It is just like an auction. As far as the corporations that put up huge amounts of capital are concerned, the players are a commodity, and so it is perfectly appropriate to apply such concepts as quality control or making the best use of their added value. But players are, after all, people.
就好像拍賣場的商品在喊價，對花下大資金籌組球隊的財團來說，職棒球員既是商品，因此控製成本、善用其附加價值等商業場上的概念，基本上都可適用。