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And Aaron Judge just made $600K to play a child's game for 9 months. I guarantee that everyone on this website would be okay making $600K to play a game for 3/4 of a year.
2/8/2019 2:17 PM
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That's Aaron Judge's fault for signing a bad deal.
2/8/2019 2:18 PM
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If you really want to push to your argument, why not talk about the minor league player that is making $20,000/year instead of the level where guys are averaging over $4M/year.
2/8/2019 2:20 PM
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Posted by toddcommish on 2/8/2019 2:18:00 PM (view original):
That's Aaron Judge's fault for signing a bad deal.
Wtf are you talking about? No player with less than 6 years service time gets a real choice. He can sit out or he can play for league minimum.
2/8/2019 2:21 PM
strikeout26
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You also didn't mention the fact that Aaron Judge was given 1.8M for signing his name on a piece of paper.
2/8/2019 2:22 PM
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Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:17:00 PM (view original):
And Aaron Judge just made $600K to play a child's game for 9 months. I guarantee that everyone on this website would be okay making $600K to play a game for 3/4 of a year.
It’s not a child’s game. It’s big, big business. Multi-billions are made off of the direct labor of the players. They should get the majority of it.
2/8/2019 2:22 PM
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Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:20:00 PM (view original):
If you really want to push to your argument, why not talk about the minor league player that is making $20,000/year instead of the level where guys are averaging over $4M/year.
Oh don’t even get me started on the slave labor that is the minor leagues.
2/8/2019 2:23 PM
strikeout26
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Why should they get the majority of it? The people who produce the most at Apple don't get the majority of Apple's revenues. That is not how business works.
2/8/2019 2:23 PM
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Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:22:00 PM (view original):
You also didn't mention the fact that Aaron Judge was given 1.8M for signing his name on a piece of paper.
He was a first round pick. Do you think he would have received more or less if he had been able to negotiate freely with all teams instead of only being able to sign with the team that drafted him?
2/8/2019 2:24 PM
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Posted by bad_luck on 2/8/2019 2:23:00 PM (view original):
Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:20:00 PM (view original):
If you really want to push to your argument, why not talk about the minor league player that is making $20,000/year instead of the level where guys are averaging over $4M/year.
Oh don’t even get me started on the slave labor that is the minor leagues.
They have the option not to play. They aren't being forced to do anything. They sign into a consensual agreement where they know the terns prior to joining.
2/8/2019 2:25 PM
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Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:23:00 PM (view original):
Why should they get the majority of it? The people who produce the most at Apple don't get the majority of Apple's revenues. That is not how business works.
Because Apple employees aren’t the product.

Professional sports are different from regular buinsesses.
2/8/2019 2:25 PM
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Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:25:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 2/8/2019 2:23:00 PM (view original):
Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:20:00 PM (view original):
If you really want to push to your argument, why not talk about the minor league player that is making $20,000/year instead of the level where guys are averaging over $4M/year.
Oh don’t even get me started on the slave labor that is the minor leagues.
They have the option not to play. They aren't being forced to do anything. They sign into a consensual agreement where they know the terns prior to joining.
Can Major League Baseball exist in its current form without minor league players?
2/8/2019 2:27 PM
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LOL bad lucks argument is flawed. Show proof that he makes a billion dollars for the Yankees
2/8/2019 2:27 PM
strikeout26
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Posted by bad_luck on 2/8/2019 2:24:00 PM (view original):
Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:22:00 PM (view original):
You also didn't mention the fact that Aaron Judge was given 1.8M for signing his name on a piece of paper.
He was a first round pick. Do you think he would have received more or less if he had been able to negotiate freely with all teams instead of only being able to sign with the team that drafted him?
Based on the IFA market, probably less. Those guys are free to negotiate with all 30 teams. Acuna signed for $100,000.
2/8/2019 2:27 PM
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Posted by bad_luck on 2/8/2019 2:27:00 PM (view original):
Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:25:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 2/8/2019 2:23:00 PM (view original):
Posted by strikeout26 on 2/8/2019 2:20:00 PM (view original):
If you really want to push to your argument, why not talk about the minor league player that is making $20,000/year instead of the level where guys are averaging over $4M/year.
Oh don’t even get me started on the slave labor that is the minor leagues.
They have the option not to play. They aren't being forced to do anything. They sign into a consensual agreement where they know the terns prior to joining.
Can Major League Baseball exist in its current form without minor league players?
For sure. I've always thought there were too many levels and too many rounds in the draft. MiLB games are a bunch of guys that really have no prayer of making the big leagues.
2/8/2019 2:29 PM
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