Nobody deserves that kind of money, even if they rescue a burning school bus full of orphans. However, its not about deserving, its about supply and demand, and if teams are willing to pay that much money, players are going to demand it. I'm sorry but I disagree. Everybody deserves that kind of money. And if you had the opportunity for that "kind of money" you would do go for it. What are you talking about? He didn't say he wouldn't take the money. Very few would say that. He is commenting that the act of playing baseball is not so noble a task that they should all be millionaires. His supply and demand is correct. There are only so many extremely talented players, and when the owners have the money, they will blink.