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Mets Cost Themselves $20 Million? (Updated)
Written by wrigleyville   
Monday, 01 October 2007
Darren Rovell just reported on CNBC's Power Lunch that the New York Mets cost themselves as much as $20 million by not making the playoffs - give or take a few million. The point being, it's good business to make the playoffs. This is the same Darren Rovell, however, who said the Cubs' signing of Carlos Zambrano for $91.5 million over five years didn't make any sense because they are adding debt while they are trying to sell the team. At the time, we asked whether it was actually good business to sign a good pitcher at a bargain cost (compared to the free agent expense in the offseason) - thereby making the team more valuable. Now, given Rovell's argument, we would ask whether the Cubs are more apt to make the playoffs each of the next five years with or without Zambrano's double-digit wins. If the answer is "yes," doesn't the signing begin to pay for itself (albiet not entirely) at some point? Update: Actual feedback! Darren Rovell writes in with this explanation, which makes sense: "I was saying that it was not a good idea to sign Zambrano if the Tribune wanted to maximize the value of the sale. That's still very true and getting into the playoffs for the next five years won't matter if the goal is to sell the team now. In other words, you can't amortize the costs if the new owner is supposed to come at the end of this year (which he won't)." He was looking at it from Trib standpoint, while I was looking at it from the new owners' perspective. Or, more likely, mine. Because I'm the one that matters. Which is why Darren is on TV and I'm not.

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