Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen players hold each other. Together, they feel they can get through a lot.
But what are the names we see most often at the bargaining table? These are the names of the stars – starting with Max Scherzer.
Max Scherzer was intense in negotiations against MLB
The Mets pitcher, known for his intensity, lived up to his reputation against the owners.
Scherzer, who has signed contracts worth $210 million and $129 million in his career, has already been asked why he was a player in the winds of change, he who would benefit from keeping things as they are.
But it’s not about him or the other rich people. The conflict serves to ensure that young players evolve in better conditions with a view to what happens next.
I asked Max Scherzer — he of two free-agent contracts totaling $340M, of multiple teams who paid the luxury tax — why he was leading the charge for change in a system that benefited him. His explanation: https://t.co/oll9ff6m9t
—James Wagner (@ByJamesWagner) March 4, 2022
This is why the idea of cutting into the pool of players who do not yet have access to arbitration was raised by the MLB, but is not necessarily realistic for the players.
And this, even if it would mean a higher threshold of the luxury tax.
It’s obviously good to see the big players fighting against the youth owners, but some would like to see more young people at the table to help out.
From the lot? CC Sabathia.
CC Sabathia wants to see more than the top MLB players in labor meetings:
“It’s a lot of the guys that are at the high end of making a lot of money are doing the talking, which is great, but I want to hear from the rest of the players and how they feel.” https://t.co/sMN2rsFPRE pic.twitter.com/CPHk7gTZGn
—SNY (@SNYtv) March 4, 2022
Basically he is right and I agree with him. Having more young people at the table would undoubtedly help to better understand their reality and bring more diversity.
Guys drove an Uber this winter to make ends meet. They are the ones we want to hear and who we must help.
Hey Brian. I signed for $5k in 2018, made $10k in 2019, less in 2020, and about $18k in AAA in 2021. Got added to the 40-man this off-season, so I am locked out currently. Been driving Uber since January so I have money until baseball starts. A lot of us actually need it. 🤫 https://t.co/PZ59zWmgcm
—Steven Wilson (@Swilson2436) March 2, 2022
That said, a Max Scherzer can go to war easier because he is Max Scherzer and because he signed what he had to sign with the Mets.
Would a young person have the same courage in front of an owner from whom he will ask millions of dollars in the following years? It’s not the same dynamic, let’s say.
