[Phogge]

The salary cap in baseball is not like the one in the NBA or the NFL, where most teams are at or just under the hard cap. In baseball, it is a very soft tax; two teams were above it and another five were within 10 million of the cap, but the bull of the teams were well under it.

That the Giants were under $210 million in payroll is neither here nor there. The issue, as best articulated by DC, is that the Giants clearly have the revenue to be able to spend more and have elected not to

BC

So be it. Why not wait until just before the trade deadline to bitch about big contracts again? Bitch all you want about on-field stuff.

[Phogge]

The salary cap in baseball is not like the one in the NBA or the NFL, where most teams are at or just under the hard cap. In baseball, it is a very soft tax; two teams were above it and another five were within 10 million of the cap, but the bull of the teams were well under it.

That the Giants were under $210 million in payroll is neither here nor there. The issue, as best articulated by DC, is that the Giants clearly have the revenue to be able to spend more and have elected not to

BC

So be it. Why not wait until just before the trade deadline to bitch about big contracts again? Bitch all you want about on-field stuff.