Adrian Gonzalez's marginal product as a baseball player would be about the same as a Boston Red Sox and a San Diego Padre.Why were the Red Sox willing to pay Gonzalez a higher salary than he was paid as a San Diego Padre?
A) The Red Sox play needed a superstar to attract fans to their games.The Padres had no need to attract fans to their games.
B) The Red Sox play more home games than the Padres.As a result,the Red Sox earn more revenue from ticket sales that they can use to pay player salaries.
C) Gonzalez's marginal revenue product is higher as a Red Sox than it was as a Padre.
D) The owner of the Red Sox was under more pressure from the fans and the Boston media to pay Gonzalez a higher salary than the Padres were willing to pay.
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