OXON HILL, Md. — A hundred dollars can still go a long way in baseball.
This week, the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers made a trade involving two big leaguers, two minor leaguers and a player to be named later or cash.
The amount? Yep, $100.
Less than daily meal money for guys in the bigs last season. Far less than the price of a box seat at many ballparks.
In a multibillion-dollar sport where $100 million contracts are becoming common, it looked like a misprint. Instead, it was right on the money.
Major League Baseball rules require an alternate cash consideration to be listed for deals that involve a player to be named, just in case something goes awry.