Pirates Cut Player 4 At-Bats Before $200,000 Bonus

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

The Pittsburgh Pirates, true to their miserly commitment to mediocrity, released first baseman Rowdy Tellez after he made 421 plate appearances this season. If he'd gotten four more, the team had to pay him a $200,000 performance bonus. The Pirates have had six straight losing seasons and only three playoff appearances the last 30 years.

Posted by retort at 06:52 PM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

Comments

That seems a bit nasty...

OCU

#1 | Posted by OCUser at 2024-09-25 09:14 PM

That's a good way to make sure your team is the last pick of any player with options.

#2 | Posted by censored at 2024-09-25 09:46 PM

They sure aren't family anymore and haven't been in a very long time, which is a shame because it was a good city for baseball once upon a time.

#3 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2024-09-25 09:50 PM

If you think this is bad, check out what Putin's bitch did to the USFL.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-09-25 10:29 PM

Welcome to pro sports buddy.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-09-26 07:23 AM

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot

Something else he helped manage out of existence.

#6 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-09-26 01:59 PM

This is exactly why professional sports that taxpayers are often on the hook to owners to subsidize need to be converted to community ownership and volunteers.

#7 | Posted by Robson at 2024-09-26 08:23 PM

Or just stop voting Yes on those subsidies.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-09-27 12:17 PM

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