Bonus Quote by Bob Uecker

“I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough.…

— Bob Uecker

I gave up a lot of money to stay with the Braves four different times and I don't regret any second of it.

— John Smoltz

The Dodgers told me a big bonus was no good, and they said other players would resent it. Better for me to take a…

— Roberto Clemente

My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never…

— Bruce Sutter

I came to the Braves on business, and I intended to see that business was good as long as I could.

— Hank Aaron

The money I saved during baseball was probably all gone. I'm tapped out.

— Curt Schilling

The Cubs gave me a chance to play. They signed me as a free agent and brought me to the Major Leagues. The first…

— Bruce Sutter

I feel very fortunate to have broken in with the Milwaukee Braves organization.

— Joe Torre

The Marlins were close to signing me, but in the end my wish was to come back to the Yankees.

— Aroldis Chapman

My first signing bonus was 3,500 bucks. I bought speakers and a five-disc carousel CD changer. Dude, I thought I was the wealthiest quarterback around.

— Doug Pederson

I did the thing with bonds, which was about 30 million dollars, and didn't get none of the money on them.

— James Brown

I feel it's the best thing that could have happened for me, leaving the Braves so I could go to another team that would…

— Danny Bautista