Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Money - Root of All Evil?

  Jessica Fletcher - contributing reporter


After paying off the Commish (for the new owners - feel free to send some Tim Horton's and maple syrup his way), the Umpires, and the Hall of Fame voters trying to get Dizzy Leonard in; what else are you going to do with your $185M? How many millions will you leave on the table at the end of the season? How many million will you transfer to the international signings? Will anybody top the record $51M spent on prospects by New York Empire owner alexng688 back in Season 36? Do you plan to spend more on prospects than former Tampa Bay Deplorables owner, sermonauthor did last year at a cool, $1M? What about more than the highest payroll spent by Santa Fe Sur Riders VIII owner Pokeysan did in Season 42, at $144M?

Here's a look at the payrolls pre-arbitration (listed by budget remaining - pre trades)