For whatever reason some fans really hate when players get paid a lot of money, but I’m not really seeing anyone rioting over rookies making the minimum while putting up MVP numbers. Siding with owners over employees really only seems to happen in sports and that’s not going to change anytime soon, but it’s still weird when you see the bitching of, “these guys are overpaid cry babies,” while owners who inherited their wealth and use tax-payer money for stadiums rake in hundreds of millions of dollars every year.
This was supposed to be the offseason when Manny Machado and Bryce Harper broke contract records, but so far the market for both 26-year-old superstars has only expanded to a couple teams for each. The latest buzz around Machado is that the White Sox have offered him an eight-year deal worth $250 million. Other reports refute those figures, saying the White Sox have only offered seven years for no more than $30 million per season.
Anyway, as the two biggest names in free agency remain unsigned, everyone is interested in the drama and the official Twitter account for MLB wanted to get into the action by posting the following on Monday.
The same was posted on Instagram.
A few problems posting what is at best a rumored contract offer, but the biggest issue was from the since-deleted tweet. See, the account asks if Machado will say yes to the $250 million offer.
Pretty simple here. It flat out makes Machado look selfish if he ends up saying no and you know what, if he really does have that offer on the table from the White Sox his answer should be no.
Alex Rodriguez got $252 million almost 20 years ago. Albert Pujols signed with the Angels for $240 million at 32-years-old. Manny Machado is 26-years-old, will be in his prime for the majority of his contract and MLB has hit an all-time high in revenue.
How about not making your star players look remotely selfish by posing a question if he should accept less money than he’s worth.
Plus, the way MLB presented the deleted tweet, makes you think the $250 million offer is 100 percent legit, which is kind of a problem because there are other reports indicating the offer is much different.
