[mrmopar]

This is kind of related. We assume that signing some autographs at the ballpark cuts into a players "me" time. Obviously when they are not at the park, it certainly does. But...Does anyone have an idea how much time the average player puts in to his "job" to play a major sport on a weekly basis? Obviously there is more to it than just a 3-4 hour game. Part of the job includes conditioning and practice of course. There is travel involved, but some jobs will compensate you above and beyond for travel outside of a "normal" business day. What about off season? We all know that sports are also seasonal and nowadays with the high levels of pay for even average players, it would be rare for a player to need a 2nd job in the offseason, unlike their predecessors who played as late as the 80s. How much time are they putting into that job in the offseason to earn those 6 and 7 figure salaries that the fans help make a reality?

I am salaried and make nowhere near the minimum salary for a MLB player and probably work an average of 50 hours a week and I get 20 days paid vacation a year for my "off season". Nobody wants my autograph, of course, but if it came with the job, then I suppose I would be a signing fool.