“For me, it just goes back to competitiveness,” Cole said Thursday. The players’ association calculated the 2020 average would have been $3.89 million if a full season had been played. Because the pandemic caused players to receive roughly 37% of pay last year, the actual average plunged to $1.59 million, its lowest since 1998. Betts’ deal is second behind outfielder Mike Trout’s $426.5 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“So for me, obviously, economics is important — I mean, you can’t ignore any of those types of things.

Source: thestar February 18, 2021 23:03 UTC