MLB's max-contract proposal would affect Junior Caminero as much as any player. So I asked him about it, and we got into a discussion about labor, the place of Latin American players in it, what salary caps do to players like LeBron James and why at 23 he wants... to be involved.show more

I’d say LeBron’s doing pretty well for himself even with a salary cap

@hgomez27 I think LeBron is doing just fine

When will you start interviewing small market fans to learn more about all the crap they have had to put up with for decades?

The MLB has the largest gap between highest and lowest payroll of any major sports league by about 3x

It is not the responsibility of the fans to make him a billionaire. Shut down the league. Bankrupt these arrogant players.

“Years before the players took care of players like Me. Now it’s our turn to take care of the future players” Junior Caminero

Buddy does not want to play for the Rays his entire career 😂😂😂

Juan Soto is grossly overpaid and he doesn’t play anything remotely close to average defense, Vladdy is grossly overpaid and isn’t performing. Less than 1% of MLb players make over $40 mil, why sacrifice the entire mlb season for 1% of the league?

Now is the time for fans to unite and say hell no to the salary cap.

$200 million over 5 just won’t cut it? Players get no sympathy from me. Fans need a say in what the owners and players get. We need to lower TV costs and tickets.

I listened about half way and still have no idea what’s going on.

The kid's explaining LeBron's salary cap argument to a reporter while the league's trying to cap his future before he even gets one.

we don’t care bout these clips big dog this ain’t 60 minutes

This is shameless Boras propaganda peddling fuck you @JeffPassan

I think we can all agree all that needs to change is the deferment bullshit

The NHL has a max contract rule. 20%. Hypothetically speaking, on a 250 million cap, a player can earn up to $50 million per season before taxes, agent fees, etc. Nobody's going to feel sorry for the players if that gets implemented. They won't be poor.

It’s interesting to see Caminero echoing the same talking points as Bruce Meyers and others on the MLBPA committee. One play for the owners is to divide the US born players from the international players, and it’s appeared that way in the past. This signals a change.

Yea man I’m fucking sorry everyone that makes the mlb gets at least $750,000 a year that’s so much more then 99.9% of everyone on fucking earth it’s ridiculous that the top top players can’t make a little bit less over a long time and basically the save AAV their all set for life

You're right Jeff, they should just listen to the players. By the way, weren't the players opposed to the pitch clock and ABS? How's that working out?

So impressed with Junior - not only his skills on the field but also his ability and willingness to do this interview in English. I am sure it was difficult, and that takes some balls. Very well done.

This guy speaking English like he’s had his tongue removed, and Passan asking why he’s not on the negotiating committee. These guys all shave once they get their big blood oath agreement. Look at Vlad. If any of this is even legitimate and I have my doubts; I hope the owners lock them out for eternity. People will move on with their lives. No one needs your slop goy ball that badly Junior. Watching you guys throw it around and have snowball fights with the baseball so the over 8.5 hits

#Lockout2027 Have fun getting a real job or playing for penny’s in another country. Salary cap and floor and no more deferred contracts should be non negotiable.

LeBron James has a career earnings of $581 million

Oh nooo, instead of a guy making $200 million he can only make $100 million. How awful his life must be 😢 It’s a shame people have to suffer like that man it’s not fair!

“If we don’t play next year, we don’t play” It’s a frustrating spot as a fan. I get his point of view because of precedent but contracts are getting outrageous and getting 266 million dollars for 5 years is beyond life changing money Baseball is so fucked 🫣

Really impressed at his ability and apparent willingness to do this interview in English. There are veteran Latin players who wouldn't do that. Kudos to him.

I think revenue sharing, team salary caps and salary floors are more important for the game. The market will determine what any individual player's salary should be. It works for the NFL.

When you look at the Owners total proposals it clear they want to be like the NFL owners. Get rid of the minor leagues and replace them with college. Eliminate the importance of Big Markets Vs Little Markets. So owners can move their teams for tax breaks, free stadiums and land

Victimizing Lebron James? Is this serious? This is actually an offensive tweet.

So this one player stands to lose out and will only get 1/4 of a billion….if Passan had any credibility he would interview any of the 95% of players who make the minimum and would see their salary double. Expecting tears for Caminero is hilarious. Players side looks so bad.

Is LeBron James homeless and I'm just now finding out? What does that mean, what they "do" to players like LeBron James? Lol.

Dont care. The dodgers have ruined the mlb. Its boring and predictable. Not even close to being fair. I'd rather have a lockout if there's no cap.

Love the suit, Jeff.

No one feels sorry for the rich owners OR players. Who I do feel sorry for are the underpaid minor leaguers who can't make a living while their families sacrifice while they try to make their dream come true. I'll believe the players and owners are serious when they start reforming compensation for the guys who haven't made the big leagues yet.

I don’t care if he makes 300 400 700 900 million. I don’t care how many billion the owners make. I care about the best product possible only. If that means owners make more and players less ok then. Players make more owners make less ok then.