You and I negotiate a salary with our employer and if we accept, it becomes our market value. I see many questions about the salary of overpaid baseball players. If the employer of the MLB player does not have the right to determine a proper compensation, who does? Second part of the question; what business is it of ours and what gives us the right to stand in judgement about their compensation?
2007-05-23 15:14:49 · 3 answers · asked by Frizzer 7 in Sports ➔ Baseball
You are proceeding from a complete fallacy. Players have essentially no control over salary negotiations for their first two seasons, a small percentage gain some leverage in their third season, more gain that same leverage (arbitration, which can only be offered by the team) in years 4-6. Those who reach six years of service and are not under contract gain free agency rights, when they can (finally) sell their services on the open market, and where teams must bid for individuals. This is where we learn the TRUE market values of players and types of players.
No free agent contract, not ARod's quarter-billion blockbuster, not Brown's insane eight-figure deal, not Clemens' annual piggy-bank-breaking stipend, has been offered under duress. Some offers may be poorly estimated, based upon severe misreadings of the market, or so large as to skew the market, but they are freely made offers. And that's the most honest marketplace in baseball.
2007-05-23 16:17:53 · answer #1 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The teams should be able to pay players, or it would not be free market. players are making an acceptable amount considering the profits of the teams. some players are paid more than they deserve, but some people in other professions are overpaid too. we can judge their compensation because it is announced to us, and we like to talk about our teams.
2007-05-23 22:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by crime.dog738 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not really sure.
2007-05-23 22:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by imsmartkid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋