Tag: Max Scherzer

MLB insurance could cost Max Scherzer $232k a day, and Gerrit Cole $193,000

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Soon, the closing costs became real: Max Scherzer would lose $232,975 for every day lost in the regular season, and Gerrit Cole would lose $193,548. Based on last year’s base salaries of just over $3.8 billion, Major League players will lose $20.5 million for each day wiped off their regular season’s 186-day schedule. Major League Baseball told the players’ union that a working agreement must be reached by Monday so that opening day can begin as scheduled on March 31 and the 162-game season remain. The union did not say…

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MLB Labor Negotiations Still On Doomsday Road

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Jupiter, Florida – Doomsday Tuesday. Two, Twenty Two, Twenty Ew. It wasn’t a good day for Major League Baseball fans, as a small sample of them still loved the game so much, despite the current garbage fire across North America, that they stood outside Roger Dean’s Chevrolet stadium for hours, excited. Get out of these labor negotiations and chant the names of the players upon their arrival and departure. Francisco Lindor of the Mets and Paul Goldschmidt of the Cardinals were among those who waved back without getting close enough…

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MLB, players are having a tough time with lockdown talks on the way

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JUPITER, Florida – Like the “Party of Five” episode when Julia and Griffin, their marriage on the rocks, took a romantic vacation in hopes of rekindling a flame for them, owners and players of Major League Baseball gathered at the Roger Dean Chevrolet Field on Monday to continue their discussions toward a new basic agreement A little trip to the Sunshine State after more than a month of largely fruitless discussions in New York. Sadly, like Julia and Griffin, both sides learned on Monday that palm trees can’t bridge fundamental…

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Big jobs could be a market for these players: Sherman

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Atlanta – When it comes to free agency, the post-season chance of doing more harm than helping. For example, when Max Scherzer didn’t start his NLCS 6 because his shooting arm wasn’t bouncing fast enough, he had to raise some concerns about a 37-year-old, who made $210 over the now-completed seven-year period. Million decade, he produced the most innings and most starts in the game – not even counting his 11 starts and three post-season appearances. If you’re looking for the scary comparison: Justin Verlander, who entered his season at…

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