Re: A Baseball Prop - I like Alot - What do you think?
that stat is a bit misleading munson (imho).
in 2006 florida was the only team under $35 million.
in 2007 tampa joined the party.
and so many more teams are now in that "middle range group".
look at 2002 payrolls:
Teams Active Term. Pay TotalN.Y. Yankees $132,029,757 $1,400,000 $133,429,757Boston 108,099,535 2,150,000 110,249,535Texas 105,915,190 1,000,000 106,915,190Arizona 103,078,877 450,000 103,528,877Los Angeles 101,479,889 25,000 101,504,889N.Y. Mets 94,245,575 150,000 94,395,575Atlanta 93,786,065 0 93,786,065Seattle 85,734,710 350,000 86,084,710San Francisco 77,926,572 500,000 78,426,572St. Louis 76,077,801 150,000 76,227,801Chicago Cubs 74,450,343 500,000 74,950,343Cleveland 74,188,365 700,000 74,888,365Toronto 66,814,971 0 66,814,971Houston 64,412,960 1,000,000 65,412,960Anaheim 62,757,041 0 62,757,041Philadelphia 59,593,741 0 59,593,741Colorado 56,609,185 0 56,609,185Baltimore 56,504,685 0 56,504,685Chicago White Sox 53,734,084 800,000 54,534,084Detroit 54,390,870 0 54,390,870Kansas City 48,862,709 500,000 49,362,709Milwaukee 48,859,130 400,000 49,259,130Cincinnati 45,960,698 350,000 46,310,698Pittsburgh 46,059,984 0 46,059,984Oakland 41,642,665 300,000 41,942,665San Diego 41,791,170 0 41,791,170Minnesota 41,309,031 0 41,309,031Florida 40,772,536 50,000 40,822,536Montreal 37,751,032 150,000 37,901,032Tampa Bay 34,228,540 500,000 34,728,540Total 2,029,067,711 11,425,000 2,040,492,711</PRE>2007 payrolls:
<TABLE style="TABLE-LAYOUT: fixed; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=549 border=0><TBODY><TR height=13><TD width=75 height=13></TD><TD class=xl26 width=75>Rank</TD><TD class=xl25 width=75>Team</TD><TD class=xl28 width=150>2007 Payroll</TD><TD class=xl28 width=150>2006 Payroll</TD><TD class=xl28 width=108>Change</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>1</TD><TD>Yankees</TD><TD class=xl29>$195,229,045 </TD><TD class=xl24>$198,662,180 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(3,433,135)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>2</TD><TD>Red Sox</TD><TD class=xl29>$143,526,214 </TD><TD class=xl24>$120,100,524 </TD><TD class=xl30>$23,425,690 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>3</TD><TD>Mets</TD><TD class=xl29>$117,915,819 </TD><TD class=xl24>$100,901,085 </TD><TD class=xl30>$17,014,734 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>4</TD><TD>White Sox</TD><TD class=xl29>$109,680,167 </TD><TD class=xl24>$102,875,667 </TD><TD class=xl30>$6,804,500 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>5</TD><TD>Angels</TD><TD class=xl29>$109,251,333 </TD><TD class=xl24>$103,625,333 </TD><TD class=xl30>$5,626,000 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>6</TD><TD>Dodgers</TD><TD class=xl29>$108,704,524 </TD><TD class=xl24>$99,176,950 </TD><TD class=xl30>$9,527,574 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>7</TD><TD>Mariners</TD><TD class=xl29>$106,516,833 </TD><TD class=xl24>$88,324,500 </TD><TD class=xl30>$18,192,333 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>8</TD><TD>Cubs</TD><TD class=xl29>$99,937,000 </TD><TD class=xl24>$94,841,167 </TD><TD class=xl30>$5,095,833 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>9</TD><TD>Tigers</TD><TD class=xl29>$95,180,369 </TD><TD class=xl24>$82,302,069 </TD><TD class=xl30>$12,878,300 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>10</TD><TD>Orioles</TD><TD class=xl29>$95,107,807 </TD><TD class=xl24>$72,585,713 </TD><TD class=xl30>$22,522,094 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>11</TD><TD>Giants</TD><TD class=xl29>$90,469,056 </TD><TD class=xl24>$90,862,063 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(393,007)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>12</TD><TD>Cardinals</TD><TD class=xl29>$90,286,823 </TD><TD class=xl24>$88,441,218 </TD><TD class=xl30>$1,845,605 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>13</TD><TD>Braves</TD><TD class=xl29>$89,492,685 </TD><TD class=xl24>$92,461,852 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(2,969,167)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>14</TD><TD>Phillies</TD><TD class=xl29>$89,368,214 </TD><TD class=xl24>$88,273,333 </TD><TD class=xl30>$1,094,881 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>15</TD><TD>Astros</TD><TD class=xl29>$87,759,500 </TD><TD class=xl24>$92,551,503 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(4,792,003)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>16</TD><TD>A's</TD><TD class=xl29>$79,938,369 </TD><TD class=xl24>$62,322,054 </TD><TD class=xl30>$17,616,315 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>17</TD><TD>Blue Jays</TD><TD class=xl29>$79,925,600 </TD><TD class=xl24>$71,915,000 </TD><TD class=xl30>$8,010,600 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>18</TD><TD>Brewers</TD><TD class=xl29>$71,986,500 </TD><TD class=xl24>$56,790,000 </TD><TD class=xl30>$15,196,500 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>19</TD><TD>Twins</TD><TD class=xl29>$71,439,500 </TD><TD class=xl24>$63,810,048 </TD><TD class=xl30>$7,629,452 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>20</TD><TD>Reds</TD><TD class=xl29>$69,154,980 </TD><TD class=xl24>$59,489,015 </TD><TD class=xl30>$9,665,965 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>21</TD><TD>Rangers</TD><TD class=xl29>$68,818,675 </TD><TD class=xl24>$65,468,130 </TD><TD class=xl30>$3,350,545 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>22</TD><TD>Royals</TD><TD class=xl29>$67,366,500 </TD><TD class=xl24>$47,294,000 </TD><TD class=xl30>$20,072,500 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>23</TD><TD>Indians</TD><TD class=xl29>$61,673,267 </TD><TD class=xl24>$56,795,867 </TD><TD class=xl30>$4,877,400 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>24</TD><TD>Padres</TD><TD class=xl29>$58,235,567 </TD><TD class=xl24>$69,725,179 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(11,489,612)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>25</TD><TD>Rockies</TD><TD class=xl29>$54,424,000 </TD><TD class=xl24>$41,133,000 </TD><TD class=xl30>$13,291,000 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>26</TD><TD>D'backs</TD><TD class=xl29>$52,067,546 </TD><TD class=xl24>$59,221,226 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(7,153,680)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>27</TD><TD>Pirates</TD><TD class=xl29>$38,604,500 </TD><TD class=xl24>$40,234,833 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(1,630,333)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>28</TD><TD>Nationals</TD><TD class=xl29>$37,347,500 </TD><TD class=xl24>$63,267,500 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(25,920,000)</TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>29</TD><TD>Marlins</TD><TD class=xl29>$30,507,000 </TD><TD class=xl24>$14,998,500 </TD><TD class=xl30>$15,508,500 </TD></TR><TR height=13><TD height=13></TD><TD class=xl27>30</TD><TD>Devil Rays</TD><TD class=xl29>$24,124,200 </TD><TD class=xl24>$35,417,967 </TD><TD class=xl30>$(11,293,767)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>