MLB is going to offer a $1 million
prize to the winner of this year’s Home Run Derby during the All-Star Break,
and Kris Bryant for one is excited. The
Cubs’ third baseman told The Atlantic this week, “Man that a lot of money. But I think it’s such a good idea. You’re going to get so much more action. You look at the rookie pay [scale, which
baseball-reference.com puts at $545,000 last season and $555,000 this year] and
[a player] like Aaron Judge. He’s worth
more than he’s getting paid. He could
double his salary just by winning Home Run Derby. [According to baseball-reference, Judge will
earn $684,300 this year.]” Bryant,
who’ll be making $12.9 million in 2019, said that, if he’s asked to
participate, “I will definitely think about it long and hard.”
How nice to see that money can be
such a motivator. Along those lines, why
not offer $1 million to that fan who picks the winning playing? Fans could enter an online drawing by picking
who they want to root for, one entry per human being. I can think of a whole bunch of teachers;
first responders; baristas; and secretaries who are worth more than they’re
getting paid.
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