Juan Manuel Santana

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@TigreroEXIGENTE No es cierto…. Pero en todo caso eso se explica por la estructura económica de control que existe de parte de los equipos. Durante 6 años Soto cobró mucho menos que sus pares que lograron la agencia libre; eso, por cierto es parte de lo que se discutirá ahorita en el CBA

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@AngryMariners What you are looking for is called fantasy baseball; it’s a blast, you should try it

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@RobertStock6 Contractual control for 5/10 years is quite a sacrifice.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@StotheOB @OpenedCreation We’ll have to agree to disagree. I follow MLB closely and have interests in the industry. I’m convinced it’s thriving. A couple struggling orgs don’t justify overhauling the system. If you’d rather ignore the positive trends and focus on those few cases, that’s your choice.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@_RamiroC Paseo las Mercedes no es ninguna obra de arte… seamos serios también.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@StotheOB @OpenedCreation I pay close attention. I see growing audiences, Apple, Netflix, billion-dollar franchise sales, 8 new ballparks in 20 years, and MLB itself planning expansion to 32 teams. Hardly a dying industryWhat I don’t see, and neither do you, are the actual profits. The books aren’t public

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@StotheOB @OpenedCreation How do you know that? Have you seen their books? And if these franchises are supposedly on the verge of bankruptcy, why is there fierce competition whenever one goes up for sale? Why aren’t the Pirates or Reds for sale? Their owners don’t seem particularly eager to get out.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@StotheOB @OpenedCreation Yes, MLB is clearly a business in shambles!!! The Angels, despite years of poor management and disappointing baseball, just sold at a $4 billion valuation. National TV rights alone generate roughly $2 billion a year, with major new deals ahead. What a terrible business!

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@MattJenkinchyf @OpenedCreation Just do it!!! Se Tatis, Witt, Chourio, Seager, Jose Ramirez, to name a few

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@nickygsmustache Do you want a fantasy baseball league? There are plenty of those where everybody starts with the same budget each season, and you can acquire any player. It’s around 25 bucks a year.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@nickygsmustache Of course!!! This is professional baseball, on planet Earth, where players are paid in dollars, fans buy tickets in dollars, TV rights are sold for dollars, and owners buy and sell franchises for billions of dollars. Of course money matters! Since when was that controversial?

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@steelcitydw Is Pittsburgh some helpless little town? A metro area of 2.4 million people, a historic MLB brand, a loyal fan base and substantial commercial potential. Are you seriously arguing Pittsburgh can’t sustain a competitive franchise? Plenty of other cities would love the opportunity.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@mellow_nie91 @MLBPA Of course they’re idiots. Unlike you, a genius! Players, backed by agents, lawyers and economists, warn that restricting demand for talent will suppress salaries over time. But you obviously know better. You’ve surely studied the economics far more thoroughly than they have.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@bucfish79 @steelcitydw You don’t really know that, since MLB teams’ books aren’t public. What we do know is that franchises always attract intense buyer interest and command enormous valuations. The NFL is a completeley different business model than baseball.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@bucfish79 @steelcitydw Cmon… the Angels were sold for 4B… if you can’t stand for what it takes then sale the team. It’s a business

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@steelcitydw If private owners need protection from each other’s business decisions, maybe the government should run the league instead. And as a Pirates fan, why not look at San Diego? Are you seriously saying Pittsburgh lacks the fans, city, ballpark or talent to pursue a similar strategy?

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@steelcitydw Why is this inherently a problem? Teams have different owners, finances, ambitions, risk appetites and competitive cycles. This is a business, not a simulation. High spenders already pay substantial luxury taxes. Why should we artificially equalize every team’s investment?

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@howaboutafresca You don’t sound like much of a negotiator with that approach. Rather than surrendering that leverage, I’d call for an independent mediator, from either the private sector or government, and build public pressure to engage in serious, good-faith negotiations.

[Juan Manuel Santana @juansantanag]

@CardinalsYoshi So the problem is that you can’t keep every player forever? Why should any team be entitled to that? Developing talent gives you years of contractual control, not permanent ownership. Eventually, players should be free to test their market value and decide where to play.