Money spent
As always, going into the season, the Yankees had the highest payroll in baseball. If and when Roger Clemens joins the team, the Bronx Bombers will have a payroll in excess of $200 million dollars.
While the Yankees have shown some life of late, the 2007 edition has to be considered one of the biggest busts in the majors to date this season. With only 24 wins, so far the Boss has payed about $8 million per victory this season. If the Yankees stay on their current pace, they will win 72 games at an approximate cost of $2.78 million per victory.
The arch-rival Red Sox, on the other hand, are on a pace to win 109 games with a $143 million payroll, or a cost of $1.31 million.
Do I think either team will finish the season with those records? No. I believe the Sox won't be quite that good in the end, and I doubt the Yankees will be that bad. However, that is the current pace of each team, so that is what I am going to work with.
Interesting coincidence - only three division leaders are the highest paid team in their respective divisions. Only the Mets, Angels, and Dodgers lead theirs.
Currently, the respective places of the other highest paid per division - Yankees (4th, 24-30), Chicago White Sox (4th, 24-27), Chicago Cubs (4th, 23-31).
I guess it goes to show that it's not how much is spent rather than how it's spent. For a breakdown of this season's team salaries, take a gander below.
The following numbers, ganked from ESPN.com represent salaries heading into the year -
| 1. NY Yankees | 195,229,045 |
| 2. Boston | 143,123,714 |
| 3. NY Mets | 116,115,819 |
| 4. Chicago Sox | 109,290,167 |
| 5. LA Angels | 109,251,333 |
| 6. LA Dodgers | 108,704,524 |
| 7. Seattle | 106,516,833 |
| 8. Chicago Cubs | 99,936,999 |
| 9. Detroit | 95,180,369 |
| 10. Baltimore | 95,107,808 |
| 11. San Francisco | 90,469,056 |
| 12. St. Louis | 90,286,823 |
| 13. Atlanta | 89,492,685 |
| 14. Philadelphia | 89,368,213 |
| 15. Houston | 87,759,500 |
| 16. Oakland | 79,938,369 |
| 17. Toronto | 79,925,600 |
| 18. Milwaukee | 71,986,500 |
| 19. Minnesota | 71,439,500 |
| 20. Cincinnati | 69,654,980 |
| 21. Texas | 68,818,675 |
| 22. Kansas City | 67,366,500 |
| 23. Cleveland | 61,289,667 |
| 24. San Diego | 58,235,567 |
| 25. Colorado | 54,424,000 |
| 26. Arizona | 52,067,546 |
| 27. Pittsburgh | 38,604,500 |
| 28. Washington | 37,347,500 |
| 29. Florida | 30,507,000 |
| 30. Tampa Bay | 24,124,200 |
| Note: Team salaries do not represent full team payroll. Number listed includes current salary for all players currently on the roster. | |
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3 comments:
I always have a soft spot for both Minnesota and Oakland. They prove that with good scouting you can be competitive without breaking the bank. That said, I'm glad my team can drop $51M to talk with Daisuke.
Interesting note about Clemen$ contract; it's a minor-league deal. So either he or the Yanks can cancel it at any time. We should start a watch to see who pulls the trigger first.
Honestly, I'm wondering if the groin issue isn't a precursor to it so that both parties can get out of it and save face. Or he's doing it to see if the Yankees can begin to make a run. We'll see, I guess.
I'm telling you that his groin and that contract are connected. It's just too coincidental that this happened now.
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