IFA spendings by owner

Jessica Fletcher - contributing reporter

Lots of big spending in Cobbfather on the international market these days, you'll notice quite a few owners have max contracts listed for very recent seasons, including some of our owners who have been around for quite some time. 

As a whole, the league has signed 5,671 IFA over the course of the years with an average of $2.42M bonus - yes that's $13.7B in total IFA spending over all the seasons. 

Listed by average IFA spending

1. $10.87M - jsapp12 - 12 players
1. Go big or go home - 7 of 12 players above $7.2M.
2. Max - $38.2M - S54 (Stolmy Samuel)
2. $9.56M - cwiddoes - 19 players
1. Only 5 players signed below $350k. 7 players above $16M!
2. Max - $49.1M - S51 (Wei-Yin Wan)
3. $8.29M - jverrier85 - 10 players
1. Immediately jumped into the IFA spending, looking for more rising stars. The team will start making a turn soon, but can they maintain the young talent?
2. Max - $24.9M - S50 (Leonel Martinez)
4. $5.28M - bjc30 - 171 players
1. Always seems to find a way to stay competitive while saving just enough for that single IFA talent. Keep it up Buffalo!
2. Max - $37M - S34 (Yohan Mairena)
5. $4.94M - mike22182 - 33 players
1. Recently taken back the division without having to spend in IFA, which dates back to their original rebuild centered on IFA spending of the late 40s. 
2. Max - $18.8M - S42 (Anibal Castillo)
6. $4.81M - rawdk27 - 107 players
1. Houston's activity in the international market matches the diversity of the city itself. 10 players have received bonuses above $20M. 
2. Max - $34M - S17 (Vladimir Troncoso)
7. $4.07M - theangryduck - 9 players
1. 50-50 chance he spends ~$10M versus bare mim. He's obviously back into a rebuild but still has massive contracts, when will they shift to IFA? Maybe next year?
2. Max - $13.6M - S45 (Julio Pascual)
8. $4.03M - drichter - 4 players
1. Been awhile since he signed anyone over $1M (S44)
2. Max - $12M - S44 (Christian Seung)
9. $3.98M - topoftheworl - 137 players
1. Heading into a rebuild, expect some big dollar spending coming soon. 
2. Max - $35M - S40 (Arismendy Costilla)
10. $3.79M - alexng6888 - 100 players
1. His last rebound in early 30s had quite a few big spenders, but that's not atypical from other franchises. 
2. Max - $38.6M - S57 (Hector Pascual)
11. $3.42M - dakar - 34 players
1. Another owner who freely gives out STI to anyone signing over $1M bonus. Seems to favor South American players for some reason, only signing one player outside of the Americas. 
2. Max - $23.4M - S53 (Louie DeLeon)
12. $3.25M - FW_Kekionga - 52 players
1. Spending spans back to S1 in the league but had a long hiatus that saw him come back in S45. The team's recent rebuild has included some decent size spending in IFA.
2. Max - $23.2M - S56 (Omar Sanchez)
13. $3.08M - daubs2334 - 50 players
1. Not often a big spender but willing to shed up to $15M, but likes to keep the ML team competitive. 
2. Max - $15.6M - S47 (Tomas Benitez)
14. $2.99M - alanharwell - 152 players
1. Has signed players of international players since joining the league, as with every other team they have become big spenders when they spend, but during the late 30s and early to mid 40s they dropped quite a few low budget bonuses. 
2. Max - $30.8M - S53 (Max Escuela)
15. $2.90M - ekoontz41 - 128 players
1. Only averages 2.5 signings a season. Has really started to limit their low budget bonuses, favoring that one big signing. 
2. Max - $31M - S53 - (Alcides Johnson)
16. $2.51M - CollegeBoy33 - 27 players
1. In recent years is limited their IFA spending to just the higher budget bonuses. 
2. Max - $20.3M - S53 (Willie Machado)
17. $2.47M - norsk44 - 55 players
1. Typically spent in the $2-5M range back in the early 40s but hasn't done much since. 
2. Max - $10.2M - S44 (Akinori Yoshii)
18. $2.33M - slashtc - 30 players
1. Seems the last few seasons they've been ready to rebuild but keep pushing in, but will he rebuild or....
2. Max - $14.9M - S43 (Dilson Melendez)
19. $2.04M - klown61455 - 91 players
1. Did they turn their rebuild too quickly or are they just having a down year? 
2. Max - $20.1M - S35 (Yangervis Cortes)
20. $1.65M - POKEYSAN - 24 players
1. Shifted into big budgets so hasn't spent in IFA since the early 30s. 
2. Max - $14.3M - S29 (Benny Romano)
21. $1.42M - staeben - 35 players
1. Spent big on 2 players, but hasn't done much since. 
2. Max - $1.42M - S52 (Arodys Hernandez)
22. $1.35M - goldenbaer88 - 29 players
1. Quite a few low budget guys to fill the prospect ranks, but don't count them out as long as it's within the $10M budget range. 
2. Max - $10.1M - S51 (Geronimo Trinidad)
23. $1.29M - keltic44 - 9 players
1. Joined a few seasons back but if last season is any sign, they are looking to spend in IFA. 
2. Max - $8.9M - S56 (Rice Terrero)
24. $1.17M - foolsgold79 - 33 players
1. Plenty active but in the midrange level of IFAs.  
2. Max - $6M - S55 (Mac Lee)
25. $0.96M - opie5 - 48 players
1. Was willing to spend in this first tour through Cobbfather, and started to spend this season but will it continue and will it be worth anymore than the min bonus? 
2. Max - $5.2M - S28 (Maikel Rosario)
26. $0.88M - mcandrews - 111 players
1. Rebuilding team who has concentrated their IFA spending, outside of a few, on not having to compete for talent. 
2. Max - $23.6M - S52 (Giancarlo Gutierrez)
27. $0.73M - TheManUtley - 159 players
1. If he goes over $1M, you can bet they are getting a Spring Training invite.
2. Max - $29M - S46 (Al Cervantes)
28. $0.72M - cmchristians - 128 players
1. Will typically stay below $5M
2. Max - $11.8M - S53 (Guilder Paredes)
29. $0.64M - jbburner - 146 plyaers
1. Want a STI, forget it with the Metronomes. 
2. Max - $10.6M - S47 (Juan Latos)
30. $0.62M - rwings1927 - 10 players
1. Still getting his legs wet in the league, but give him time.
2. Max - $3.5M - S56 (Timo Hara)
31. $0.34M - SenorPloppie - 75 players
1. That's a lot of players at next to nothing, it's no wonder they really haven't landed any real IFA talent. Spend bigger or go home!
2. Max - $5M - S46 (Pasqual Schoop)
32. $0M - fosterdj3 - 0 players
1. Oddly enough the team who hasn't spent a dime in IFA is the team located in Tokyo. No home town fan favorites for those guys. 

For the records

1. 3008 players from the Dominican Republic have the majority of the $20M contracts.