While writing my weekly article for Heater magazine, I discovered an interesting fact: due to their long-term player contracts, the Yankees owe future salaries of $415 million, twice their current payroll. On the other hand, the Marlins have no salary obligatons beyond this year to any active player.
For those of you who appreciate the details, here is my estimate of how much each major league team owes in future salaries:
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NYA $414,583,333
BOS $238,700,000
NYN $226,923,810
CHA $209,400,000
TOR $205,443,000
STL $197,550,000
LAA $190,841,666
LAN $189,650,000
OAK $162,550,000
CHN $151,149,999
DET $150,740,000
SEA $143,291,666
ATL $136,666,667
PHI $136,508,333
COL $134,800,000
BAL $133,400,000
CLE $128,033,335
SF $101,955,001
HOU $101,800,000
ARI $95,966,667
CIN $95,483,333
TEX $83,775,000
SD $78,333,334
PIT $66,916,667
MIL $66,224,666
TB $65,550,000
MIN $63,500,000
KC $55,150,000
WAS $40,225,000
FLA $0