Phil Rogers had a great look at MLB payrolls recently. With the Sox Dotel signing an $11 mill deal, the Cubs and the rest of the league now have a payroll of $2.6 billion. To put that in perspective, Chicago's budget is 5 billion. Here are the projected payrolls;
Largest;
1. Yanks $230mill
2. BoSox $170mill
3.Tigers $133mill
4.Angels $125 mill
5.The CUB $120mill
6. Sox $118 mill
Smallest;
27. Pirates $50
28. Nationals $42
29. Devil Rays $40
30 Marlins $17
Payroll Trends
Increasing; 19 teams
Decreasing; 8
holding steady 3
Al vs. NL
American 14 teams
$102
National 16 teams.
$75
Al ave w/out Yanks and Bosox;
$85
The most obvious conclusions to draw here are threefold.
1. Money may not buy you a title, but it buys you a damn good contending team.
2.You can run a pro team in the MLB for only $17mill
3. For all the grousing of Sox fans that the Cubs spend too much money, this year you'll only spend $2mill less. Put up or shut up!!!!
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