Should these athletes be paid millions of dollars just to simply play baseball?

I started out this project looking for an answer that many other people wondered about and wanted a better explanation of why baseball players make so much money. I did a lot of research and I feel that I came up with some solid information about this topic and justified the answer.

• I first asked myself the simple question of why these players are able to make the money they do. The answer to that is baseball is the only sport with no salary cap, which means that as long as they have the money, they can go out an get whoever they want. The money comes from teams success over the years and winning championships brings in a lot of cash. Also the MLB has a very strong union. Marvin Miller was the man that paved the road for the game of millions back in the 30's and the league hasn't looked back since.

• Secondly, I thought to myself is it even fair that these players are making the serious money they make? The reason why they make more than say a teacher or a paramedic is because these players have agents constantly working for them to make sure that they are satisfied. They are the ones that are negotiating with the teams to compromise a good deal for their player.

• Thirdly, I decided to look at other sports like basketball and football to see how much money they are making compared to baseball players and its very shocking. While MLB players are receiving jaw dropping contracts, the NBA and NFL are lacking one major thing and that is not having a salary cap. It is impossible for those players to even compare to baseball players with that limitation the leagues have on them.

• Finally, I looked into which positions players make the most money and does where they play make a difference in how big their contract is. I learned that in recent history that pitchers get the better end of the deal usually when it comes to how big their contracts are. Some of the most recent contracts have been as big as 31-34 million a year for a long span of time. This is because the MLB values pitching more and thinks that it is the biggest aspect to a winning team. With all of this said, people just need to realize that the MLB is set up differently than other sports so this allows many loop holes to earn more money, and the craziest part is that players in the MLB are going to see contracts get higher and higher as the years go on.