Congrats to the Bucs. Fourth lowest salary total in the bigs, and one of the best records.
“Congrats to the Bucs. Fourth lowest salary total in the bigs, and one of the best records.”
That is really something. I checked and was shocked. This doesn’t say anything negative about the Cards and Reds, but it sure makes a statement about the Pirates!
TOTAL NL CENTRAL DIVISION TEAM PAYROLL OPENING DAY 2013
St. Louis $116,702,085
Cincinnati $110,565,728
Chicago Cubs $104,150,726
Milwaukee $91,003,366
Pittsburgh $66,289,524
http://deadspin.com/2013-payrolls-and-salaries-for-every-mlb-team-462765594
As an aside, almost half of the total Pirate team salary is paid to just two players:
A.J. Burnett $16,500,000
Wandy Rodriguez 13,500,000
For some reason, that really irritates me.