I’ll try to do a quick breakdown that Jeff Passan did an amazing job on Twitter about.
Jeff Passan @JeffPassan Jun 12
First offer: 82 G, $1.03B guarantee, $200M postseason. Equals: 41 games prorated guaranteed, 49 with postseason.
Second offer: 76 G, $989M guarantee, $443M postseason. Equals: 38/57.
Third offer: 72 G, $1.27B guarantee, $280M postseason. Equals: 50/62. (2/7)
Now let’s look at MLB’s offer today for a player making $1M: Guarantee: $311,111 With postseason: $355,556
Consider the possibilities if there is not a deal and MLB imposes a season for the same player:
48-game season: $296,296
50-game season: $308,642 (4/7)
So, when you break down what players are being offered to be paid as compared to what they would make when FORCED to play and be paid, it’s not difficult to see why players keep turning down the offers.
Put it this way, in all three scenarios:
Your boss tells you that he wants you to work 82 hours but get paid for 41 hours
Your boss tells you that he wants you to work 76 hours but get paid for 38 hours
Your boss tells you that he wants you to work 72 hours but get paid for 50 hours
Your boss tells you that you’re going to be FORCED to work 48-50 hours, but you’ll get paid the full amount to work those hours.
So far, each of the proposals haven’t even paid the players more than if they were to be forced to play. It’s no wonder they keep turning them down.