Here’s why:In March, to get top-performing young players paid more sooner, MLB and its players association agreed on a $50-million (U.S.) pool for pre-arbitration players. Pre-arb players may end up making four times more than their regular salary through awards. He’s one of those pre-arbitration players vying for bonus pool money and also a fringe candidate for the AL Cy Young. “It’s ridiculous that it hasn’t been changed, especially with the amount of money that’s at stake,” Green said. I’ll still be here to debate the awards, but my days of weighing in with an official ballot have come to an end.

Source: thestar November 07, 2022 11:05 UTC