As MLB wrestles with reopening, one of its best pitchers isn’t having it — not unless he gets paid in full.
Blake Snell, the Tampa Bay Rays starter and 2018 Cy Young winner, said Wednesday night that playing for anything less than his full $7 million salary is “just not worth it,” citing safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic and already-in-place agreements to prorate MLB salaries if the game returns.
Add to that MLB owners wanting players to take an additional pay cut and Snell was steadfast in his objection, saying, “for me to take a pay cut is not happening, because the risk is through the roof.