Kenny Williams Blasts 'Asinine' Salary Talk, Would Support Work Stoppage

Filed under: Cardinals, White Sox, MLB Free Agency

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams says talk of $30 million-a-year players is "asinine'' and he would support a work stoppage to bring fiscal sanity.

Williams doesn't want a stoppage but said the sport's future needs to be protected for fans and smaller markets.

In an earlier interview with Comcast SportsNet, Williams said discussion of a $30 million average salary was "asinine.'' He said baseball has reached the point of no return and something needs to happen.

With St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols eligible for free agency after the World Series, there has been speculation he could be the first with a $30 million average salary. Williams said Tuesday his comments were not personally directed at Pujols.

"I said what I said. I said what I felt,'' Williams said as he sat in his golf cart watching his team's first full-squad workout.

 

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