For the first time in baseball history, the average salary topped the $3 million mark. The 855 players on opening-day rosters and the DL averaged $3.15 million, up 7.1 percent from last year's starting average of $2.94 million.
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For the first time in baseball history, the average salary topped the $3 million mark. The 855 players on opening-day rosters and the DL averaged $3.15 million, up 7.1 percent from last year's starting average of $2.94 million.
derFunkenstein wrote:He's also worth every penny. I can't stand the guy, but he's far and above the (edit: second-) best hitter in the game and he's not a liability on the field (*ahem*Jeter*cough*) - at a position that's not his NATURAL position, even. His 162-game average is 44HR, 128RBI, .306 average and .389 (!) OBP thanks to ~80 walks/year.
[well, I guess he's a slight liability at 3B. He's -10 FRAA over the 4 years he's been at 3B. But the stat to the left of that one, FRAR, is fielding runs (saved) above his replacement, and that's still much > 0 for those 4 years. He's somewhat below-average at 3B but way better than a replacement-level 3B that they'd call up from AAA]
edit: RUNONSENTENCE
edit2: additional linkage
edit3: Nevermind, he's only the second-best hitter, his 162-game average is all lower (aside from HR) than this dude. Bonds doesn't count anymore because he's not been signed this year.
edit4: this is not news in the first place.
FunkeeC wrote:What this guy said. If you want to focus on someone overpaid for their level of performance, look to the left of ARod....
idchafee wrote:There is no team in baseball named the Devil Rays (anymore). And the Rays have been quietly putting together a good team. They're going to be pretty good this year (as long as their fielding doesn't let them down like it did last year). Not enough to challenge the top of the division, but they're going to put Baltimore in the basement and the Blue Jays should be nervously looking over their shoulders.This is more an indictment of the Marlins than it is A-Rod. There is no team in baseball not named the Devil Rays that is more deserving of contraction.
idchafee wrote:[smartass]Who, the 3rd base coach? Or the umpire?[/smartass]
derFunkenstein wrote:My definition of "good" is "over .500" and that's quite possible for them this year -- in fact, for them, that would be historically good. (Some people think they'll do significantly better than that). I did say they weren't going to challenge the top of the division, where BOS and NYY live, and that doesn't look like it's going to change anytime soon. In another division they might have had a shot (especially if they keep developing over the next couple of years).Ubergerbil, to say the Rays will be a "good team" is an exaggeration. Better than last year? Sure. Competing with Bal/Tor? Maybe But Baltimore and Toronto field perennially under-performing teams. Competing with Boston/NYY? Never.
z-man wrote:go tigers?
lol we now have the 2nd highest payroll in baseball and no bullpen. *sigh*
Turkina wrote:It really warms my heart to see that this thread isnt full of "zomg A-Rod makes too much and the yankees overpay."
Vrock wrote:In other news, movie actors are overpaid, drugged-up prima donnas who are worshipped by Americans. Which speaks volumes about Americans. Movies offend me almost as much as movie dorks.
mattsteg wrote:z-man wrote:go tigers?
lol we now have the 2nd highest payroll in baseball and no bullpen. *sigh*
Just wait until you get the box-totin' guitar hero back.
Turkina wrote:The players' union in baseball is too strong to ever lose the guaranteed contract. But they could certainly get behind the idea that all the luxury tax and revenue sharing (they're two separate things) be required to be spent on payroll by the receiving teams. The players union could even do the audits. Of course, it's an open question which the owners would hate more -- that some owners are pocketing the payments, or that they might use the money to further inflate overall player salaries.I really do think a minimum salary would be more beneficial and realistic than a cap. Remember too that no "contract" is guaranteed in the NFL - players may be cut at any time with most of the money being forfeit, whereas in baseball basically every contract is guaranteed (even Carl Pavano's $40M for 4 years, totaling about 100 IP). Are contracts guaranteed in the NBA?
z-man wrote:mattsteg wrote:z-man wrote:go tigers?
lol we now have the 2nd highest payroll in baseball and no bullpen. *sigh*
Just wait until you get the box-totin' guitar hero back.
If he can still even throw.
PRIME1 wrote:My town is getting a "Frontier League" team. Each team has a total salary cap of $60,000 or roughly one months shoe budget for Arod.
idchafee wrote:PRIME1 wrote:My town is getting a "Frontier League" team. Each team has a total salary cap of $60,000 or roughly one months shoe budget for Arod.
There's an FL team 2 towns over from me, I can be there in 15 min. The defending FL champs, actually. Its a fun time, we go 6-8 times ayear
gerbilspy wrote:Poor Marlins. They can't get no respect, just World Championships every few years. They get a lot of bang for their bucks!
z-man wrote:How's that working out for you?go tigers?
lol we now have the 2nd highest payroll in baseball and no bullpen. *sigh*
) or whatever. A 6-game losing streak is always bad. Three 9-game streaks sucks to high heaven.