Since we don’t know when we’re going to die, there’s no point in putting money away for old age.
That’s lousy financial advice.
It’s also analogous to Wes’s reasoning for how the Reds should handle Nick Senzel’s service time. It’s unsound logic for the Reds, but it does assure Wes a membership in the Instant Gratification Generation.
All half-joking aside, yes, as Wes points out, there is a pile of uncertainty ahead in baseball’s labor relations. Billionaire owners and millionaire players may figure out a way to spoil 15 years of labor peace and blow the run-up to the next Collective Bargaining Agreement.