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[Dback Jon]

Major League Baseball Salaries
2011 MLB Salaries by Team
TEAM TOTAL PAYROLL AVG SALARY MEDIAN STD DEV
New York Yankees $ 202,689,028 $ 6,756,300 $ 2,100,000 $ 8,468,058
Philadelphia Phillies $ 172,976,379 $ 5,765,879 $ 2,625,000 $ 6,227,550
Boston Red Sox $ 161,762,475 $ 5,991,202 $ 5,500,000 $ 5,576,432
Los Angeles Angels $ 138,543,166 $ 4,469,134 $ 2,000,000 $ 6,048,494
Chicago White Sox $ 127,789,000 $ 4,732,925 $ 2,750,000 $ 4,810,687
Chicago Cubs $ 125,047,329 $ 5,001,893 $ 1,600,000 $ 6,194,469
New York Mets $ 118,847,309 $ 4,401,752 $ 900,000 $ 6,693,551
San Francisco Giants $ 118,198,333 $ 4,377,716 $ 2,200,000 $ 4,877,657
Minnesota Twins $ 112,737,000 $ 4,509,480 $ 3,000,000 $ 5,536,653
Detroit Tigers $ 105,700,231 $ 3,914,823 $ 1,300,000 $ 5,259,443
St. Louis Cardinals $ 105,433,572 $ 3,904,947 $ 1,000,000 $ 5,027,807
Los Angeles Dodgers $ 104,188,999 $ 3,472,966 $ 2,142,838 $ 3,631,806
Texas Rangers $ 92,299,264 $ 3,182,733 $ 1,251,000 $ 4,027,146
Colorado Rockies $ 88,148,071 $ 3,390,310 $ 2,318,750 $ 4,398,021
Atlanta Braves $ 87,002,692 $ 3,346,257 $ 1,275,000 $ 4,279,462
Seattle Mariners $ 86,524,600 $ 2,884,153 $ 825,000 $ 4,414,418
Milwaukee Brewers $ 85,497,333 $ 2,849,911 $ 1,050,000 $ 3,869,134
Baltimore Orioles $ 85,304,038 $ 3,280,924 $ 1,425,000 $ 3,237,465
Cincinnati Reds $ 75,947,134 $ 2,531,571 $ 825,000 $ 3,357,823
Houston Astros $ 70,694,000 $ 2,437,724 $ 467,000 $ 3,960,818
Oakland Athletics $ 66,536,500 $ 2,376,303 $ 1,400,000 $ 2,073,296
Washington Nationals $ 63,856,928 $ 2,201,963 $ 1,050,000 $ 2,783,056
Toronto Blue Jays $ 62,567,800 $ 2,018,316 $ 1,200,000 $ 1,906,416
Florida Marlins $ 56,944,000 $ 2,190,153 $ 545,000 $ 2,877,071
Arizona Diamondbacks $ 53,639,833 $ 1,986,660 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,854,261
Cleveland Indians $ 49,190,566 $ 1,639,685 $ 484,200 $ 2,763,453
San Diego Padres $ 45,869,140 $ 1,479,649 $ 468,800 $ 1,858,830
Pittsburgh Pirates $ 45,047,000 $ 1,553,344 $ 450,000 $ 1,880,199
Tampa Bay Rays $ 41,053,571 $ 1,578,983 $ 907,750 $ 1,570,206
Kansas City Royals $ 36,126,000 $ 1,338,000 $ 850,000 $ 1,143,503

 

[Mulli]

Come on Dbacks, show me the money!

 

[Dback Jon]

Teams in bold still in playoff hunt.

A case could be made for Pittsburgh as well

As Chicago Teams show, money doesn't buy a good team.

 

[Dback Jon]

Come on Dbacks, show me the money!

Like the Cubs did...

 

[Mulli]

Like the Cubs did...

No Hendry is an idiot. How about just not like the cheap teams that haven't won anything in forever.

But if you want them to not sign any big name free agents like say Randy Johnson, more power to you....

 

[Dback Jon]

No Hendry is an idiot. How about just not like the cheap teams that haven't won anything in forever.

But if you want them to not sign any big name free agents like say Randy Johnson, more power to you....

i would love them to sign a big name - but the RIGHT one.

I am more hoping we can KEEP our pitchers, and Drew, etc.

We need an upgrade at 2nd and 3rd.

We will see what Goldie can do before declaring that as a need.

 

[Mulli]

i would love them to sign a big name - but the RIGHT one.

I am more hoping we can KEEP our pitchers, and Drew, etc.

We need an upgrade at 2nd and 3rd.

We will see what Goldie can do before declaring that as a need.

Oh ya, forgot Goldy. Good work.

 

[82CardsGrad]

i would love them to sign a big name - but the RIGHT one.

I am more hoping we can KEEP our pitchers, and Drew, etc.

We need an upgrade at 2nd, 3rd and CF.

We will see what Goldie can do before declaring that as a need.

FIFY...

 

[Dback Jon]

FIFY...

Took you two minutes - you are getting slow.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Took you two minutes - you are getting slow.

It's the heat...

 

[Gaddabout]

Come on Dbacks, show me the money!

Let's see if this team makes the playoffs and how that plays out first. I think there's still a lot of reconstruction that needs to be done, and throwing money at the kind of problems the D-Backs have isn't always the solution. In fact it often creates more problems.

 

[SunsTzu]

In fact it often creates more problems.

Russ Ortiz disagrees.

 

[Gaddabout]

Russ Ortiz disagrees.

Ha! 4/5

 

[overseascardfan]

To be very honest of we need a CF, I would look no further than AA at AJ Pollock. That guy is ready IMO, so if trading Young can net us a nice return then maybe we should consider it but with us being in the thick of the playoff hunt I think this is going to be the roster with Trevor Bauer coming up in September if we make the playoffs.

 

[Gaddabout]

To be very honest of we need a CF, I would look no further than AA at AJ Pollock. That guy is ready IMO, so if trading Young can net us a nice return then maybe we should consider it but with us being in the thick of the playoff hunt I think this is going to be the roster with Trevor Bauer coming up in September if we make the playoffs.

Pollock call up would be interesting, but I think it's really early on him. He didn't have a complete year last year after the arm surgery.

 

[Mulli]

Let's see if this team makes the playoffs and how that plays out first. I think there's still a lot of reconstruction that needs to be done, and throwing money at the kind of problems the D-Backs have isn't always the solution. In fact it often creates more problems.

Teams toward top of money list win, and towards bottom don't. You at correct in that there is no reason to go crazy right now.

 

[Mulli]

Of course there are teams towards the top at are horrible, but teams that succeed in post season are near top in $$ paid.

 

[Gaddabout]

Of course there are teams towards the top at are horrible, but teams that succeed in post season are near top in $$ paid.

But it's usually homegrown talent + key acquisitions. It doesn't happen overnight. You don't just go out and buy a playoff team. If you do, even if you succeed you end up losing. Just ask Colangleo. And Arizona will NEVER have the revenue to compete with the salaries of New York, Chicago and LA teams. That's just a reality you'll have to come to grips with.

 

[Mulli]

But it's usually homegrown talent + key acquisitions. It doesn't happen overnight. You don't just go out and buy a playoff team. If you do, even if you succeed you end up losing. Just ask Colangleo. And Arizona will NEVER have the revenue to compete with the salaries of New York, Chicago and LA teams. That's just a reality you'll have to come to grips with.

Are the Tigers are big market team somehow? the Rockies? Mariners? the Brewers? Seems to me the Dbacks have homegrown talent all over the roster. They should be able to solidify the lineup by spending some money. At least spending more than the lowly Marlins.

 

[devilalum]

Russ Ortiz disagrees.

You spoke the forbidden words!