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**gorbasevhuynani** · 10-23-2007, 06:01 PM

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at $5MM he would still be the highest paid manager in baseball by 25% (Pinella is next at $3.9MM) so I am not sure the 'players not looking up to you because you do not make enough money' thing really works.. I mean other managers are able to command the respect of their players while earning significantly less.

To me the structure of the contract was a problem. For one thing, it was only a year which makes the mid-year fire him and buy him out option relatively inexpensive. The lack of security not only effects Torre but to an extent the team as a whole. In addition, adding perfomance clauses to a manager's contract is a bit tacky and disrespectful and further undermines his authority.

Basically had he accepted, Torre would have been forced to manage from a weak position next year and that would not have been good for anyone.

10-23-2007, 06:01 PM	#10
gorbasevhuynani Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	^^ at $5MM he would still be the highest paid manager in baseball by 25% (Pinella is next at $3.9MM) so I am not sure the 'players not looking up to you because you do not make enough money' thing really works.. I mean other managers are able to command the respect of their players while earning significantly less. To me the structure of the contract was a problem. For one thing, it was only a year which makes the mid-year fire him and buy him out option relatively inexpensive. The lack of security not only effects Torre but to an extent the team as a whole. In addition, adding perfomance clauses to a manager's contract is a bit tacky and disrespectful and further undermines his authority. Basically had he accepted, Torre would have been forced to manage from a weak position next year and that would not have been good for anyone.
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