NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Former Yankees pitcher Brandon McCarthy and current front office executive for the Texas Rangers called out Alex Rodriguez after he making an argument on Thursday for MLB to adopt a salary cap system.
"I hope to god he's shouted out of every clubhouse he attempts to enter in this and future seasons," McCarthy tweeted. "Call him a self-serving liar and make him explain himself to a room full of his former peers if he wants broadcast content."
The former Yankee turned analyst is currently one of the bidders on the shortlist to purchase the Mets.
According to Rodriguez, players no longer hold the leverage they enjoyed during the 1994-95 strike when they successfully fought off salary cap proposals from owners.
He argues that Baseball has lost its standing to other sports such as the NBA and NFL and to rising media conglomerates.
"The only way it's going to happen is if they get to the table and say the No. 1 goal, let's get from $10 to $15 billion and then we'll split the economics evenly," Rodriguez told reporters Thursday. "But that's the type of conversation instead of fighting and fighting against each other because there is too much competition out there right now."
Tony Clark, the current executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, called out Rodriguez in a statement Thursday, claiming that a salary cap-less system allowed Rodriguez to earn approximately $448 million throughout his career.
"Alex benefited as much as anybody from the battles this union fought against owners' repeated attempts to get a salary cap," Clark said. "Now that he is attempting to become an owner himself his perspective appears to be different. And that perspective does not reflect the best interest of the players."
Rodriguez later addressed his own statements on Twitter.
"Yesterday when I was asked about the CBA expiring in 2021, I answered honestly, but never mentioned the word salary cap," Rodriguez wrote. "My goal as a broadcaster and more importantly a fan of the sport is to grow our game. I suggested on the call that both sides – players and owners – work together to make baseball as big as the NFL and the NBA."
"I've been in contact with Tony Clark, the executive director of the MLBPA, to make sure we're aligned in taking our sport to the next level and showcasing the world's best athletes," he added.
