00:00Then you have this kid named Colt Emerson. Have you heard of this kid?
00:05Colt Emerson is a 20-year-old kid. What team's he got him? I forget the team that has his
00:10rights.
00:11Anyway, he's 20 years old, he's a shortstop, and he's not yet been called up to the major leagues.
00:18Seattle Mariners have his rights, okay?
00:20They just gave the kid an eight-year contract for $95 million.
00:28He hasn't played in the pros yet. He's a AAA shortstop, and he just signed an eight-year contract for
00:37$95 million.
00:40And I'm sorry, I don't get it. For a league that typically takes great pride in holding your rights for
00:47the first 30 years of your career
00:49before you're allowed to make any money, they gave this kid, even before the clock started ticking on his rights,
00:57and his arbitration rights, et cetera. $95 million guaranteed. I don't get that at all.
01:05I know you don't, but what if he can play?
01:09Yeah, but he gets up there, play him the minimum for five years, and then give him $100 million.
01:14Like, you have his rights forever.
01:17You're getting him, for eight years, $11.875 million. If he can play, you're getting him basically for free.
01:26You think you're getting him at a discount, is what you're saying, that if he becomes a rock star, right?
01:31But not the first five years, because the first five years of that contract, he ain't making $10, $11, $12
01:36million a year.
01:38No, but I think if he's playing full-time, he would go to arbitration year four.
01:43If he's really good, he's getting north of $20 million per year.
01:46So his two arbitration years would cover a lot of that contract.
01:49Now, he may stink.
01:51Possibly.
01:51Yeah, he may stink.
01:52But he's the number seven prospect in the sport.
01:55There's a part of me that says, man, I hope he stinks.
01:59You know, because that way at least he gets the last laugh.
02:02Dude, I got $95 million in my bank.
02:04I suck, but so what? I'm rich, right?
02:07And then there's a part of me that's like, it'd be a pretty cool story if he becomes like the
02:11next A-Rod.
02:12You know, like one of the great players in the sport.
02:14But I got to pick which side I want to go.
02:17I'm usually very positive.
02:20I hope the kid stinks.
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