What if there was a standard pay scale???

[rum151man]

What if the mlb & all sports for that matter used a standard pay scale for all players. Each player starts with the same base salary & then they have to perform to make the big $$$. There would be bonuses for basically every stat- games played, hits, RBI, hr, 2b, 3b, SB, wins, era, K's, saves, holds, ect... Ect......

May have to be separate contracts structures for position players & pitchers but same idea.

This would protect teams from signing these superstars later in their careers and avoid a total disaster as we've seen so many times.

I know it would never happen but I think it would be good for sports. Make the players actually earn their $$$. In the end the players that actually perform will still earn the big $$$, & if they have a bad season there's always next year to earn more $$$ on that contract.

Teams would still sign the player to a multi year deal at the base salary amount which would be guaranteed & the rest is incentive based, paid at the end of each season.

 

[CARDMAN]

I second the vote

 

[gracecollector]

Manager's nightmare - players fighting all the time for playing time, playing for stats and not what's best for the team, etc.

 

[jbhofmann]

I've pushed this before under a tier scale.



At least 5 Tier 1 Players - $10million per
At least 8 Tier 2 Players - $3 million per
Rest Tier 3 Players - $500K per

Every team must spend at least $74 Million on Tier 1 and 2 players. Want to be a Tier 1 Player? Perform.

Test positive, you are knocked down a Tier immediately.

 

[All In Cards]

salary cap would solve a lot of problems, every other major league has a cap

 

[jbhofmann]

salary cap would solve a lot of problems, every other major league has a cap

And an International Draft.

 

[All In Cards]

And an International Draft.

They should do what the EPL does, regulate teams to the minors and bring minor league teams up. Have a transfer window for players.

 

[hoopster3977]

To the OP, would you like to have a cap of your earnings?

 

[jbhofmann]

To the OP, would you like to have a cap of your earnings?

Like and reality are two different things.

Finite pay scales are not a rarity. Are they?

 

[maxe0213]

Manager's nightmare - players fighting all the time for playing time, playing for stats and not what's best for the team, etc.

Yep. This idea would never happen.

 

[mlbsalltimegreats]

What if the mlb & all sports for that matter used a standard pay scale for all players. Each player starts with the same base salary & then they have to perform to make the big $$$. There would be bonuses for basically every stat- games played, hits, RBI, hr, 2b, 3b, SB, wins, era, K's, saves, holds, ect... Ect......

May have to be separate contracts structures for position players & pitchers but same idea.

This would protect teams from signing these superstars later in their careers and avoid a total disaster as we've seen so many times.

I know it would never happen but I think it would be good for sports. Make the players actually earn their $$$. In the end the players that actually perform will still earn the big $$$, & if they have a bad season there's always next year to earn more $$$ on that contract.

Teams would still sign the player to a multi year deal at the base salary amount which would be guaranteed & the rest is incentive based, paid at the end of each season.

I would love this idea but on the flip side, many teams like the Yanks and other big markets would still draw in the bigger, better players as they would just promote their bonuses as being bigger than everyone else's. Unless there was a cap on the bonuses.

 

[rum151man]

To the OP, would you like to have a cap of your earnings?

I like to earn my $$$, you should be paid for your performance and or assets to the company. Not because your expected to do well at your job.

 

[rum151man]

I would love this idea but on the flip side, many teams like the Yanks and other big markets would still draw in the bigger, better players as they would just promote their bonuses as being bigger than everyone else's. Unless there was a cap on the bonuses.

The bonuses would be the same for every team & players.

 

[sportscardtheory]

I've grown to understand and accept the contracts in baseball and other sports. It's all about getting the biggest piece of the pie for the people who make the sport what it is. What they DON'T get goes to the team owners, so why should I/we care if the players get outrageous paychecks. Better them than the corporate side of sports. I'd rather see Pujols get insane amounts of dough than the team owners, who make millions/billions regardless. We watch to see players play, and they SHOULD get as big a piece of the pie as they can possibly get.

 

[hoopster3977]

Like and reality are two different things.

Finite pay scales are not a rarity. Are they?

Like working for a minimum wage?

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I've always felt this was a way to go. Adjusted that the "better" players would have a higher base , but the overall gist is there. I hate paying based on "we hope" the do a,b and c for us. I'd rather pay on they "did" a, b and c this year for us.

Too bad they can't turn back the clock.

I'd love it that say Miguel Cabrera would get paid the same in Det as Hou and paid on his performance and someone like BJ Upton would as well.

It would be fun to look at adjusted salaries on players/teams over the years based on performance vs what their contracts actually paid.

Ryan

 

[hoopster3977]

I like to earn my $$$, you should be paid for your performance and or assets to the company. Not because your expected to do well at your job.

So you're okay with merit pay? Brother's screwing brothers for advancement?

 

[jbhofmann]

I've grown to understand and accept the contracts in baseball and other sports. It's all about getting the biggest piece of the pie for the people who make the sport what it is. What they DON'T get goes to the team owners, so why should I/we care if the players get outrageous paychecks. Better them than the corporate side of sports. I'd rather see Pujols get insane amounts of dough than the team owners, who make millions/billions regardless. We watch to see players play, and they SHOULD get as big a piece of the pie as they can possibly get.

MLB revenue has increased from 1.4 Billion to 8 billion since the strike. According to an article I just read the other day only 46% of revenue goes towards payroll.

 

[sportscardtheory]

MLB revenue has increased from 1.4 Billion to 8 billion since the strike. According to an article I just read the other day only 46% of revenue goes towards payroll.

So the players should make MORE than they already are? lol ;-)

 

[RStadlerASU22]

I've grown to understand and accept the contracts in baseball and other sports. It's all about getting the biggest piece of the pie for the people who make the sport what it is. What they DON'T get goes to the team owners, so why should I/we care if the players get outrageous paychecks. Better them than the corporate side of sports. I'd rather see Pujols get insane amounts of dough than the team owners, who make millions/billions regardless. We watch to see players play, and they SHOULD get as big a piece of the pie as they can possibly get.

I don't mind the players getting the $ if the performance warrants it. $20m/year plus for players like Ellsbury , Choo , etc those drive me nuts. I know it's different sports but to think someone like LeBron isn't making that type of $, I cringe that "good" far from great players who aren't players that draw in people are getting those salaries.

Ryan