Future potential matters (much) more than past performance. That's the new quantitative consensus reshaping professional sports worldwide. After looking hard at the numbers and algorithms, the smartest — and richest — general managers and franchises have made up their collective minds: They're not paying a premium for yesterday. Period. Iconic athletes from Barcelona to Manchester United to the Chicago Bears to the New England Patriots to the New York Yankees have been effectively cut loose.
Thanks for the memories. See you at the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, dude. We simply can't — or won't — afford you anymore.
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