Comments on: Jose Reyes is “probably losing $100,000 a day on the DL”

By: kiwicricket

kiwicricket — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:19:10 +0000

I really hope you’re not a teacher, as your reading comprehension skills seem below average. The top 2 percent of any Industry on the planet are ridiculously paid(in relative terms) as far as I’m aware. A guy made 500k last year eating Hot-dogs quickly- I would rather this guy make 10Million hitting and throwing a baseball.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:20:27 +0000

Considering the money generated by MLB, players are probably actually underpaid….now, if prices were lowered to something reasonable, then yeah, they’d be over-paid….but they are the talent on which all revenue generation is based….others (such as owners) are just skimming off the top.

By: fatelvis77

fatelvis77 — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:23:39 +0000

No, they get paid while on the DL. What is being referred to is the loss of Reyes’ bargaining power once he hits free agency. He’s losing much more than 100k per day in bargaining power. He’s had significant time on the DL in 09,10 and now 11. Whatever team signs him, whether for 5, 6 or 7 years, is going to have to be prepared to get no more that 80-90% availability in that time. Maybe as little as 60%. So what do we think that kind of expectation is worth for a guy, who when healthy is a genuine star?

By: mississippiguy

mississippiguy — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:18:18 +0000

Of course players get paid while on the DL. The author was projecting the amount of money Reyes will potentially lose in free agency as a result of being perceived as injury-prone. And sure, sports stars seem overpaid compared to teachers, but that’s apples and oranges. Sports are big business and the athletes get a share of the pie. Stop being so angry.

By: dcburden

dcburden — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:33:35 +0000

He’ll probably get fewer guaranteed years, but that may actually jack up the annual value, and he’ll only end up behind if he can’t get another big contract after this one.

By: florida727

florida727 — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:31:55 +0000

First of all, I never knew players didn’t get paid while on the DL, so thanks for informing me. That said, if he’s losing $100,000 PER DAY, then you just confirmed what I already knew… athletes are stupidly overpaid. A teacher responsible for educating our next generation can’t afford a freaking two-bedroom house, and some clown stuffing a ball through a hole 10′ off the ground, or a guy that FAILS at the plate 70% of the time, gets MILLIONS? Sorry, but society is a little out of whack.

By: drunkenhooliganism

drunkenhooliganism — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:46:56 +0000

It’s probably more than that. If he stayed healthy the entire second half, I think he would have gotten that $140 million contract. But missing three weeks or so with a bad hammy probably make him more like an $80 to $100 million contract. So, I think he’s losing about $2 million for every day he’s on the DL