hard not to see this as a good decision by him. he'll make more money right away and, in a few years if he develops, can still go to the MLB around when he'd have been called up anyways.
and this should kind of scare the MLB imo.
hard not to see this as a good decision by him. he'll make more money right away and, in a few years if he develops, can still go to the MLB around when he'd have been called up anyways.
and this should kind of scare the MLB imo.
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I hope he succeeds.I know most of the masses are against the players getting huge contracts and such, but baseballs draft and free agency in regards to young players is pretty broken and needs to be fixed.
jpx7 (05-22-2019)
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bravesfanMatt (05-22-2019), jpx7 (05-22-2019)
If he performs, he’s a 25-year-old FA with all perks that permits. If he fails, he’s made $5 million more than the Braves offered last year, which was also likely the best number he could expect this year, and he gets to work at it those six years under better playing conditions than the minors would afford. Hard to see a downside, given the events of the preceding year.
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jpx7 (05-22-2019)
MLB has lost top young talent to the NFL, but this is the first time MLB has lost top young talent to another baseball league. It sets a dangerous precedent for the health of the league if other leagues are able to pay more for young talent.
MLB needs to fix the way they pay young players, and it needs to happen sooner rather than later.
jpx7 (05-22-2019)
I agree.
I do not think the draft is the problem. I know some people think Drafts are fundamentally unfair and I understand that.
The issue is minor leaguers making below minimum wage. It's shameful. The billionaires and the millionaires should be able to pay 30 grand a year for A ball and up to 60-75 grand for AAA.
People are going to threaten to do this now to get leverage in draft negotiation. I don't think living in Japan and working in Japanese baseball is going to be for most folks. Overseas has not had a big impact on basketball players and they have a much clearer path.
jpx7 (05-22-2019)
I'll believe significant numbers of American teenagers start playing professional baseball in foreign countries when it actually starts happening.
At some point maybe an international culture will evolve, but it simply doesn't exist for Americans right now except perhaps in soccer, where American professional leagues are not the big money or end goal.
Much like basketball, the number of kids who actually have these overseas options is probably fewer than you think right out of high school and their chances of playing significant roles or starring is probably less than people think (for most of them) as well.
Chance he gets blacklisted as well.