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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heyjoe4" data-source="post: 1035225" data-attributes="member: 13032">It always goes back to where the money really starts.  The NFL, certainly soccer, and MLB have huge followings and a huge demand for those sports to be broadcast.  This attracts advertisers, streaming services, pay per view, and on.  These sports attract a lot of money.The franchises are all privately held, so it's hard to see how much money each franchise clears after payroll and other costs, but I'm certain it's very lucrative.So I'm not surprised to see an example such as the one Poker posted.  This is gonna happen.  To me, the best example of this excess is what Cleveland gave up for Deshaun Watson.  Owners are willing to take risks, and sometimes they fail and it looks like the player got away with a crime.But not really.  This is what happens when a lot of money is chasing too few players.</blockquote>

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