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Former minor leaguer: Mets signing Tim Tebow 'sends a very mixed message'

Tim Tebow's baseball career has drawn plenty of responses, and former MLB pitcher Burke Badenhop has added his voice.

In a first-person column written on MLB Trade Rumors, Badenhop made his stance clear on Tebow's stint in the Arizona Fall League. He wasn't upset so much with him attempting to play; instead, he was upset with the $100,000 signing bonus the Mets gave him.

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"I would have killed for even a $5,000 bonus," he writes.

Minor league players hardly make a living playing baseball.