2005 MLB Final Payrolls

[jtownie]

Not sure how these are calculated but according to the Commisioners office the Cubs payroll was a grand total of 76M. Can someone shed some light on how exactly that small total was calculated???

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5227436

[Roast]

Not sure how these are calculated but according to the Commisioners office the Cubs payroll was a grand total of 76M. Can someone shed some light on how exactly that small total was calculated???

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5227436

 

Did they forget to add in the 12 mil we had to pay sammy?

 

EDIT: Also, nomar did not make the full 11 million because he did not meet all of his incentives, i beleive. so that would scratch 2-3 mil of the expected payroll.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Might have something to do with Signing Bonuses as well.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Hmm, maybe we should have sucked last year...

[frostwyrm]

Don't know if buyouts are included. Burnitz made a $4.5M base with a 500K buyout.

[RockTheIvy]

Don't know if buyouts are included. Burnitz made a $4.5M base with a 500K buyout.

 

I miss Burnitz! There I said it.

[LeftCoastCubFan]

NEW YORK (AP) - Final 2005 payrolls for the 30 major league teams, as determined by the commissioner's office. Figures include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses for players on Aug. 31 rosters and disabled lists. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.

The opening day payroll was 87 mil according to USA Today (not including Sammy's payment which would push it closer to 100 mil). By 8/31 Jobo, Remlinger, and Hawkins were gone. That's 11 mil less, so the number makes sense.

[Mike Aller]

Cleveland - $40,684,100

94 wins. :D

[Roast]

Cleveland - $40,684,100

94 wins. :D

 

this just in: you suck.

 

:cry: