Yes it has been a few days since the last posting here, but I figure for every day that Glaus gets off I should get one too (I could get a lot of days off in the near future). Some very sad news has come down from the Braves front office that Kris Medlen has damaged his ulnar collateral ligament. This could mean anywhere from a few weeks out in the best case, and Tommy John surgery with 12 months of rehab in the worst possible scenario. This just hits you right in the heart for such a lively, energetic, and genuinely good guy. A lot of people and sometimes even myself included often reference how much these major leaguers make and get a little put off. But this makes me think, in the realistic chance that Medlen is never really the same, he never really made his money. We all say "oh well he makes six million dollars a year to throw a baseball". However looking at it in context, Average MLB players have a window of about seven years to make a sum of money that can sustain them for the rest of their lives, and I am not saying that its not a large amount of money, but when you think about it that way the numbers seem to have a little less impact. So I'm sure you all will join me in saying that hopefully the best case scenario works out for Kris. On a related note, It has been announced that Mike Minor will start in place of Medlen on monday, with Kawakami going down to AAA Gwinnett to stretch out his arm. Its a shame that this had to happen in order for Minor to get his shot, but I can't say I'm not excited to see him pitch. 4-1 with a 1.99 ERA and an ENORMOUS K/9 ratio mean he could be a mainstay in that rotation for a long time to come. I will update as soon as news comes in on the extent of the Medlen injury, and hopefully we have a 2011 rotation of Hanson, Hudson, JJ, Medlen, and Minor.
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The news is not great but not worst case either, after an MRI showing that Kris Medlen has a partial tear in his UCL. As is standard protocol when this happens he will be monitored over the next few weeks and might not require surgery if it is determined that the ligament is repairing on its own, which would be nice because in that case he would be able to start next season in the BRaves rotation. Either way he is out for the rest of this year, a big loss for Atlanta. I like the way Wren played his options here, and also understand the problem Kawakami has with being a reliever (he recently said he didn't come here to be one) but I don't like the Martinez call up as I would much rather have Kimbrel up here while Kawakami is down on the farm stretching out. Just saying.
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They all still make too much.
ReplyDeleteWell think about the gamble they are making. It's like putting it all on green at a roulette table, you should be rewarded if you do hit, because if you lose what these 27-28-29-30 year olds do to make money with no degree and no job experience?
ReplyDeleteKris Medlin only makes 400,000 a year. Half of that goes to taxes and another large chunk is going to his agent. He probably brings home 150,000 a year. He also was not a high draft pick so he did not get a large signing bonus. He probably got a few thousand as a bonus. Kris Medlin is a few years away from even getting to the point of making a million dollars, which might not ever happen since he is now injured.
ReplyDeleteAnd Anonymous you are being incredibly naive. There are only a few human being alive that can hit a baseball like Albert Pujols. There are only a few human beings that can play basketball like Kobe Bryan, football like Peyton Manning etc. The reason that doctors make so much money is because there are only a so many people that can do what they do. The reason that actors make so much money is because there are only a handful that can open movies with large box office receipts. It's called capitalism. And I would not want someone saying that I made too much money at work and I would expect you wouldn't either. If you want to live in a country that puts caps on how much you can make they are available but have fun in Cuba and China. And seeing how these high paying athletes pay a large portion of taxes you should be happy that there are jobs available that pay them as much.
Scott makes a great point in that they are payed for a skill set. Supply and demand. Basics of economics.
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