http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/...illion-contract-extension-los-angeles-dodgers 17 mil for a guy doesn't consistently put up a 900ops. I would rather pay votto or pujols 25 mil than a guy like ethier 17 mil.
Baseball contracts are out the frame. If I were an athlete, I would never be a football player (unless I was a top flight qb). They sacrifice their bodies for pennies compared to baseball players or basketball players. Then again baseball has 162 games of revenue. To football's 16 games. BIG difference.