baseball salaries
Are baseball players overpaid? ... Havent baseball salaries gotten out of hand? ... baseball players are being overpaid since the 1970’s. From 1903 until the mid-1970s, a baseball player who did not like his contract had little choice other than retiring from baseball. ... After the introduction of free agency, baseball players could sell their services to the team with the best offer. Before baseball was played for the love of the game, for fun, now it’s just a business. Most baseball players with the exception of some, are being tremendously overpaid. Baseball is one of the highest, if not the highest paid sport. ... Baseball players in the early 1900’s we’re not paid much at all. In fact, most baseball players that would of been millionaires today, had side jobs to try to sustain their family because there paying rolls we’re not enough. George Herman Ruth (Babe Ruth) , the “ God of baseball” was one of those players who we’re not paid enough, therefore he needed a side job during the off-season. ... In spite of the fact that teams with high salaries dont always win, it has been calculated that unless your payroll is at a certain level you are out of the race before it even starts. Baseball has the highest salaries out of all the sports. ... And the salaries are growing very rapidly. ... Compared to the real world baseball players are totally in a league of their own. ... Salaries really have lost every sense of reason. Players are signing 50 million-dollar contracts and up just because they happen to be pretty good at hitting a baseball. ... 2 million a year for 10 seasons lowest salary $300,000 In conclusion baseball players have been extremely overpaid since the last 70’s.