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The Miami Marlins are doing a Buy One Get One Free thing with their Opening Day tickets, like a grocery store selling pickles. The Houston Astros are prepared to open the year with a $20 million payroll (plus $5 million in Wandy Rodriguez salary) and...

Blog | March 26, 2013

Milwaukee Brewers setting themselves up for fall with Kyle Lohse deal, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2013

How much would LeBron James earn if the league didn't have a salary cap?

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2013

Zachary Levine of Baseball Prospectus looks at five players whose escalating salaries could lead to a messy divorce.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2013

The Philadelphia Phillies could regret not dumping Cliff Lee on the Los Angeles Dodgers when they had a chance, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | December 26, 2012

Given the state of the free-agent market this winter, it's not surprising that Nick Swisher would get a four-year deal or an annual salary of $14 million, with a vesting option for a fifth season at the same rate. The surprise is that the contra...

Blog | December 23, 2012

Nick Swisher's contract is fair value, but the Cleveland Indians are a poor fit, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | December 23, 2012

Given the current price of starting pitching in free agency, the annual salary of $11 million (excluding the $8 million he'll receive as a signing bonus) that Edwin Jackson got from the Chicago Cubs is reasonable, especially because he probably ...

Blog | December 21, 2012

Edwin Jackson fits the Chicago Cubs' rebuilding strategy, writes Keith Law.

Blog | Conversation | December 21, 2012

In a finally-completed trade, the Blue Jays got a No. 1 starter, probably, but paid dearly for that return in prospects -- they really just acquired one year of R.A. Dickey's services. In extending him at a very reasonable salary for the next tw...

Blog | December 17, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the deal that sends R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays for a trio of prospects to the Mets.

Blog | Conversation | December 17, 2012

If you want some insight into how at least a couple of major Red Sox star players are feeling about the situation in Boston, think about this: Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett both have the power to blow up the biggest salary dump in baseball history b...

Blog | August 25, 2012

Buster Olney evaluates the winners and losers of the potential blockbuster trade between the Red Sox and Dodgers.

Blog | Conversation | August 25, 2012

The Phillies have three options with Cliff Lee: work out a trade with, let another team simply take him (and his salary) from waivers or pull him off waivers and keep him. Buster Olney writes that Philadelphia shouldn't choose the latter.

Blog | Conversation | August 05, 2012

Knowing they'll be without Matt Kemp for a while, the Dodgers could take advantage of one new recent addition -- money. They could pursue trades that add some heft to the salary stack, but also some punch to the lineup.

Blog | Conversation | June 01, 2012

Peter Keating says even though athlete salaries continue to rise, so do the value of sports teams. In comparison to that, athletes are rather underpaid.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012