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Funkmonger
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2005/02/06/checkbook_adds_to_balance/
Is this a good thing for baseball or just the inevitable?
Blue Jays Open Their Wallets
February 07, 2005 at 10:48PM View BBCode
Blue Jays paroll is going to go to 210 Million per year over the next three years...http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2005/02/06/checkbook_adds_to_balance/
Is this a good thing for baseball or just the inevitable?
FuriousGiorge
February 07, 2005 at 10:53PM View BBCode
Either you read the article wrong or you summarized it wrong. They are going to add a total of $210 million to the payroll (or at least, will allocate that amount and hope someone lets them spend it on them) over the next 3 years. That is total, not per year. The Jays don't plan to spend $210 million on their one year payroll anytime soon, nor could they really do so even if they wanted to (can you imagine finding 21 $10 million players between now and three years from now?)
arodtoo
February 07, 2005 at 11:06PM View BBCode
They are going to add 70 million per year probably, they have 210 million extra to add ot payroll, so for one year they could spend 260 and then spend 50 million the other 2 years(there payroll is currently 50 million)
FuriousGiorge
February 07, 2005 at 11:16PM View BBCode
Actually, from all the other articles I've read, the $210 million isn't the amount payroll is going to increase either, it's simply the total amount the Jays are prepared to spend on yearly payroll within the next three years. So realistically, what you'll have is a $50-60 million payroll this year, a $70-80 million payroll next year and a $80-90 million payroll the year after. Something like that anyway. What they plan to do after that year is anybody's guess, as is the method in which they plan to improve their place in the standings by simply bumping up their payroll. More money for mediocre veterans! Huzzah!
Funkmonger
Still makes me wonder if continued development of a cash race in the MLB is good for the game or if it's just unavoidable and not worth wondering about.
February 07, 2005 at 11:29PM View BBCode
Summarized and read wrong :cool2:Still makes me wonder if continued development of a cash race in the MLB is good for the game or if it's just unavoidable and not worth wondering about.
livewire3791
February 10, 2005 at 01:31PM View BBCode
The payroll increase isn't the greatest in the world but its better then nothing :)Pages: 1