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MikeT23
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It sure looks like it makes a difference in competitive balance.
Over 100m
    New York Yankees $ 206,333,389                                         
    Boston Red Sox $ 162,447,333                                         
    Chicago Cubs $ 146,609,000                                         
    Philadelphia Phillies $ 141,928,379                                         
    New York Mets $ 134,422,942                                         
    Detroit Tigers $ 122,864,928                                         
    Chicago White Sox $ 105,530,000                                         
    Los Angeles Angels $ 104,963,866                                         


Under 60m
    Florida Marlins $ 57,034,719                                         
    Texas Rangers $ 55,250,544                                         
    Oakland Athletics $ 51,654,900                                         
    San Diego Padres $ 37,799,300                                         
    Pittsburgh Pirates $ 34,943,
10/5/2010 8:13 AM
MikeT23
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Two from the top 8.   One from the bottom 5.  And SD was right there.

Yeah, MLB needs a salary cap.   The low payroll teams have no chance.
10/5/2010 8:15 AM
mhulshult
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It's way easier to complain that the Yankees don't do it "the right way" (which means, "the way my team has to because our owner doesn't want to spend the money") than to point out facts.

The Marlins got almost $44MM in revenue sharing.  They spent $57MM on payroll.
10/5/2010 10:33 AM
deathinahole
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Anyone with an HBD team could have told you this. Duh.
10/5/2010 10:41 AM
wrmiller13
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Where do all 8 teams in the post season stack up? 
10/5/2010 11:34 AM
AlCheez
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#10 - Giants
#11 - Twins
#15 - Braves
#19 - Reds
#21 - Rays
10/5/2010 11:39 AM
burnsy483
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Because there's revenue sharing, there should be a salary floor.  The Yankees shouldn't be the ones paying other team's players.
10/5/2010 11:40 AM
deathinahole
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There is a floor. It's 0.
10/5/2010 11:59 AM
mhulshult
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Unless a team released that they were going to offer anyone the opportunity to play on a major league baseball team for a fee.  Then they wouldn't have a player payroll...they would have player revenue.
10/5/2010 12:56 PM
deathinahole
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Good point.

The beer belly league theory.
10/5/2010 1:00 PM
holer
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The Twins at #11 kinda shocked me.  I've never really seen them as big spenders.
10/5/2010 3:02 PM
moosep
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Posted by MikeT23 on 10/5/2010 8:13:00 AM (view original):
It sure looks like it makes a difference in competitive balance.
Over 100m
    New York Yankees $ 206,333,389                                         
    Boston Red Sox $ 162,447,333                                         
    Chicago Cubs $ 146,609,000                                         
    Philadelphia Phillies $ 141,928,379                                         
    New York Mets $ 134,422,942                                         
    Detroit Tigers $ 122,864,928                                         
    Chicago White Sox $ 105,530,000                                         
    Los Angeles Angels $ 104,963,866                                         


Under 60m
    Florida Marlins $ 57,034,719                                         
    Texas Rangers $ 55,250,544                                         
    Oakland Athletics $ 51,654,900                                         
    San Diego Padres $ 37,799,300                                         
    Pittsburgh Pirates $ 34,943,
NO FISHING!!!
10/5/2010 3:32 PM
kneeneighbor
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Posted by holer on 10/5/2010 3:02:00 PM (view original):
The Twins at #11 kinda shocked me.  I've never really seen them as big spenders.
They have started to spend more and more the past 2 years because

A. Carl died and his sons took over
B. The new stadium was on the way
C. They had to pay Mauer and Morneau
10/5/2010 3:35 PM
antoncresten
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SOAK THE RICH!
10/5/2010 3:38 PM
edsortails
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the difference between New York and Pittsburgh is a disgrace




really though, the Pirates have far more to be ashamed about with those kind of numbers
10/5/2010 4:21 PM
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