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The final, official luxury tax payroll figures for 2025 are out, and the Chicago Cubs were 11th … in a year they were really trying to win:The final CBT payrolls with the Dodgers paying record taxes pic.twitter.com/W8B78F3Mkt
As typical , the usual idiots misinterpreting a Post article on Mets payroll for ‘ 26. I can’t imagine our payroll to be lower than last year. It’s always hard to predict but that would be my best guess.
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) December 19, 2025 The Mets and Cubs could still be competing on a handful of free agents, so it’s notable. Also, if you’re a multi-deca-billionaire owner, you truly must understand that this kind of comment is never going to be well-received by your fans:Payroll watchers always forget to budget for waiver claims, player movement from minors to majors and trade deadline moves. That’s how it typically works.
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) December 19, 2025 Saving money for the Trade Deadline is one thing, but the other stuff – waiver claims, normal roster churn for pre-arb players – is like a marginal difference of maybe $5 million between the most and least aggressive clubs. Given how aggressive they’ve been this offseason, I hope the O’s are done:The Orioles likely aren't done after acquiring Shane Baz, says @Ken_Rosenthal."I would not be surprised if they went out and maybe signed or traded for another starting pitcher." pic.twitter.com/CDr6cu0cmJ
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) December 19, 2025 Speaking of which, given how much the O’s gave up to get Shane Baz – just an absurdly enormous trade package* – I am thinking either that no other controllable starters are going to get traded, or the under-the-hood stuff on Baz was so super extreme that his value on the market was far and away higher than Edward Cabrera, MacKenzie Gore, etc. (I understand that Baz was a top prospect for a reason, but eventually he’s gotta stay healthy and show it.) *I’ve tried to do a little one-to-one with the Cubs to figure out very roughly what the equivalent package would be, and although it’s HIGHLY imprecise, the parallel is something like Ethan Conrad, Kane Kepley, Josiah Hartshorn, Cole Mathis, and a really good breakout top-20 system pitching prospect of the type the Cubs don’t really have. Even that feels like it isn’t as good as the package the Orioles actually gave up. So, imagine the Cubs giving up even more than that for three years of Baz, betting that he’ll finally break out. Yikes. Do not do that, Cubs. Just freaking spend some money on a free agent … Just a fantastic read about what veteran leadership can look like in the minor leagues:By midsummer in Myrtle Beach, losses had piled up piled up for the Pelicans. Frustrations simmered and the team seemed stuck in neutral. Then Chris Clarke walked into the clubhouse. ⬇️outofthevines.com/2025/12/18/p…
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