![]() So he decided to take his other option and put baseball on hold and come back to it – maybe – if football isn’t his true calling. Why would Murray want to do that? Even if he had to spend just two seasons in the minors, it can be a miserable existence despite playing one of the sports we believe he loves. And on top of that, teams can manipulate the system to squeeze an extra year of service from that player at less than the going rate before he can become a free agent. The game’s minor league system is one of its current black eyes as players toiling away in the lower levels fight to be paid minimum wage.Īs if that weren’t bad enough, if a player is good enough to make the big leagues, his best years will come under a team-friendly contract that pays him dramatically less than market value if he’s an all-star caliber asset. Until then, watch athletes like Cleveland Browns receiver Jarvis Landry be as popular as MLB’s biggest names and draws.īut baseball has another problem, and it’s undoubtedly a reason Murray skipped out on baseball and that signing bonus. Highlight their personalities and off-the-field lives. Make them recognizable to casual fans and non-fans. The easiest thing it can do, and the one that it continues to stubbornly refuse, is to market the league and its individuals better. MLB can keep tweaking rules and trying to quicken pace and all the other ideas it’s had to solve the wrong problems. Murray’s decision and the social media trends are more proof that the best athletes are going to continue to bypass baseball, assuming they’ve even found it appealing to begin with. ![]() ![]() The most recognizable athletes in the country are gridiron and hardwood stars – and in some cases, not even stars when you think about Los Angeles Lakers wing Kyle Kuzma, in his second year in the league, having more Instagram followers (2.7 million) than baseball’s best player Mike Trout (1.5 million) and it’s biggest name Bryce Harper (1.4 million). In 2019, it’s not as cool as football or basketball in the United States. Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is hardly a superstar, but he's more popular on social media.
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