07-16-2010, 02:00 AM
I'm going to have to disagree with that.
If you're taking the tact of saying that ballplayers have no right to claim to be "worth" $18,000,000 per annum for playing a child's game, while nurses who are actually saving people's lives would take <i>500 years</i> to make that much, then yes, I agree with you.
But if you are saying that A-Rod or Pujols haven't given a solid return on the contracts they've signed, I'd say that you might want to take a look at FanGraphs. When A-Rod signed, it was a shocking amount of cash, but a 26 year-old Gold Glove SS who runs really well and hits 50+ HR a year? I'd say that there is some value there (although I'm sure you'd <i>agree</i>, so we may be disagreeing along semantical lines.)
If you're taking the tact of saying that ballplayers have no right to claim to be "worth" $18,000,000 per annum for playing a child's game, while nurses who are actually saving people's lives would take <i>500 years</i> to make that much, then yes, I agree with you.
But if you are saying that A-Rod or Pujols haven't given a solid return on the contracts they've signed, I'd say that you might want to take a look at FanGraphs. When A-Rod signed, it was a shocking amount of cash, but a 26 year-old Gold Glove SS who runs really well and hits 50+ HR a year? I'd say that there is some value there (although I'm sure you'd <i>agree</i>, so we may be disagreeing along semantical lines.)
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