Baseball payroll

[Tom Poje]

on the average, Yankees spent more for 9 players than Tampa did for the whole team

yet Tampa finished with a better record.

hopefully now someone will beat the evil empire!!!!!

Team 2009 2010 Average

Yankees $201,449,189 $206,333,389 $8,253,336

Red Sox $121,745,999 $162,747,333 $5,611,977

Cubs $134,809,000 $146,859,000 $5,439,222

Phillies $113,004,046 $141,927,381 $5,068,835

Mets $149,373,987 $132,701,445 $5,103,902

Tigers $115,085,145 $122,864,929 $4,550,553

White Sox $96,068,500 $108,273,197 $4,164,354

Angels $113,709,000 $105,013,667 $3,621,161

Mariners $98,904,166 $98,376,667 $3,513,452

Giants $82,616,450 $97,828,833 $3,493,887

Twins $65,299,266 $97,559,167 $3,484,256

Dodgers $100,414,592 $94.945,517 $3,651,751

Cardinals $77,605,109 $93,540,753 $3,741,630

Astros $102,996,414 $92,355,500 $3,298,411

Braves $96,726,166 $84,423,667 $3,126,802

Rockies $75,201,000 $84,227,000 $2,904,379

Orioles $67,101,666 $81,612,500 $3,138,942

Brewers $80,182,502 $81,108,279 $2,796,837

Reds $73,558,500 $72,386,544 $2,784,098

Royals $70,519,333 $72,267,710 $2,491,990

Rays $63,313,034 $71,923,471 $2,663,832

Blue Jays $80,538,300 $62,689,357 $2,089,645

Nationals $60,328,000 $61,425,000 $2,047,500

Indians $81,579,166 $61,203,967 $2,110,482

Diamondbacks $73,516,666 $60,718,167 $2,335,314

Marlins $36,834,000 $55,641,500 $2,060,796

Rangers $68,178,798 $55,250,545 $1,905,191

Athletics $62,310,000 $51,654,900 $1,666,287

Padres $43,734,200 $37,799,300 $1,453,819

Pirates $48,693,000 $34,943,000 $1,294,185

[lvena]

Nice point, but somewhat lacking. Yes, Tampa did win more games, and yes, they may even win the series this year. But remember two very important things; 1) their spending puts them in a position to get to the series (almost every year for the past 20 years), something us fans like, and 2) they give the other teams money through the luxury tax.

Got Rings?

[GMK]

Cubs $134,809,000 $146,859,000 $5,439,222

Cardinals $77,605,109 $93,540,753 $3,741,630

Astros $102,996,414 $92,355,500 $3,298,411

Brewers $80,182,502 $81,108,279 $2,796,837

Reds $73,558,500 $72,386,544 $2,784,098

Pirates $48,693,000 $34,943,000 $1,294,185

Looks like Cincinnati doesn't stand a chance in their division this year, ..

unless maybe there's a disconnect between who's on your payroll and who's available to play for you.