Discussion: “Pro Athletes’ Salaries”

Is there an economic justification to have paid the baseball player Alex Rodriguez $25 million a year? The quarterback Peyton Manning maked $14 million per year. Has this market gotten completely out of hand? Can there be any justification to some of the salaries paid? If so, what are the justifications? What impact do these salaries have on the sport? Are there good economic reasons for teams to pay these salaries?

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