We Have A-Rod; What's Your Team Doing With 30 Mill?
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by JasonComack
We Have A-Rod; What's Your Team Doing With 30 Mill
So A-Rod is nearing completion of a contract that will pay him about 28 million a season. That's a tremendous amount of money to pay one player. Hell, the Marlins ENTIRE TEAM only cost 32 million, but that's their M.O. The Yankees have money funneling in like few teams in professional sports do. They have the ability to pay one athlete 30 million dollars if they so choose, that's their M.O.
Personally I'm not against it. Naysayers will claim that your better off spending 10 million on three players, for example, a valid point. However, in order for that logic to work your team has to spend said 30 million dollars responsibly. And truly not many teams in the MLB currently do that.
So Yankee fans, next time someone mentions how the Yanks "spend like lunatics" and that is "the only reason they win feel" free to remind them how their team is spending said 30 million dollars this year.
And I can't think of a better place to start than with our crosstown rival.
(All Salaries for '08; credit to http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/ I don't know who set this page up but their my hero)
Mets:
- Carlos Delgado ($16 M)
- Scott Schoeneweis ($3 M)
- Orlando Hernandez ($6.5 M)
- Guillermo Mota ($3.2 M) (Now steroid free!)
And I didn't even have to include Pedro's dead arm for 11M About $29 M
Cardinals:
- Scott Rolen ($12 M)
- Jim Edmonds ($8 M)
- Juan Encarnacion ($6.5 M)
- Joel Pineiro ($5 M)
About $31.5 M
White Sox:
- Jose Contreras ($10 M)
- Jim Thome ($14 M); estimated, partially paid by Philly)
- Joe Crede ($6 M)** (Estimated, Arbitration Eligible)
About $30 M
Mariners:
- Richie Sexson ($14 M)
- Jose Vidro ($8.5 M)
- Jarrod Washburn ($10 M)
About $33 M
Blue Jays:
- Troy Glaus ($12.75 M)
- Frank Thomas ($8 M)
- B.J. Ryan ($10 M)
About $31 M
Braves:
- Mike Hampton ($15 M); Yes, he still makes $15M. And yes the Braves have to pay $5M to buy him out next year)
- Chipper Jones ($15 M)
About $30 M
Giants:
- Ray Durham ($7.5 M)
- Dave Roberts ($6.5 M)
- Randy Winn ($8 M)
- Omar Vizquel ($5 M)
- Rich Aurilia ($4.5 M)
You could really make a case everyone on their roster is overpaid. See Zito, Barry
About $32 M
I could keep going.
Just because other teams aren't fiscally responsible doesn't mean the Yankees are irresponsible for investing so much in one player.
