Amazing figures

[Lefty]

Could you imagine if the Diamondbacks play Tampa Bay. Maybe teams wouldn't spend as much and build their minor league system.
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/baseball/mlb/salaries/team

 

[crisper57]

Proof that the area where a team should really do its homework and invest its money is in the Manager. Gibson and Madden could not be more different, but they both got their teams to over-achieve.

A good MGR can push the right buttons with the pieces he has to get the most out of his team.