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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
But their argument wasn't that they were losing money *this* season, it was that they were out of money because of COVID-19. And yet, clearly the large market teams are nowhere near out of money, and instead of trying to implement some kind of short-term revenue sharing with the players' approval, the owners kept trying to impose pay cuts.
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Yes, their claim has been that they would be out of money because of covid-19. Which is happening this season. They are banking on having money in future seasons based on the idea that covid-19 won't be affecting those seasons and they'll be getting their usual income. Again, they aren't giving him all that money at once. The contract is a promise to give him that money in future seasons. Seasons they believe they will have the money to afford his contract. Its not hypocritical to say, "This year, because of covid, we don't have the money. But in the future, when covid isn't an issue, we belive we will." Again, are MLB teams supposed to not think about the future because of one extremely rare season out of its almost 150 years?