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Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin
The initial one, maybe, but supposedly MLB was considering giving special circumstances to Murray and allowing the A's to offer him basically a guaranteed MLB contract with a signing bonus that would accelerate his options in baseball, but be able to pay out a higher bonus initially.
All that said, even with that taken into consideration, his bonus from the A's was basically 5 million. That's basically the bottom end of the first round of the NFL Draft. Only way he would 'Dwarf' his A's bonus is if he was a Top 10 pick.
Sorry, but I don't see ANY football team spending a Top 10 pick on a 5'9 QB.
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His entire first contract will be worth more than if he plays baseball. Minor leagues pay absolute dick. Then 3 years in the majors before hitting arbitration. On top of that, the last 2 free agency periods in MLB have been ghost towns in terms of signings, with talk of collusion from owners.
MLB has become a league of the haves and have nots. Some guys get paid, others have to take bargain contracts just to get on a team.