07-17-2022, 12:29 PM
(07-17-2022, 11:58 AM)Housh Wrote: Just so everyone knows…it’s not Bates job to come back to please us or his teammates. He’s supposed to get the best deal he can get to secure himself and all the other stuff is second.
This is a good point. This is not like sitting out while still under contract and refusing to do what he agreed to do. This is just a guy who does not have a contract and is trying to get a better one.
But pretty much every player realizes that it is hard to make up for giving up a season in the primes of their career for zero pay. If Bates sits out this year he might get a massive contract next year. But not $13 million more. IN the long run he will come out behind by giving up a full season for no pay.
