Judge $ 57,471.26 per At-Bat

[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.

[kmac32]

That’s an obscene amount of money. Veterinarians make the amount of money for 2 at bats and we have an education. Part of what is wrong with America in my opinion.

[brianp-beme]

JPaB (Judge Per at Bat) could also be the new way we can discuss the value of a vintage card on this site. Sure, it will involve a calculator, but calculator usage is fun!

Here is an example of JPaB in action. Let's say the below T205 Snodgrass has a street value of 40. Street value, as everyone knows, being the equivalent of how many items that can be purchased at the dollar store for that amount of cash in dollars. On here we would take that 40 street value, divide it by 57,471.26 (sure, a slightly ungainly number, but after a while when this scheme catches on, this number will stick in your brain like some horrendous but catchy pop song), and the resulting number will be the card's JPaB value, which in this case would be a .000696 JPaB.

Brian (to turn this into a T205 Snodgrass thread, let's see your T205 Snodgrass cards and their accompanying JPaB values, whether higher or lower!)

[cardsagain74]

Originally Posted by kmac32

That’s an obscene amount of money. Veterinarians make the amount of money for 2 at bats and we have an education. Part of what is wrong with America in my opinion.

"America"? It can happen anywhere in the world. The top futbol superstars make the same amounts.

That's obviously how economics work in societies with capitalist characteristics. You often get paid relative to the money you produce for a business (instead of your value to society).

It may not seem fair, but every scientist, veterinarian, and so on knows that score before they've chosen their career path. The petty jealousy of taking digs at a top athlete's education isn't exactly a good response to it.

[packs]

Judge will generate enough money to cover his contract, that's why the Yankees were open to paying him what they are. If there was a veterinarian who generated more than 40 million dollars a year they would be justified in asking for the same salary. Athletes aren't paid relative to what other professions are paid and they're not paid relative to education costs either. They're paid a salary in line with how they're valued by the team signing them.

[G1911]

Having an education doesn’t produce revenue to a company to pay one for. Using that education as a vet produces some revenue to a company to pay for. Nowhere near as much as setting home run records and getting millions of people to tune in. Salary is a combination of perceived value to the employer and ones ability to negotiate, leverage and shape said perception. Which Judge did fantastic at.

[A2000]

37 year old Cristiano Ronaldo is signing with a Saudi soccer/futbol league for $200 million+ a year. Judge is getting $50k for each at bat? Good for each of them.

Absolutely nothing wrong with super star athletes accepting quarter billion dollar deals a club offers them, and in Judge's case, it looks like the Padres and Giants each offered him similar if not even more money.

[jingram058]

Taking a cursory look at eBay completed items searching 2013 Aaron Judge Panini auto reveals that this card (several different varieties) peaked toward the end of the season when the home run chase was on. Since, many of these have completed with no bids or buy it nows, and most of those that sold have actually come down from the peak. I guess that's how it goes with these things.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by G1911

Having an education doesn’t produce revenue to a company to pay one for. Using that education as a vet produces some revenue to a company to pay for. Nowhere near as much as setting home run records and getting millions of people to tune in. Salary is a combination of perceived value to the employer and ones ability to negotiate, leverage and shape said perception. Which Judge did fantastic at.

+1 on that.