Well, this doesn’t really make anyone look good:
The misunderstanding originated from the mistaken assumption that the money for the coaches and support personnel would come from the same pool of money set aside for the players. Apparently, the players’ association was responsible for the coaches being removed from the pool when the Red Sox negotiated an increase in the stipends from $25,000 to $40,000 last fall.
Francona was less concerned about blame than a quick resolution when he was informed Tuesday that his coaches – whose salaries range from $30,000 to $150,000 – would get nothing.
When the players got wind of the inequity, they spoke as one, loud and clear, the only way they could.
Can’t have a game without players.
It sounds good, the players making sure that the non-rich people on the team were paid, but remember this $40,000 is in addition to their regular salary, couldn’t they have just said they would give this additional pay to the coaches, trainers, …? So, it comes off as a lot of squabbling over what to the main players involved (the team, players, owners, league) is very little money.
