We're at the baseball all-star break now. The Indians are now minus their Cy Young award winner, CC Sabathia. They traded him for some minor leaguers. I think they did the right thing by trading him. CC made it clear that he didn't want to play with the Indians by not signing with them earlier in the year at a fair market rate around $20 million a year. With all the players hurt on the team and the team being in last place, it made sense to make the move. They have a chance to sign him at the end of the year, but I'm sure they will get outbid by at least $5 million a year. An NL team should get him since he can hit too, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the hated Yankees get him if CC chases the money. They would've gotten two first round draft picks next year if they didn't sign him by next year. So in essence, they will at least get two advanced draft picks in the trade. The draft is a hit or miss though. Plus they wouldn't have to pay their signing bonus. Financially, it is a better move. They may now use the money they saved to get stud players next year. Please no more clearance bin signings though. There is a reason some players are in the clearance bin. Buying a Dellucci priced player is like produce that you have to throw away when it gets rotten. You pay more for it and don't get to enjoy it.
But take a look what the Indians did with the money they had - they signed Hafner and Westbook to multi-year deals. Both are hurt and they may not play as well as they did in the past. It's the gamble they took. Just like stocks or a home or whatever other investment you make. People thought they were going to make tons of money selling their home they bought some years ago. Now the housing market went poof ...or was it kapowy and just as the baby boomers are retiring. Banks were always a safe bet. Now their stock prices are diving to all-time lows. The time to buy stocks is when they look their worst when they are priced low and not when they look their best and are priced accordingly, but banks are risky now. Players have their ups and downs too. Cabrera, Guiteriz, and Martinez - down. Sizemore and Lee - way up. The Indians tried to trade Lee last year and now he is starting the All-Star game tomorrow - and he went to the minors because he was so bad the other year. He went from a clearance bin to a bargain bin.
Now look at the Yankees. They spent the most money in baseball, but they are in third place currently. The Yankees are now paying around $200 million a year for a mediocre team. The Marlins won the World Series some years back with one of the cheapest payrolls that year. Sometimes the cost doesn't match the product. Just because you bought the most expensive entree and wine on the menu doesn't mean it will taste better than the cheapest items on the menu. Sometimes a cheap Diet Coke goes quite well with expensive lobster. Does caviar taste better because it is so expensive? Does a hot dog taste worse because it's cheap? I just know I'd like to pop a champagne bottle because the Indians just won the World Series. I don't like Champagne, so a $7.99 bottle of the cheap stuff will do.
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