Adam LaRoche walks away from $13M salary

[oneh2obabe]

Told to cut down his son's time in the clubhouse, Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche took a different path: He said he planned to retire and walk away from a $13 million salary.

White Sox President Kenny Williams confirmed Wednesday that he twice asked LaRoche in the last week to "dial it back" with his 14-year-old son.

Williams said Drake LaRoche was a "quality young kid" and not a distraction. But he indicated he didn't want anything to deter the team's focus this season.

"Sometimes you have to make decisions in this world that are unpopular," Williams said before Chicago played Milwaukee.

The situation quickly bubbled up around spring training and was likely to stir debate beyond the sport. At issue, what's a proper take-your-kid-to-work environment?

No word, yet, on what LaRoche would ultimately do or how the White Sox would fill his spot if he never comes back.

The 36-year-old said Tuesday that he abruptly planned to leave the game. White Sox general manager Rick Hahn termed it a "personal decision" without elaborating and LaRoche was asked to reconsider.

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[Poindexter]

$13,000,000 for one years work so your son can hang out in the clubhouse? Shows just how much these wealthy athletes have lost perspective. Think the kid would get over not coming to the clubhouse easier than knowing he cost his family more money than ten average households earn in a lifetime. Maybe he's so rich it doesn't matter but have a feeling he'll regret that expensive and impulsive decision.

[mexi cali]

Think about it. He's 36 so I guess he's had several 13m dollar seasons already and if he isn't a bling queen then he just may be defying the odds and actually have a large stash o cash so this really may not be a big deal.

As far as his kid in the locker room? I understand that it was basically every day and the team even built him his own locker right next to dads in the dressing room. The GM simply wanted it "to be dialed back" not ended entirely but regardless, it is his money and his decision.

I admire his stance though.

[Poindexter]

If he wanted to retire then retire, don't lay the blame on his son or team management. If he has so much money and personally doesn't need 13 million then stick it out another year and donate it to charity. That kind of money could even fund a scholarship program his son could be involved with and would at least be showing some perspective. There are many fathers who have to leave thier family for months to earn a living, are they not showing integrity? At the end of the day it's his money but IMO it's just another spoiled professional athlete with a swollen ego throwing a tantrum.