Rob Manfred Still Tone Deaf As He Tries To Defend Minor Leaguers Low Pay
It’s a tricky spot for the baseball commissioner, because it is plain to see that minor leaguers, who earn what amounts to less than minimum wage and are only paid during the season, are getting short shrift. MORE: 50 best players in the playoffs This, however, is not the way to sell it. “Look, I think that it’s important to realize that a lot of the information out there about what minor league players are paid and make ignores things like signing bonuses that are paid in advance, that often are large sums of money,” Manfred said Wednesday before the National League wild-card game....