Apr
08
Opening Day payroll totals slightly down
ByMaury Brown as the Biz of Baseball has Opening Day payroll totals for all 30 teams. The Yanks lead the pack with an Opening Day payroll of $201 million, a decline of about $8 million from 2008. The Mets ($149 million), Cubs ($134 million), Red Sox ($121 million) and Tigers ($115 million) round out the top five. Overall, Opening Day spending is down by about $43 million this year over last with the Padres’ 40 percent payroll reduction accounting for the bulk of that figure. As always, good stuff from Maury.
Yes, it’s good work, but I think it needs a few more mentions of “trying to buy a championship” and “plucky Red Sox.” Otherwise how are we supposed to know who the bad guys are?
you forgot more lauding the sox for keepig payroll flexibility for a midseasn move even though that was only a result of NOT getting tex.
ps verizon fios will not have yankee games on demand….amazing….today, i am the luckiest man…on the face of the earth….(or just happy i went with verizon over io)
Am I correct in assuming that these numbers don’t include potential pay outs due to incentives?
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Do we lose anything off the payroll with Giese going to Oakland?
I think Giese was making league minimum.
So the replacement should make the same.
And that was a good pickup by Oakland. They really need starters. Best of luck to Dan. Let’s hope it really was lightning in a bottle.