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Originally Posted by doug.goodman
Koufax made less money in his career than the current major league minimum.
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In Connor Capel's defense, inflation over the last 60 or so years has gone up exponentially more than salaries. The $125K Sandy made in 1966 equates to about $1.2M today. Koufax has not struggled financially.
Still, the guy is nearing 90 and if he doesn't need/want to sign stuff, he's definitely free to charge whatever he feels makes it worth his time. The market will simply bear it or it won't. If the latter, there won't be any more Koufax signings. Good on him if he can get it, that's the free market working as intended.