AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:I get both why the Cardinals did it and why it looks petty. And, I'd rather they pay Flaherty $10k than stick it under their mattress.
That said, come on, by the time he's 24 years old, Flaherty will have pocketed $3M+ in earnings from the Cardinals organization. He won't even notice the $10k.
Further, I don't think he even cares about the $10k. He, correctly, understands the system is [expletive] and is talking about that. He'll probably produce about $20M worth of value this year and be paid $0.55M. It's not the jump from 0.55M to 0.56M he is/should be upset about. He's being paid 2-3% of his worth regardless of that 10k. That's the point.
That's exactly what I believe has happened.
All young players are now being forced to "represent the league". The fact that it's come to that a mere $10k difference (yes I know that's a lot to average Joe Schmo but not to one of the best on the planet at pitching just starting out) is being interpreted by some as an "insult" is patently ridiculous to me.
That's like if I was expecting a 1.5% raise at my annual review and got a 1% raise instead, I viciously complained about it even while knowing that in a few years I will get a 1000% raise.