2025-2026 offseason thread

bravesnumberone said:
So what are we at - about 26 million from the third threshold?
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Roster resource has the Braves $258M, which is $26M under the 3rd cap. Taking into account that site seems to over estimate the “estimated player benefits to be paid” line item, and the assumption AA wants to keep powder dry for the deadline, I think he has about $20M to spend. That’s pretty much what a legit SP like Bassitt will cost.

Who knows what trades he may have in the works though. This is where the elite version of AA would be very nice to have right now. Pulling off another Grissom for Sale trade would really help.
 
Super said:
Also Walmart…who has an insane amount of employees on food assistance because they pay like shit.

Extraordinarily strange post.
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I don't think you're a very smart guy.

Walmart's operational efficiency is the best in the history of the world and they are responsible for supplying very cheap goods to a very large portion of the population. If you want 40% of your produce spoiled before it hits the market and 25% hikes on your basic goods, then yes, Walmart is bad.

Furthermore, Walmart employees aren't exactly what you'd consider a very competitive cohort. Who else would pay them better? If that company exists, why aren't they working there?

Read a book, pinko.
 
Yeah... Walmart is easily one of the smartest and most innovative companies to ever exist. From a retailer perspective, only Amazon matches them in technology and innovation, and that gap has shrunk massively over the last 10 years. They basically lead all retailers in every single segment, from food, to auto, to jewelry, to pet supplies. You name it.

Their operational excellence allows them to force prices to near zero margins, which benefits all Americans. they are also the largest employer in the country, and even offer to pay tuition for all of their employees (spoiler, the type of employee that works there ain't motivated to pursue a 4 year degree).

Anyhow, I spent 5 years in their offices in Bentonville and and their e-commerce offices in SF... anyone who thinks this is a dumb or moronic operation is both dumb and moronic.
 
I think we just saw the most succinct version of "corporations are good because they efficiently make money" vs "corporations are bad because they pay workers the absolute bare minimum" debate ever.

If you worship corporations because they make money for shareholders, I suppose that's your point of view to have. Good for you. But let's stop with the tired trickle down nonsense, and how it's so good for "all Americans". We get it, you're a titan of capitalism and defender of industry.
 
Enscheff said:
I think we just saw the most succinct version of "corporations are good because they efficiently make money" vs "corporations are bad because they pay workers the absolute bare minimum" debate ever.

If you worship corporations because they make money for shareholders, I suppose that's your point of view to have. Good for you. But let's stop with the tired trickle down nonsense, and how it's so good for "all Americans". We get it, you're a titan of capitalism and defender of industry.
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Walmart doesn't pay bare minimum. They are paying unskilled workers with few if any options a higher rate of pay than they would otherwise receive in most instances. If you work full time you get decent benefits...better than most jobs that their workers are qualified to do in most markets.

Every corporation has its warts but there's no need for dishonest rhetoric.
 
DirkPiggler said:
Walmart doesn't pay bare minimum. They are paying unskilled workers with few if any options a higher rate of pay than they would otherwise receive in most instances.

Every corporation has its warts but there's no need for dishonest rhetoric.
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I'm not picking on Walmart in particular, nor do I think they are full of morons. I'm referring to the corporate profit motive above all else in general, and the people who seem to worship it.

And yes, a large part of the profit motive involves driving down the cost of labor. All for the sake of making a rich person a little bit richer.
 
Enscheff said:
I'm not picking on Walmart in particular, nor do I think they are full of morons. I'm referring to the corporate profit motive above all else in general.

And yes, a large part of the profit motive involves driving down the cost of labor. All in the name of making a rich person a little bit richer.
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No doubt that's true, but a side benefit is that Walmart does help a lot of people with few skills or options earn a better life than they would otherwise have. I'll admit I'm biased because I worked there for a while in college and was treated well, and because I see first hand the impact it's had on the community and the state as a whole. Requiring all their vendors to have a local presence was a game changer for northwest Arkansas.

CSB time...the guy who was my nominal replacement when I left the store just got named CEO. And of course he dated and married the best looking girl in the store.

As far as jobs in the area, the vendor reps are the ones really doing well.
 
DirkPiggler said:
Walmart does help a lot of people with few skills or options earn a better life than they would otherwise have.
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Sorry, but that's pure trickle down nonsense. These people could have become plumbers or electricians or forklift operators or any other skilled/semi-skilled labor if trade schools were easily accessible to them.

Let's stop acting like Walmart helps these people for any reason other than the fact training a workforce helps them make more profit so rich people get even richer. If it was 1 cent more profitable to not train their own people, they wouldn't. If it were 1 cent more profitable to not treat people well for employee retention, they would not hesitate to let them all walk.
 
Enscheff said:
Sorry, but that's pure trickle down nonsense. These people could have become plumbers or electricians or forklift operators or any other skilled/semi-skilled labor if trade schools were easily accessible to them.

Let's stop acting like Walmart helps these people for any reason other than the fact training a workforce helps them make more profit so rich people get even richer. If it was 1 cent more profitable to not train their own people, they wouldn't. If it were 1 cent more profitable to not treat people well for employee retention, they would not hesitate to let them all walk.
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And I deal with electricians everyday. Most of them should be working at Wal-Mart. You’d be terrified if you knew some of these people wiring up your houses.
 
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