Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?
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Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.
I believe a lot of players that start to think about money - 'Oh my goodness; I'm up for a new contract' - they don't have a great season because they're thinking about all these different things. Do your business on the field, and everything takes care of itself.
Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best.
But if you look at teams that want to share more revenues, they're teams that don't have a lot on the table. They've long since not had any serious investment in their team.
The economics of baseball are the big problem. The big clubs make a lot of money and the little clubs don't.
There's a tacit understanding among clubs that a good player shouldn't miss out on the big break of his career or a chance at exponentially improved earnings.
Some of the money from the senior players goes to helping out the younger kids. It is from the players' pool, the fines for being late and so on. Some will go to something like the tsunami appeal and some to helping out young players.
It is not about money. It is about how you treat the player.
Players don't usually like anybody who makes more money than they do.
Teams buy players and change managers if they feel they need change at the club.