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instead of making the player the bitch, why not ask why these owners are willing to pay so much? I know that pro players are very greedy, but think about it---If someone was offering you a job for 1 mil/year and you had the opportunity to ask around to get paid more to do the same job, and another offer came in at 2 mil/year....wouldn't you do it? As long as you have other owners who are willing to pay so much, the players will just continue to be greedy.
Now with that said, I would have to say that Pedro is the bigger bitch...right now he is getting paid 17 mil/year. Anyone who will pay one starting pitcher that much money is crazed!!! Why? In this day and age, a starting pitcher who gets 20 wins is considered having a spectacular year. So basically, if Pedro gets to the 20 win mark---he would make about 850,000 per win. Now lets assume he makes the full 35 starts he should make and wins 25 games....in order to make the playoffs, the team still needs at least another 70 or so wins. So what should they do, jsut invest a crapload of money in starters, yeah right.
Now if a pitcher wanted that much money from me as an owner, they had better be able to hit .300, pitch 9 innings everytime, and guarantee me a win or else take a hit in the salary. I know I wouldn't have a very good pitching staff, but sometimes logic has to play into it!!
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