GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred shared some conflicting feelings about the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers this week, praising the franchise's competitive spirit in one breath before addressing the financial disparity they have created in the next.
Players elsewhere around the league don't seem nearly as conflicted.
"Teams spending money is never bad for baseball and never bad for players. Ever. In any situation," Athletics slugger Brent Rooker said.
If Manfred is looking to find some sympathy from MLB's rank-and-file regarding his worry over the sport's financial health, it's probably not going to come from the guys on the field.