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LOL, yep the A's are paying for a $700m stadium.

What does the A's Assistant GM having kids in your children's classes have to do with anything? What do you think he's going to tell a ******* random? "Yeah we plan to get a new stadium on the tax payer's dollar then stiff them out of a good baseball team".

Why would you allow him to get some baseball work in if you're an NFL franchise?

The A in my name refers to the Oakland A's. I'm well versed in them watching / trading all of their talent away. It's why I don't follow baseball anymore.

You've seen Tebow's Minor League stats I hope?

The A's have never paid their stars. They won't start now.

You think a dude who hasn't picked up a bat for 3 years is going to come back and hit a 90mph fastball? Yeah, nah. If he goes the NFL route then his baseball career is over.

Well technically, yes, but they'd be stupid to do that unless he's Bryce Harper (he isnt').

He's talking about the follow on contracts. He'll get the $4.9m the second he turns up to camp. He'll then get a minor league salary commensurable with the level of minor league baseball he's playing. He won't see big league money, and that's not huge money, until he gets there. It's why he...

$10m is nothing to MLB. It's a lot to the A's. MLB wants as many stars as possible playing its sport - they also desperately want to win this PR battle over Murray. They'd definitely float them $10m if that gets the deal done. As for the rest - he'll struggle to see over the line in the NFL...

Then they're mental.

He gets that $4.9m the second he turns up to the A's Spring training camp. Everything beyond that isn't a given, no.

Because those are good stats for a CFer?

Would you want your favourite team's GM to take a 5'9", 180lb QB with a first round pick? He's a third round flyer.

Oakland won't pay $15m. MLB might, but they'd have to foot $10m of that bill. If I'm Murray I go and play baseball. He's 5'9", with the best will in the world he's not succeeding as a QB in the NFL at that height (and build). I understand why he's done it as the NFL is far more glamorous and...