The "greed" isnt the players fault, It's the Free Agency and if Im a player Im looking for the fattest check I can find too which is why as much as I hate the man I would make Boras my agent.
And Rice's comments were just very stupid, he has no right to tell kids not to look up to current stars for ANY reason, when there have been players with less that desirable qualities throughout the years (Daryl Strawberry, Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Reggie Jackson, etc.)