The cynic in me thinks they were only trying to get the most games so that when

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Jul 6, 2020
11:30:51am

wabluecoug All-American

They inevitably opted out they got paid more. A lot of these players were never going to play and they knew that.

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wabluecoug

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My Braves are getting soft.

maxpowers

7/6/20 11:23am

Just shut it all down.

Iman23

7/6/20 11:25am

So much for "players want to play" talk from MLBPA during negotiations. Many teams with opt-outs

Grit for Brains

7/6/20 11:25am

I think they should just shut it down for the year.

zerigke

7/6/20 11:28am

The cynic in me thinks they were only trying to get the most games so that when

wabluecoug

7/6/20 11:30am

Wait. These guys still get paid for sitting out?

volleyjiver

7/6/20 11:32am

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pegushin

7/6/20 11:41am

I don't doubt this at all. Professional athletes right now are a very entitled

zerigke

7/6/20 11:33am

No, they only get paid if they have an immediate family member that would be at

Pee Wee Reese

7/6/20 11:34am

Maybe I'm confused with another league, but I was pretty sure they still got

wabluecoug

7/6/20 11:37am

Nope, you're right. It was NBA trying to negotiate that that had me confused

wabluecoug

7/6/20 11:40am

PeeWee is correct. They only get paid and service time if they are high risk or

mannheimadler

7/6/20 11:41am

When I first saw this I thought he was opting out due to the offensive nickname

Coooooogs

7/6/20 12:52pm

If I talked to a teammate and found out he had a fever, I would opt-out as well

ochobeeguy

7/6/20 12:58pm

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