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Everything I've seen seems to indicate the White Sox aren't facing the same 100% penalty as the Cardinals. Maybe they still had some cap space remaining before the penalty kicked in?lukethedrifter wrote:MrCrowesGarden wrote:http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... d=tw_shareThe Cardinals' bonus offer was among the most lucrative, but it was not believed to be the highest. A source indicated to MLB.com's Jesse SanchezWeren't the Sox in the same boat?That means that to have matched the White Sox reported offer, it would have cost the Cardinals $52 million to $54 million.
This is all on the owners now. Mo's response sounds like he didn't feel after watching the kid that he's a once in a generation talent though. Not sure if that's just lip service because they failed again or how he really feels.MrCrowesGarden wrote:http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... d=tw_shareThe Cardinals' bonus offer was among the most lucrative, but it was not believed to be the highest. A source indicated to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez
This would explain a lot. If that's the case, that's a huge advatange.cardsfansince82 wrote:Everything I've seen seems to indicate the White Sox aren't facing the same 100% penalty as the Cardinals. Maybe they still had some cap space remaining before the penalty kicked in?lukethedrifter wrote:MrCrowesGarden wrote:http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... d=tw_shareThe Cardinals' bonus offer was among the most lucrative, but it was not believed to be the highest. A source indicated to MLB.com's Jesse SanchezWeren't the Sox in the same boat?That means that to have matched the White Sox reported offer, it would have cost the Cardinals $52 million to $54 million.
It amounts to a couple million.dmarx114 wrote:This would explain a lot. If that's the case, that's a huge advatange.cardsfansince82 wrote:Everything I've seen seems to indicate the White Sox aren't facing the same 100% penalty as the Cardinals. Maybe they still had some cap space remaining before the penalty kicked in?lukethedrifter wrote:MrCrowesGarden wrote:http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... d=tw_shareThe Cardinals' bonus offer was among the most lucrative, but it was not believed to be the highest. A source indicated to MLB.com's Jesse SanchezWeren't the Sox in the same boat?That means that to have matched the White Sox reported offer, it would have cost the Cardinals $52 million to $54 million.
I guess I am confused. How are we doing the math?AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:It amounts to a couple million.dmarx114 wrote:This would explain a lot. If that's the case, that's a huge advatange.cardsfansince82 wrote:Everything I've seen seems to indicate the White Sox aren't facing the same 100% penalty as the Cardinals. Maybe they still had some cap space remaining before the penalty kicked in?lukethedrifter wrote:MrCrowesGarden wrote:http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... d=tw_shareThe Cardinals' bonus offer was among the most lucrative, but it was not believed to be the highest. A source indicated to MLB.com's Jesse SanchezWeren't the Sox in the same boat?That means that to have matched the White Sox reported offer, it would have cost the Cardinals $52 million to $54 million.
They still have to pay a tax, but it's not dollar for dollar. The Chicago Tribune says it would be "nearly double." Based on other estimates I've seen, I believe the Sox were subject to a 75-80% tax.dmarx114 wrote:I guess I am confused. How are we doing the math?AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:It amounts to a couple million.dmarx114 wrote:This would explain a lot. If that's the case, that's a huge advatange.cardsfansince82 wrote:Everything I've seen seems to indicate the White Sox aren't facing the same 100% penalty as the Cardinals. Maybe they still had some cap space remaining before the penalty kicked in?lukethedrifter wrote:MrCrowesGarden wrote:http://m.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article ... d=tw_shareThe Cardinals' bonus offer was among the most lucrative, but it was not believed to be the highest. A source indicated to MLB.com's Jesse SanchezWeren't the Sox in the same boat?That means that to have matched the White Sox reported offer, it would have cost the Cardinals $52 million to $54 million.