Liberty and payroll - quit crying

[Perfect Cell]

If you believe Liberty is anywhere close to losing money on the Braves, I have a bridge to sell you in Cobb County.

yep

[clvclv]

My hope is that Liberty will pony up to re-sign this young group of players we have now. I think it might make business sense. In 2017 with the new stadium and trying to sell season tickets would you want to be losing Heyward, Freeman, and Simmons around that time. I wouldn't. Keeping them might take a payroll bump. Personally this year wouldn't be a great year to spend money any way. There is nothing I wouldn't want to lock myself into a long term commitment with what is available. I love Brian McCann, but in the long run we're better off given what it took to sign him.

Now somebody's on to something.

Only steps left in the "master plan" are...

1.) Get extensions worked out with Heyward, Freeman, Simmons, J-Up, Minor, Medlen, Teheran, and Kimbrel with every dime of the new TV money

and

2.) Get word to Price through the back channels that we'll have plenty of money left for him when the new stadium revenues come rolling in.

[VirginiaBrave]

There is absolute 0% chance we resign Jason, Freddie is the guy that is the must sign. Jason will have a nice career. Freeman has HOF potential written all over him if he keeps it up.

[weso1]

I just don't think Liberty Media gives 2 craps about the success of the Braves on the field. They bought us for a tax deal, realized it was a good investment and just let us do our own thing. It sounds bad, but it's really not the worst situation. At least we're in the hands of good baseball people and not some nutty owner.

[cajunrevenge]

I think Liberty sees the Braves as a long term investment and we all thought it was a tax deal then done. Even if they dont make any profit from the Braves they are making money based on the increasing value of the team. When it comes close to getting a new tv deal the price is going to skyrocket. The new stadium will still be fairly new. By that time the Braves could probably sell for what the Dodgers just did. Thats a pretty good return on investment.

[zitothebrave]

I think Liberty sees the Braves as a long term investment and we all thought it was a tax deal then done. Even if they dont make any profit from the Braves they are making money based on the increasing value of the team. When it comes close to getting a new tv deal the price is going to skyrocket. The new stadium will still be fairly new. By that time the Braves could probably sell for what the Dodgers just did. Thats a pretty good return on investment.

Braves TV deal isn't up for like 13 more years. If liberty hasn't sold the team by then I'll be pissed.