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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Baseball Salaries

It seems a lot of people have been making a huge deal about the Miguel Cabrera contract.  He received a contract north of $290 million dollars.  It is a huge deal in terms of salary per year; but compared to other pro athletes they do work much more.  Almost 4 months of work rarely a day off.

Still hard to justify such a huge salary for a person who is borderline obese at best.  The supply and demand of baseball in particular the ludicrous TV contracts no make it possible to have these huge mega-deals.   Is it for the best?  Only time will tell.

Me personally, I like the Tampa Bay Rays approach.  Marginal payroll with an excellent farm and coaching system that develops a solid team year in and out.

What do you guys think?  Is baseball paying these athletes too much and leaving no room for the average fan?  Please comment / share / subscribe / like g+.

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