baseball does not do well on the national scene the money for them is in the local markets and 162 games.

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BYUheaven

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IF this is finalized I will be a very happy Angels Fan.

Adrielle Lone Biker of the Apocalypse

3/19/19 9:56am

You love being mediocre? Ok

pink22

3/19/19 9:57am

He's the best player in baseball. Where would they be without him?

Dynasty1

3/19/19 9:59am

For that money you could get 3 really good players. One player giant contracts

pink22

3/19/19 10:09am

In general I agree with you although I think Trout may be an exception with how

Dynasty1

3/19/19 10:11am

Tickets and merchandise. That's the reason. Winning?? Meh.

pink22

3/19/19 10:16am

There's no salary cap in baseball so if a franchise is making a lot of $ off of

Dynasty1

3/19/19 10:18am

They already pay 34 million for Trout. 36 million per year is no big deal.

Blue Cat

3/19/19 10:42am

Lol. No you couldn’t. You won’t get 10 war for $35M on the free agent market.

shimmy

3/19/19 11:06am

WAR

pink22

3/19/19 11:38am

Harper talking about trying to get Trout to join him in Philly must have made

RC Vikings

3/19/19 9:58am

They were already in contract discussions with him when Harper said that

BYUheaven

3/19/19 10:07am

12 more years of mediocre supporting cast due to high payroll makes you smile?

lagryffe

3/19/19 10:00am

How does baseball even survive with the $$$ they dole out? Insane contracts,

timpjynx

3/19/19 10:04am

When each team plays 162 regular season games that adds up to a lot of tickets

Dynasty1

3/19/19 10:07am

81 homes games, mlb.tv, and local media markets

BYUheaven

3/19/19 10:09am

Because the league sets a revenue record every year. MLB has tons of money.

TCuz

3/19/19 10:14am

^^this^^ I think it's ridiculous how big some of these contracts are and no one

cougarsnooty

3/19/19 10:19am

The Angels local TV deal is $150mm a year.

molodyets

3/19/19 11:03am

It’s cool we have Trout but we overpaid. Not a formula for winning

Odysseus

3/19/19 10:07am

I'm just happy to see players stay with the same team

Indy Coug

3/19/19 10:12am

Based on Angels track record w/ these kind of deals, I'll be a happy Rangers fan

Linescratcher

3/19/19 10:27am

Half a billion for one player?

777

3/19/19 10:38am

How'd the pujols deal work for ya?

volleyjiver

3/19/19 10:57am

big difference..but Pujols was fine his first few years...

Adrielle

3/19/19 12:28pm

It's a fun thought experiment.

Blue Cat

3/19/19 12:52pm

Albert pujols anyone?

troutmaster13

3/19/19 10:59am

Trout is 27...his

Adrielle

3/20/19 9:31am

I have a hard time believing anybody is worth that kind of money

troutmaster13

3/20/19 9:34am

Baseball money is no joke

BGRTHNUMEGO

3/19/19 11:01am

The Angels have made major mistakes in the past, but I'm just laughing at some

CouchPotato

3/19/19 11:26am

and Trout is most likely not two years older than he is indicating and not a

BYUheaven

3/19/19 11:32am

Every single team in MLB would sign him to this contract today, small markets included. He can also move to a corner in

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