after playing 11 years in the bigs and the next year he got hurt.
A 10 year deal for Harper would END when he was 2 years older than when Albert's albatross contract BEGAN. These are not remotely similar situations
Truth is the owners are colluding to under cut the CBA- Here's how
The owners already under pay compared to market value on the front end of a player's career because of salary caps and team control through the arbitration period.
That was the deal reached in the CBA with the players union, so that the free agency market would stay unregulated and the players can make up the difference in their compensation with regards to market value.
But now - coincidently I'm sure - all the owners have decided that free agents just aren't worth it? No, it's collusion meant to advantage the owners at the expense of the players
The owners cut a deal with the union so that they get a price break on players on the front of their careers and are now shafting the players on the back end of their careers.
And I have to point out that the game is financially robust - it isn't like the late 70s where half the MLB was losing money.
Even the Marlins owner walked away wit huge profits when he sold out to Jeter's group.
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