DODGERS The KERSHAW Thread

i love magic [no homo]
definitely not your prototypical owner
question: i mean, what other owner would publicly and deliberately throw away his bargaining leverage?
answer: an honest one... with enough cash not to have to worry about it
magic learned well under dr. buss

i honestly do not get all the opposition for paying kershaw
wasn't that long ago that we all begged and prayed for owners who would open their pocketbooks
and now were getting tight with their money :crazy:
it would be one thing if there were a salary cap or we were cash-strapped
but neither is the case
and based on what we've heard of the forthcoming dodgers channel/network, even more money than ever should be coming in

hilarious, because if kershaw were a free agent on any other team we'd all be screaming at management to get him here at whatever cost
well, he's already here
so pay him the fucken money

Magic Johnson Wants to Make Clayton Kershaw Insanely Rich
by Aabha Rathee | Wall Street Cheat Sheet -- October 23, 2013​

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Clayton Kershaw may be making Magic Johnson’s dreams come true very soon. Earlier this year Johnson, part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, had said that he was keen on making Kershaw, whom he called the “best pitcher” in baseball, a very rich man. ”He’s our Sandy Koufax of today,” Johnson said at the time. “That’s how important he is. We feel he is the best pitcher in all of baseball. And when you are the best, you gotta be paid the best. We understand that.”

And now according to ESPN, the Dodgers have offered Kershaw a lifetime contract in the range of $300 million. Although negotiations broke down for the moment partly because Kershaw was unsure of agreeing to such a long deal, but the left-hander, who will be eligible for free agency following the 2014 season, may be coming around soon. According to ESPN sources, the Dodgers are ready for a shorter deal that works for Kershaw, and the pitcher may agree to it as early as this winter. ESPN added that a large portion of the fee will be paid to a charity of Kershaw’s choosing. The pitcher has just finished a two-year, $19 million contract with the Dodgers that paid him $11 million this season.

The 25-year-old Kershaw was the seventh overall pick in the 2006 draft, and has gone on to lead the National League in ERA the last three seasons. He is on his way to winning the Cy Young Award this year, after having already claimed it in 2011.

The deal, if and when it comes through, will make Kershaw the highest-paid pitcher ever. At the moment that title belongs to Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers, who signed a seven-year contract for $180 million. Verlander can potentially extend that to an eight-year, $202 million contract if he manages to make the top five of the Cy Young Award shortlist in 2019. Felix Hernandez is on a seven-year, $175 million contract with the Seattle Mariners. The New York Yankees, the sport’s big payers, signed CC Sabathia to a seven-year, $161 million deal after the 2008 season.

As ESPN points out, the largest contract in baseball at the moment belongs to Alex Rodriguez, who has been signed by the Yankees for a 10-year, $275 million deal. That can potentially go up to $305 million. Dodgers, however, have sought to change the money scales this season and are currently the biggest overall payers in baseball. As of October 23, 2013, Spotrac estimated that the Dodgers had a combined player-fee check — including active contracts, dead money, and salaries paid to players on injured reserve — of over $238 million. The Yankees are second at just over $228 million.

Johnson is part of the group, which also includes Mark Walter and Stan Kasten, that bought the Dodgers before the 2012 season for a record $2 billion. Their biggest player payouts as of now include Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett, and Nick Punto.​

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i think it's funny that you think it's cool or edgy to criticize what others post
where did i say magic had any say?
whether you like/believe it or not, he is a partial owner of the team
and, consequently, he is also a representative of the ownership group, so what he says does have merit in the public eye/mind
so when he says he wants to make kershaw a rich man, he is, in essence, speaking as an owner and potentially throwing away bargaining leverage
if you think for a moment that walter, kasten, et al would just let magic go out there and spout off about whatever he wants, then you're an even bigger fool than i've given you credit for

 

my apologies bro
didn't mean to take it out on you
having a bad day... lost my aunt
truly sorry about that

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really sorry to hear that bro
i lost my mom a couple years ago on the same day duke snider passed
hang in there, it does get better

 

thanks man, appreciate it