Are teams really losing money?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotMore from the Commish: Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year. ...
Blog | November 19, 2009Digging into Cy balloting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...first to third is the second closest for the NL ballot. Lincecum, who had a $650,000 salary and could be headed for a big raise if he goes to arbitration before next season, did...
Blog | November 19, 2009Crawford's in for '10, but what's next?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotYes, of course the Rays picked up their 2010 option on Carl Crawford. But what does it mean? Joe Smith: Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman said af...
Blog | November 10, 2009Twins overspend on veteran, again
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...to be an $8 million player or a $7 million player. No, the difference between Cuddyer's salary and his value is not a great deal of money. But the Twins have a history of...
Blog | November 07, 2009More on a rumored trade
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...done. And the Royals even sent some money to the White Sox to help pay Teahen's salary. So the beat goes on. On and on and on
Blog | November 05, 2009Wednesday Wangdoodles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...news for the Diamondbacks, as they're going to save a few million bucks on Mark Reynolds' salary next year. The Giants weren't nearly as lucky (or smart) with Tim Lincecum, though, which is...
Blog | October 21, 2009MLB gets umpires they deserve
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFay Vincent writes sensibly (as usual) about the umpiring mess: The beginning salary for a junior umpire is about $9,500 for the five-month season, hardly a living wage...
Blog | October 19, 2009Yankee castoff Abreu boosts Angels
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...16 million last season, the Yankees forecast correctly that Abreu, now 35, could not command such a salary in a depressed free-agent market. If they offered him arbitration, he might accept and be awarded...
Blog | October 14, 2009Are changes afoot in San Diego?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...either not particularly young or not particularly good. • The Padres have spent very little money on salaries this season, particularly after trading Jake Peavy. True. Just flat true. Just two seasons ago, the Padres...
Blog | October 02, 2009Moneyed clubs cleaning up in '09
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...fairly significant revenue sharing over the past decade, the owners' claims for anything drastic like a salary cap have been mostly refuted by the ability of small-market teams to compete through investments in...
Blog | October 01, 2009Duke dazzles, Russell puzzles
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...That'll make him a little more prepared." --snip-- Duke is second-time eligible for salary in the coming offseason, and a fourth complete game would have bolstered his bargaining position, tying him...
Blog | September 29, 2009Big new deals for Pujols and Holliday?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...million on a 2011 club option, is expected to seek at least a contract extension with a salary comparable to Alex Rodriguez's contract that's likely to pay him $30 million annually...
Blog | September 25, 2009What's next for the Giants?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...million per year for three more years? Because in 2007, Rowand put together one of the greatest salary drives we've seen. And because a lot of teams were spending crazy money that winter...
Blog | September 24, 2009Pettitte piles up innings, dollars
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...s all said and done, he'll probably get $5 million in extras for a total salary of $10.5 million. Given the state of the free-agent market last winter, that's...
Blog | September 22, 2009What's to be done with Milton Bradley?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAl Yellon runs through all the gory details of Milton Bradley's suspension, setting up this big finish: The final words, since this is my site, g...
Blog | September 21, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
...multi-million dollar contracts must play in order to take home what you make annually? ESPN's
Story | December 11, 2008
EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "salaries" make the list?
INTERNET EXPLORER 8
Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 8 is faster, easier, and safer than ever.
Accelerators let you map directions, translate words, email your friends, and more in just a few mouse clicks.
Web Slices Keep up with changes to the sites you care about most. Add a Web Slice and you won't have to go back to the same website again and again for updates on news, stock quotes, online auctions, weather, or even sports scores.