Kensai's 2010 Plan

Everybody wants Adrian Gonzalez, Prince Fielder, or Roy Halladay, but the Dodgers can barely afford to fill all the roster spots on their team with decent players, much less trade for an elite talent and pay them adequately. It's a joke, really.

Given the financial restrictions, I believe I did a decent job at constructing a roster that could make the playoffs in 2010 and beyond, while also concurrently keeping the Dodgers long-term future in tact as much as possible.

How will the actual offseason play out? We'll just have to wait and see, but it's clear that the front office has a sizable task ahead of them.

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Great read

by Michael White on Nov 20, 2009 2:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the reminder to go visit Memories of Kevin Malone.

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by David Young on Nov 21, 2009 11:22 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Alright I get the owners’ finances are all tied up and such. Fine.

What I don’t get is . . . what is going on with the Dodgers’ operating revenue? If the payroll’s around $100MM, how are they not making enough to cover that via tv, tickets, parking (hah!), concessions and merchandise!?

It’s like, if Adam own a gas station and he’s divorcing Beatrice – how does the divorce keep the gas station from functioning? The divorce isn’t affecting the price of oil and how many gallons of gas are sold, right? WTF?

by Seanny Rotten on Nov 24, 2009 9:00 AM PST reply actions 0 recs