Red Sox Refusing to Take Field and may not Travel to Japan Season Opener

[RockChalk]

you know what though, what's being overlooked is that these frickin players are making what, at worst $200k per year? and they are getting paid an extra $40,000 to travel to Tokyo for a week.

don't get me wrong, I like that they are sticking up for their coaches, but do any of them really need this money?

[stlchiefs]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

you know what though, what's being overlooked is that these frickin players are making what, at worst $200k per year? and they are getting paid an extra $40,000 to travel to Tokyo for a week.

don't get me wrong, I like that they are sticking up for their coaches, but do any of them really need this money?

I think we could all agree that all professional athletes are overpaid, but the major issue is that the player's feel this was a term of their agreement in going to Japan and that MLB is now not holding up to its side of the deal. The players are sticking to what they feel the terms were.

The announcers on ESPN did say that assistant coaches and support staff make around $80k a year in MLB.

[BigChiefFan]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

I think we could all agree that all professional athletes are overpaid, but the major issue is that the player's feel this was a term of their agreement in going to Japan and that MLB is now not holding up to its side of the deal. The players are sticking to what they feel the terms were.

The announcers on ESPN did say that assistant coaches and support staff make around $80k a year in MLB.

So they'll get HALF of a YEAR'S SALARY for going to two games? They really should boycott.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

I think we could all agree that all professional athletes are overpaid, but the major issue is that the player's feel this was a term of their agreement in going to Japan and that MLB is now not holding up to its side of the deal. The players are sticking to what they feel the terms were.

The announcers on ESPN did say that assistant coaches and support staff make around $80k a year in MLB.

I'm just trying to figure out how they came up with $40k as the number in the first place...seems a bit excessive

[Amnorix]

Originally Posted by stlchiefs

I think we could all agree that all professional athletes are overpaid, but the major issue is that the player's feel this was a term of their agreement in going to Japan and that MLB is now not holding up to its side of the deal. The players are sticking to what they feel the terms were.

The announcers on ESPN did say that assistant coaches and support staff make around $80k a year in MLB.

The other thing I read (Schilling I think) was that MLB made many promises, and many less significant ones have been shelved. The players are annoyed, but on this one they're taking a firm "line in the sand" stand.