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I wish people would stop saying the nonsense that baseball players "refuse to take a pay cut." They agreed to HUGE pay cuts, 50% pay cuts or more. Players have never gotten paid "per game." You don't ever hear, "Madison Bumgarner signed for 104,938 per game." 1/3
Baseball's minimum salary is $563,500 per year, not $3,478 per game played. The players absolutely accepted a prorated salary based on the length of the season, which will be a significant, massive pay cut. If you have your hours cut by 50 percent, that's a pay cut. 2/3
The issue here is that the owners want MORE than a 50% pay cut or 60% pay cut or whatever it turns out to be. When you hear, "the players won't accept a pay cut to play ball," just stop listening. It isn't true. This isn't both sides. 3/3
OK, one more point: In 1961, the owners added eight games to the AL schedule, going from 154 to 162. Same for the NL in 1962. Salaries? Stayed EXACTLY THE SAME.
