Every athlete presumably plays his or her respective sport for the love of the game and the desire to win. But money is an influencing factor too. Think about it—you and I work normal desk jobs; they play a game. But both are done for a living, and both are full-time.
There are career minor leaguers who have struggled to put food on the table for their families, but continue to play for the minimum salary because they love baseball.
So it's very easy to look at contracts such as the ones recently signed by Joey Votto (12 years, $251.5 million) and Matt Cain (six years, $127.5 million) and call the players "greedy."
Then again, the market dictates that those players, for the talent they bring, are paid fairly. Both are elite at their position and are getting paid as such. It's not their fault that previous contracts have set the table for such large paydays to be justified.
But how do we determine who is deserving and who is a "greedy" player? Well, accepting a contract is one thing; accepting two of them is pushing it. Holding out for an extra million-dollar incentive is over the top.
So assuming greed is a negative in this situation, here goes nothing:
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1138067-5-greediest-players-in-baseball-history
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