前大联盟球员Brandon Dixon 今天发文讲了一件往事
https://x.com/brandonadixon/status/1818702465606599060
In 2019 I was offered a 7 figure contract that I couldn't accept.
他在2019年收到一张百万镁的合约
但他没办法接受
I had just finished up my best year in the Big leagues for the Tigers. I led the
team in home-runs (15- We lost a lot of games).
2019年他在老虎队打出生涯年
全垒打数也是全队最多的15发
G:117 PA:420 .248/.290/.435 15HR OPS.725 OPS+88
In the last month I saw most of my playing time go to the "young guys" since we
were like 60 games back from a wild card spot.
但老虎战绩很烂，他也发现自己在球季后段
出赛机会都被年轻人拿去了
It was clear that the Tigers were rebuilding and I wasn't in the future plans. Q
uickly into the offseason I was getting interest from multiple teams in Korea an
d Japan. For those that don't know these are the 2 premier leagues outside of th
e U.S.
很明显的是老虎要重建了，然后 Dixon并没有在蓝图内
然后他在休赛季受到多支日韩球队的兴趣
They have limits to the amount of foreigners allowed on each team, so these jobs
can be somewhat rare.
This seemed like the perfect transition. I loved Detroit, but I had an uncertain
future there and I was being offered a guaranteed contract for twice what I wou
ld make with the Tigers. Seemed like a great fit.
当时他觉得是个好机会
虽然他爱底特律，但在这边的未来不明
而且日职球队开价是老虎这边的两倍
注：当时大联盟底薪是55万左右
But, I wasn't a free agent and the Tigers would have to agree to the deal. This
usually is solved by a buyout between the 2 teams.
但由于他不是自由球员
所以日职球队需要付钱买断合约才行
We put the right people in contact and told the Tigers that I wanted to stay if
I was part of the future, but if not I wanted to go and make some money for my f
amily.
Dixon也告诉老虎，如果他还在球队未来规划的话
他想留在底特律，但如果没有的话
那他想去日本打球
The Japanese rep called us the next day, the Tigers wanted a million dollars for
my buyout. The offer was for 1.2.
结果隔天日本球队打电话告诉他
老虎开出百万镁的买断金
作为比对，这次日职开给Dixon的合约是120万美金
I called the GM for the Tigers confused, he told me I was a big part of the futu
re of this team and they didn't want to lose me. He wasn't going to budge, so we
let the Japanese team know we would be passing.
他就疑惑的打给老虎总管
老虎总管就告诉他
“你是我们未来蓝图中非常重要的一部分，我们不想要失去你！”
所以在买断金这事上老虎不会让步
所以Dixon就告知日职球队说他不去了
6 weeks later the day after my wedding, and on the way to my honeymoon I got a c
all from the Tigers GM.
之后他也结婚了，然后在婚礼后六周
准备前往蜜月旅行时
他接到老虎GM的电话
"Hey I'm sorry but we are putting you on waivers, we made a couple trades and ne
eded your roster spot."
告知被放入让渡名单
因为在一些交易后，他们需要清出位置
I went unclaimed, my offer in Japan was already given to another player, and I w
as headed to the minor leagues with Detroit.
而他在让渡名单也没别队捡
原本日本的那份合约也早就给其他球员了
最后就只能去老虎小联盟
That year ended up being the shortened COVID season and I finished the year maki
ng 60k.
那年又碰到疫球缩水赛季，他整年只在大联盟打了五场
然后赚了六万镁
等于是日职合约的1/20
I came across SMB twitter a year or two after this. I knew I wasn't interested i
n working for someone else after baseball and needing their approval for making
decisions.
此文一出，时任老虎GM的 Al Avila被网友骂翻了XD
只不过在2020结束后，他又再次要求老虎队让他去日职
老虎队这次就答应释出他
然后Dixon就和日职乐天签下100万镁合约
但没打好就是惹
https://i.imgur.com/NK7KcZd.jpeg