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Pity the Houston Astros fans. The entire payroll is 20 million dollars. There are like 19 individual players making more than that this year.
 

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Pity the Houston Astros fans. The entire payroll is 20 million dollars. There are like 19 individual players making more than that this year.

Please tell me there payroll isn't that low? I'm a Rays fan and they are usually one of the lowest paid teams in baseball, but even they are 60+ mil I think.
 

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Please tell me there payroll isn't that low? I'm a Rays fan and they are usually one of the lowest paid teams in baseball, but even they are 60+ mil I think.

Close, but not quite that low:

Barring the Marlins dumping starter Ricky Nolasco, the rebuilding Houston Astros will carry the lowest payroll in the major leagues this year. While a source said the team anticipates spending around $32 million, it currently has just $26 million guaranteed – the lowest since the Marlins entered 2008 with a $21.8 million team.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/openin...see-biggest-spending-increases-224840102.html

KT
 

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...y-2013-entire-astros-team-150637516--mlb.html

Twenty players will make more individually in 2013 than the entire Astros team combined

All total, 20 deep-pocketed players are set to earn more than the payroll-shredding, rebuilding Astros. After Monday's trade that sent Jed Lowrie to Oakland, Houston's 2013 obligations are less than $25 million. That number is the lowest since the 2006 Florida Marlins had a payroll just below $15 million.

If you subtract the $5 million Houston is paying Wandy Rodriguez — who, as Jeff Passan notes, is the team's highest-paid player this season and just happens to be a Pittsburgh Pirate (oops!) — then the actual Astros roster will be paid less than $20 million. Barring any last-minute moves, of course.
 

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http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...y-2013-entire-astros-team-150637516--mlb.html

Twenty players will make more individually in 2013 than the entire Astros team combined

All total, 20 deep-pocketed players are set to earn more than the payroll-shredding, rebuilding Astros. After Monday's trade that sent Jed Lowrie to Oakland, Houston's 2013 obligations are less than $25 million. That number is the lowest since the 2006 Florida Marlins had a payroll just below $15 million.

If you subtract the $5 million Houston is paying Wandy Rodriguez — who, as Jeff Passan notes, is the team's highest-paid player this season and just happens to be a Pittsburgh Pirate (oops!) — then the actual Astros roster will be paid less than $20 million. Barring any last-minute moves, of course.

Blech. Just awful.

KT
 

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See, this is where the typical news media logic jumps the shark for me.

I just don't see how a cap of $100m (or whatever number) is going to help a team like the Astros. They'll still be well behind.

Hell, I'd like to see the revenue sharing number that the Astros got last year. I'd bet money it was more than $25m. So where'd that money go? Clearly it's not to the team or the players.

This is why I say a salary floor would be far more useful in baseball. It would force teams to put at least some of their earnings back into building a competitive team.

A salary floor would help baseball far more than a salary cap.

Also, smarter GMs (some of these contracts are outrageous...$40m for Swisher? lol) and a collective embargo against Scott Boras.
 

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can't wait go Brewers!

Did I just read somewhere that the Brewers are going to lower prices for food at the park to encourage attendance?

Or do they just have a lot left over without having to feed Prince Fielder?
 
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Also, smarter GMs (some of these contracts are outrageous...$40m for Swisher? lol) and a collective embargo against Scott Boras.
Correction, $56 million for 4 years with a team option for $14 mill the 5 year.
http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2012/12/nick_swisher_signs_with_the_cl.html
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nick Swisher, the switch-hitting outfielder, has agreed to a four-year/$56 million contract with the Cleveland Indians.

Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Indians coverage includes Paul Hoynes' story on the Tribe's contract agreement with the veteran free agent, and several other reports.

The deal reportedly includes a vesting option of $14 million for the 2017 season, which would make the total package worth $70 million for Swisher, 32.
 

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Hell, I'd like to see the revenue sharing number that the Astros got last year. I'd bet money it was more than $25m. So where'd that money go? Clearly it's not to the team or the players.

This is why I say a salary floor would be far more useful in baseball. It would force teams to put at least some of their earnings back into building a competitive team.

astros payroll was much higher last year.

frankly, i'm pleased. we're finally rid of all the wastes of space that this team has had for the past 3 or 4 years. though this payroll dump should have happened 3 years ago or so.

you build a competitive team by building a competitive minor league system. the astros' minor league system has been terrible for the past half decade or so. it's now one of the tops in the game. if some of these guys can pan out they'll have a good major league team in a few years.
 

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Did I just read somewhere that the Brewers are going to lower prices for food at the park to encourage attendance?

Or do they just have a lot left over without having to feed Prince Fielder?

I hadn't heard that. Miller Park lets you carry in food and drink (no alcohol) in a cooler, so I never spend much on food. They do have a few dollar hot dog days each year though.

MP did win ESPN's best stadium in baseball poll last year, the locals know...

edit also attendance has not been a problem for them in the Attanasio era. Usually get 3m + each year.
 
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Jadow

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also glad the stros are now in the AL. It just wasn't right being in a 6 team division while the AL west had 4 teams. Mathematically that's a 1/6 chance vs a 1/4 chance of winning your division which was totally unfair.