Yes, the owner takes most of the profit out at the conclusion of the World Series. My point is every team effectively has a blank check to spend before and during the season. One might think "at least it's an even playing field" but it isn't because the AI general managers don't realize it can go over market value for players because they are swimming in cash. The impact is I get to sign any rookies I want by continuing the bid and waiting for the AI to give up (there wasn't a first year player draft until 1965).
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