Only one player in MLB history has set contract records twice in his career by amassing two different 10-year deals worth $252 and $275 million respectively, and this week that player came out vocally in favor of MLB players accepting a salary cap.
Never mind that he directly benefitted from engorged salaries, or that the wealth he accumulated now sees him angling to buy the Mets. On Thursday, while also making news because he would be “distancing” himself from covering Mets games for ESPN, he also said the player union and the owners need to work together to keep baseball solvent, and as part of that, players need to accept a salary cap.