Judge $ 57,471.26 per At-Bat

[Rad_Hazard]

Wow!

In contrast, adjusting for inflation, Dan Brouthers (the greatest hitter of the 19th century), with a known salary of $4,700 in 1889, made in 2022 dollars....

$313.91 per AB

I'd take Big Dan over Judge any day of the week!

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Rad_Hazard

Wow!

In contrast, adjusting for inflation, Dan Brouthers (the greatest hitter of the 19th century), with a known salary of $4,700 in 1889, made in 2022 dollars....

$313.91 per AB

I'd take Big Dan over Judge any day of the week!

Pffft...Dan only hit 7 home runs, though. And his wgasWAR was less than Judge's 3.69 year peak, adjusted for ball park, time zone, and air quality.

So, there.

(yes, I'm kidding...just in case anyone wasn't 100% sure)

[insidethewrapper]

You know what happened after Maris hit 61 HR's ! Never got close again. Never could live up to that season and the NY fans let him know that daily, after every strikeout.

What gets me the most is that many of these players expect fans to return balls to them without any money trading hands. I'll "give them a signature" etc. I think they should bid in an auction just like the rest of us. It wouldn't even make a dent in their wallet.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

You know what happened after Maris hit 61 HR's ! Never got close again. Never could live up to that season and the NY fans let him know that daily, after every strikeout.

What gets me the most is that many of these players expect fans to return balls to them without any money trading hands. I'll "give them a signature" etc. I think they should bid in an auction just like the rest of us. It wouldn't even make a dent in their wallet.

And the signature, more likely than not, would be an unrecognizable chicken scratch.

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

You know what happened after Maris hit 61 HR's ! Never got close again. Never could live up to that season and the NY fans let him know that daily, after every strikeout.

What gets me the most is that many of these players expect fans to return balls to them without any money trading hands. I'll "give them a signature" etc. I think they should bid in an auction just like the rest of us. It wouldn't even make a dent in their wallet.

Maris's season was a total aberration though, while Judge has been hitting homers at a very high rate his whole career.

That being said, who knows if the pressure will get to him. Going to be very interesting to see in upcoming years

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cardsagain74

Maris's season was a total aberration though, while Judge has been hitting homers at a very high rate his whole career.

That being said, who knows if the pressure will get to him. Going to be very interesting to see in upcoming years

Maris had 39HR in 100 less at bats in 1960, so not a total aberration.

[jingram058]

I am not much on this modern day era of baseball, with these colossal salaries, numerous rule changes, etc. But that said, I am glad the Yankees were able to keep Judge. He has become the face of the team. The Judge's Chambers. MVP. Athlete of the Year. All-time single season AL home run king. A household name. Players and fans all say he's a great guy. That's throwback stuff that is great not just for himself and the Yankees but all of baseball. Only thing not in his resume is a World Series championship. We'll see...

[packs]

Even if Judge is only good for the first 5 or 6 years of his contract I don't think it will rub anyone the wrong way if there's a championship. Jeter was pretty mediocre to bad at the end of his career. Over his final 5 seasons he had an OPS+ of 94 and made over 80 million dollars in that time. I don't remember anyone complaining about his salary though.

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

You know what happened after Maris hit 61 HR's ! Never got close again. Never could live up to that season and the NY fans let him know that daily, after every strikeout.

What gets me the most is that many of these players expect fans to return balls to them without any money trading hands. I'll "give them a signature" etc. I think they should bid in an auction just like the rest of us. It wouldn't even make a dent in their wallet.

I'm not sure they expect the return as much as they hope for it. If someone decides to trade in a $500k ball or whatever the value for some signed items, a meet and great, and perhaps some tickets that's up to them. I probably wouldn't. But it's understandable how a fan could get caught up in the excitement, get to meet their hero, and get a bunch of cool stuff just for handing over a baseball would make that decision.