For 6 years, over $140 million.
The Yankees have officially relocated to L.A. County.
For 6 years, over $140 million.
The Yankees have officially relocated to L.A. County.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
It's just freaking insane what they've spent over the past year. IN-SANE!
I was hoping hoping the Rangers would be able to get him. I imagine they'll go all out to get Hamilton now.
For all the money the Dodgers have spent, I still don't think they're the best team in the NL, or even their division for that matter. We'll see how Greinke handles the pressure of that huge contract. Crawford and Beckett are huge question marks, Adrian Gonzalez is in decline... sure, they're spending a lot of dough. But can't me as someone who says they're not spending it very wisely.
It got me curious. Just since July of this year, the Dodgers have added....
Brandon League (Trade with M's)
Shane Victorino (Trade with Phils)
Hanley Ramirez
Randy Choate (Trade with Fish)
Adrian Gonzalez
Josh Beckett
Carl Crawford
Nick Punto (Trade with BoSox)
Resign League 22million/3years (could be 33.5/3 with incentives)
Won bidding on Hyun-Jin Ryu for 25.7 million (this was just to win the right to NEGOTIATE with him) They have until 4pm tomorrow to sign him or they just flushed the 25.7 million.
Sign Greinke for 147 million/6 years.
They had the highest payroll in the majors BEFORE they signed League & Greinke (and maybe Ryu)
As of sept 2012...
Dodgers, $193.8MM
Phillies, $133.1MM
Yankees, $119.1MM
Cardinals, $92.8MM
Angels, $92.3MM
Tigers, $90.2MM
Rangers, $84.4MM
White Sox, $83.3MM
Giants, $81.0MM
Reds, $74.1MM
Twins, $68.3MM
Marlins, $67.5MM
Blue Jays, $61.3MM
Nationals, $58.6MM
Diamondbacks, $55.0MM
Mets, $54.5MM
Orioles, $53.2MM
Brewers, $52.4MM
Rockies, $46.5MM
Red Sox, $45.6MM
Cubs, $41.8MM
Mariners, $40.5MM
Royals, $34.9MM
Pirates, $27.9MM
Padres, $26.0MM
Athletics, $23.0MM
Rays, $18.6MM
Braves, $15.2MM
Indians, $11MM
Astros, $5.5MM
Now tack on League, Greinke & Ryu. Good lord. Heck, they still owe 8.5 million a year to Ramirez. *rolls eyes*
Last edited by _Sir_Charles_; 12-08-2012 at 09:44 PM.
This isn't true. With Japanese teams it would be, but Ryu is from the Korean Leagues and they only get to keep the money if the player signs, otherwise it is returned.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/ey...n-negotiations
And so it begins...
The Dodgers make $280M a year just from their TV deal.
To put that in perspective, the Dodgers could sign 10 more Grienke contracts and still not have to touch any of their other revenue streams, which are substantial.
Another way to look at it, the Dodgers could go $82M over the Luxary Tax threshold, and still not have to touch any of their other revenue streams. Nearly half of the MLB teams payrolls are less than $82M.
Hoping to change my username to 75769024
If that's a posting fee, they only pay it if they sign him.
What Doug said, man, I'm slow.
"Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons
I was thinking the same thing, but the Rangers are apparently still going after Upton. If the Rangers can pry him away from Arizona, that leaves Hamilton for a team like the Mariners, and leaves players like Swisher and Bourn still on the market. It seems like at least one high-profile outfielder is going to be left without a team when the music stops.
Jeff Passan on Twitter with a mind-numbing stat:
RT @JeffPassan: Dodgers have $210,130,953 in commitments for players on their roster. The Astros have $800,000
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
I've rooted against the Yankees for years because they simply overpay for players and buy championships. Now I'll change my focus to the Dodgers and wish them to fall way short. I don't wish for major injuries, but it won't hurt my feelings if Greinke has a series of aggravating minor injuries that help waste the Dodgers investment in him. Same goes for other players. And none of these guys are getting any younger.
I just read on MLBTR that Greinke is the 4th Dodger currently to make $20+M in a season joining Adrien Gonzalez, Matt Kemp and Carl Crawford.
That is insane. MLB salaries are out of whack again.
Look for the Dodgers to buying a title here soon. Ridiculous.
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