Doesn't everyone know what everyone makes in baseball?? It's not like it's a secret, and actually the MLBPA wants the salaries disclosed so their clients can ask for the most money. But you see this is where the owners have leverage with baseball players. In few other pro sports, a $500,000 player can produce as much as a $15 mill per year guy. If they both start, they get the same number of at bats, and in many cases we see teams like the Oakland A's, with an $80 million dollar pay roll, play as well as a team with a $200 million dollar pay roll. So why should teams overpay players? Just because the union says so?? How many pretty good, but not great veteran players get overpriced out of baseball because of the union rules on what they have to be paid? We see this every year.LOL @ Red14. Massively oversimplified point of view, as usual. Of course MLB teams can manage their payrolls. They can choose to pay or not pay certain players certain amounts of money. They can talk with other teams about possible trades, what needs the other teams may have, etc.
What they cannot do, according to the CBA that everyone agreed to, is discuss their payroll intentions with other teams. More specifically, they cannot collude together to keep Free Agent salaries low. If Team A tells Team B "we won't pay more than $X for this player or that player", they are violating the spirit of free agency and the letter of the CBA law.
It will be hard to prove collusion. But it has happened twice before, and I believe the last time the MLB had to pay $280 Million to the players association for those collusion cases in the 1980's. Also, in this CBA, if the teams are found guilty of collusion, the players association can immediately opt to terminate the current CBA and open negotations for a new CBA.
Braves GM is an absolute dumb for saying what he said - it opens the door for the MLBPA to at least make life miserable for a while, and possibly extract some money from the teams to forgo a full-blown collusion case.
Sigh. Baseball does not need this right now. After historically low World Series TV ratings, having this as the primary off-season conversation is really not good.
Wtf are you even blabbering about?Doesn't everyone know what everyone makes in baseball?? It's not like it's a secret, and actually the MLBPA wants the salaries disclosed so their clients can ask for the most money. But you see this is where the owners have leverage with baseball players. In few other pro sports, a $500,000 player can produce as much as a $15 mill per year guy. If they both start, they get the same number of at bats, and in many cases we see teams like the Oakland A's, with an $80 million dollar pay roll, play as well as a team with a $200 million dollar pay roll. So why should teams overpay players? Just because the union says so?? How many pretty good, but not great veteran players get overpriced out of baseball because of the union rules on what they have to be paid? We see this every year.
The sky is not falling, don't fall for the hype. Baseball is just fine. And there is very little off season baseball talk anyway.
I fall for it every time. You post something that is factually incorrect, dumb, and wildly misses the point of the topic. it stuns me, and I reply and try to enlighten you.Doesn't everyone know what everyone makes in baseball?? It's not like it's a secret, and actually the MLBPA wants the salaries disclosed so their clients can ask for the most money. But you see this is where the owners have leverage with baseball players. In few other pro sports, a $500,000 player can produce as much as a $15 mill per year guy. If they both start, they get the same number of at bats, and in many cases we see teams like the Oakland A's, with an $80 million dollar pay roll, play as well as a team with a $200 million dollar pay roll. So why should teams overpay players? Just because the union says so?? How many pretty good, but not great veteran players get overpriced out of baseball because of the union rules on what they have to be paid? We see this every year.
The sky is not falling, don't fall for the hype. Baseball is just fine. And there is very little off season baseball talk anyway.
Tebow was out of a job because he didn't have the talent, or numbers, to stick around.Goal #1 in pro sports is for owners to make money or at least not lose too much money owning their franchise.
These tend to be ultra-competitive people, so winning is near the top of the reasons they do it.
They will sign about ANYONE who will help them win. NO MATTER what type of person they are or what they have done, we see this proven over and over and over. Tyreke Hill, Kareem Hunt and Joe Mixon all played NFL football games yesterday and all have serious domestic violence incidents in their past, on video and they've been punished in their own ways, and they are still in the league.
If...IF Kaepernik could help an NFL team win, he'd be playing, plain and simple. He simply isn't good enough to be a starting QB in the NFL, moreover, he's too big of a distraction to be a backup on your team. Much in the same way Tim Tebow was out of a job in the NFL. Questions would be asked everyday about why and when the backup would be playing if you have a high profile backup. Backup quarterbacks are in the background, quietly and ready to step in when necessary. That's it.
Is Kaepernik good enough to be a 2nd or 3rd string QB in the NFL, probably. Is he good enough to be a starter on a team that's not giving experience to a young QB, no.
None of those guys you mentioned had the President of the United States running a campaign against their employment like Kaep had with Trump.Goal #1 in pro sports is for owners to make money or at least not lose too much money owning their franchise.
These tend to be ultra-competitive people, so winning is near the top of the reasons they do it.
They will sign about ANYONE who will help them win. NO MATTER what type of person they are or what they have done, we see this proven over and over and over. Tyreke Hill, Kareem Hunt and Joe Mixon all played NFL football games yesterday and all have serious domestic violence incidents in their past, on video and they've been punished in their own ways, and they are still in the league.
If...IF Kaepernik could help an NFL team win, he'd be playing, plain and simple. He simply isn't good enough to be a starting QB in the NFL, moreover, he's too big of a distraction to be a backup on your team. Much in the same way Tim Tebow was out of a job in the NFL. Questions would be asked everyday about why and when the backup would be playing if you have a high profile backup. Backup quarterbacks are in the background, quietly and ready to step in when necessary. That's it.
Is Kaepernik good enough to be a 2nd or 3rd string QB in the NFL, probably. Is he good enough to be a starter on a team that's not giving experience to a young QB, no.
That's not known. One thing known is he's not good enough to be a sure fire NFL starter, or he would be. No team is going to bring him in to "compete" for the starting job or be a backup. NFL coaches do not want to be asked on a daily basis when the backup is going to play or the status of their backup QB. Backup QB's are quiet, and play only when asked. You don't think Kap would pop off when asked about his playing status as a backup?Tebow was out of a job because he didn't have the talent, or numbers, to stick around.
Kap does.
Everyone is out for money.Kaep wanted $20m a year to play in the AAF. Anyone who thinks this guy isn’t out for money and publicity is a Grade A moron
The scary part is that the Yankees have nearly 100M coming off their payroll over the next 2 seasons. They will just reload.So... Garrett Cole signs a ridiculous monster deal with the Yankees. I come into the Baseball free agency collusion thread and read a bunch of posts about Kaepernick. OK.
As for the signings of Strasburg and Cole, remember last year when baseball FA collusion was suspected, and free agency was "broken"? Looks like it might be "fixed". The Cole contract is insane - 9 years for a pitcher? Wow. Only the Yankees.
Not when everyone in the AAF is getting $250,000, 3 year non guaranteed contracts...Kap is a joke.Everyone is out for money.
Because that's what pro athletes do. They all have individual agents and sign individual contracts. Yet when someone perceives they are aren't wanted, they cry collusion. It has nothing to do with free market or business owners have a choice of who they want to hire and pay. Just a natural comparison because it's been in the news in other sports.So... Garrett Cole signs a ridiculous monster deal with the Yankees. I come into the Baseball free agency collusion thread and read a bunch of posts about Kaepernick. OK.
As for the signings of Strasburg and Cole, remember last year when baseball FA collusion was suspected, and free agency was "broken"? Looks like it might be "fixed". The Cole contract is insane - 9 years for a pitcher? Wow. Only the Yankees.
He clearly doesn’t want to play in the aaf. Why would he?Not when everyone in the AAF is getting $250,000, 3 year non guaranteed contracts...Kap is a joke.
The Yankees won’t win anymore? Lol, okay.Don't plan on the Yankees winning any time soon. As we've seen, one pitcher doesn't win world series. There is absolutely no competitive balance in pro baseball.
Just between you and me...he doesn't want to play football..period. This is just a show for him. He's a fraud.He clearly doesn’t want to play in the aaf. Why would he?
He’d take an nfl job in a heartbeat.Just between you and me...he doesn't want to play football..period. This is just a show for him. He's a fraud.
Don't plan on the Yankees winning any time soon. As we've seen, one pitcher doesn't win world series. There is absolutely no competitive balance in pro baseball.