This. You can see why it's so tough on the wives in these situations. Your husband loses his job and you suffer a lot of financial damage as a result. Even moreso in this case where you're dealing with a marginal MLB pitcher who could well lose his job and basically have some pretty awful financial options going forward (we're not discussing basketball here where there are a lot of higher paying overseas jobs).Some people are being callous about it "costing the family money" but I think that is relevant as to why this is such a hard problem, in a way you hurt the victim twice. She's hurt because she took a beating, but then if she stays (most that I'm aware of do), she is financially hurt (not her fault, the dudes fault, but she still is harmed).
It's no wonder so many of them feel pressured to cover up for their partners' misdeeds. If memory serves even Janay Rice felt compelled to protect her husband in a seemingly worse situation (seemingly in the sense that I have no idea what happened in the Wright household and it could very well be worse than what's being reported).