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2009 Team Payroll Value Index
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2009 Team Payroll Value 2010
Team Payroll Value Index 2009
Opening Day Rosters
Rank |
Team |
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Total Payroll
2009 |
SPRO Payroll
2009 |
Payroll Value
Index 2009 |
| 1 |
San Diego |
Padres |
$43,734,200 |
$60,661,000 |
138.7% |
| 2 |
Boston |
Red Sox |
$121,745,999 |
$137,618,000 |
113.0% |
| 3 |
Oakland |
Athletics |
$62,310,000 |
$67,815,000 |
108.8% |
| 4 |
Tampa Bay |
Rays |
$63,313,034 |
$66,312,000 |
104.7% |
| 5 |
Washington |
Nationals |
$60,328,000 |
$62,611,000 |
103.8% |
| 6 |
Toronto |
Blue Jays |
$80,538,300 |
$83,383,000 |
103.5% |
| 7 |
Arizona |
Diamondbacks |
$73,516,666 |
$75,372,000 |
102.5% |
| 8 |
Florida |
Marlins |
$36,834,000 |
$37,620,000 |
102.1% |
| 9 |
Philadelphia |
Phillies |
$113,004,046 |
$114,549,000 |
101.4% |
| 10 |
St. Louis |
Cardinals |
$77,605,109 |
$78,642,000 |
101.3% |
| 11 |
Atlanta |
Braves |
$96,726,166 |
$94,225,000 |
97.4% |
| 12 |
Pittsburgh |
Pirates |
$48,693,000 |
$47,024,000 |
96.6% |
| 13 |
Houston |
Astros |
$102,996,414 |
$96,639,000 |
93.8% |
| 14 |
Minnesota |
Twins |
$65,299,266 |
$60,715,000 |
93.0% |
| 15 |
Cleveland |
Indians |
$81,579,166 |
$75,022,000 |
92.0% |
| 16 |
San Francisco |
Giants |
$82,616,450 |
$75,599,000 |
91.5% |
| 17 |
Los Angeles |
Angels |
$113,709,000 |
$101,908,000 |
89.6% |
| 18 |
Baltimore |
Orioles |
$67,101,666 |
$56,917,000 |
84.8% |
| 19 |
Cincinnati |
Reds |
$73,558,500 |
$61,429,000 |
83.5% |
| 20 |
Texas |
Rangers |
$68,178,798 |
$56,769,000 |
83.3% |
| 21 |
New York |
Mets |
$149,373,987 |
$124,138,000 |
83.1% |
| 22 |
Milwaukee |
Brewers |
$80,182,502 |
$65,829,000 |
82.1% |
| 23 |
Kansas City |
Royals |
$70,519,333 |
$57,378,000 |
81.4% |
| 24 |
Colorado |
Rockies |
$75,201,000 |
$59,947,000 |
79.7% |
| 25 |
Seattle |
Mariners |
$98,904,166 |
$76,491,000 |
77.3% |
| 26 |
Detroit |
Tigers |
$115,085,145 |
$87,300,000 |
75.9% |
| 27 |
Chicago |
Cubs |
$134,809,000 |
$101,633,000 |
75.4% |
| 28 |
New York |
Yankees |
$201,449,189 |
$150,648,000 |
74.8% |
| 29 |
Chicago |
White Sox |
$96,068,500 |
$70,371,000 |
73.3% |
| 30 |
Los Angeles |
Dodgers |
$100,414,592 |
$73,038,000 |
72.7%
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Note:
Team Payroll Value Index reflects ranking of Actual 2009 Major League
Baseball Payroll on opening day versus SPRO Salary Projection values
for the same players on the Opening Day roster. SPRO takes into
account Servicer Time, EXPEQ, PEVA, RAVE, and SPRO RAVE. Source:
Actual Payroll, USA Today Salary Database.
Team Payroll Value Index - 2009
April
14, 2009 - How wisely did your favorite team spend its cash in 2009?
Did they overpay for the talent on the team or get a bargain for
the 25 man roster on opening day. The Team Payroll Value Index
from baseballevaluation.com compares the actual money spent with the
Salary Projection model estimates (SPRO), in order to come up with an index
that takes stock of the salaries handed out, ranking them in the order
of their effectiveness. This does not represent who is the best
team. A team with a low payroll may have spent its dollars wisely
or foolishly as well. And it's not impossible for a good team to
spend wisely either.
There won't be a whole lot of lists where the San Diego Padres live
life at the top in 2009, but spending their money wisely, while going
through the firesale caused by internal struggles, was actually one of
them. I know this is not a great consolation for fans of the
Padres as they watched this past off-season, but the contracts given to
the players still on the roster represent good value. Yes, they
actually do! And that can't be said for most teams out there,
even the good ones.
Top Five
1. San Diego Padres - Okay, go ahead. Explain this one again.
Well, it's not too much of a stretch. With a payroll of
only $43 million dollars, the San Diego Padres kept a pretty tight hold
on their pocketbook this offseason, but still retained several players
with very high values, yet relatively low contracts. Yes, Jake
Peavy was still on the team on opening day, despite a lot of high
profile trade talks during the offseason. While his salary of
$11,000,000 is high, for a Cy Young caliber pitcher, his value on the
open market would exceed $17,000,000 per year. And don't forget
Adrian Gonzalez. A whole lot of people who watch a lot of
baseball are not yet on the Adrian bandwagon, but his $3,125,000
contract is a bargain, even considering his Major League Service Time
of 3.108 and first year inside the Arbitration window. Remember
that with less than this service time, Ryan Howard got awarded
a $10,000,000 salary. Now Gonzalez might not be Howard, but
they're a lot closer than some think, particularly when you consider
that Adrian slugs half of his games in the Grand Canyon of parks, not a
bandbox.
2. Boston Red Sox - Yes, it's possible to spend a lot of dough,
but get good value back. The Red Sox return a SPRO payroll value
of $137,618,000, more than $15 million higher than their actual
payroll. It's called bang for your buck. And who gets a whole lot
of bang. Try Jason Bay, paid $7.8 million, but worth over $12
million. Josh Beckett, paid $11.2 million, but worth $16.
(Remember the A.J. Burnett contract) What about Wakefield?
It's not easy to get a solid starting pitcher with lots of
experience for $4 million. But the Red Sox did! And before
you say, geez, he isn't that good. Remember what other people are
paying for 181 IP, 10 W, and a 4.13 ERA.
3. Oakland Athletics - For most people, this comes as no
surprise. The folks in the Beanery are noted for keeping tabs on
their money belt. But it is a bit of a surprise this season, if
only because they brought in a few high profile types to fill out the
roster in Matt Holliday, Jason Giambi, and Orlando Cabrera. However, the
contract for Cabrera and Giambi, at $4 million each, are great values
for their potential and past outcomes. Holliday's contract is
pegged about right, and there are players underperforming their wallet
for certain; for one example think Eric Chavez, but overall, the A's
are getting 8.8% more value for their payroll than the money they are spending.
4. Tampa Bay Rays - This up and coming team has not yet gotten to
the dilemma of a high payroll team because most of its prospects are
not into the arbitration and free agent windows, but thus far, the
management in the bay is keeping good tabs on what they have to spend.
And this offseason, their acquisition of Philly's Pat Burrell
came at a good price, $7m for 2009, even though Pat's bat would state
he deserves more.
5. Washington Nationals - This is not a good team yet. They
need their farm system to produce more stars and they need pitching, a whole lot of it, but the front office is
spending wisely with its own players such as Ryan Zimmerman and Nick
Johnson, and bringing in the free agent slugger like Adam Dunn when a
good bargain presents. And he was a good bargain.
Bottom Five
26. Detroit Tigers - Nobody may have been more disappointing in
their performance in 2008 than those Tigers, and when you see how and
when they spent their money, you can certainly see why. Jeremy
Bonderman to be paid $12,500,000, but worth about $4,020,000.
Nate Robertson paid $7,000,000, but worth a little north of $4
miillion. Dontrelle Willis paid $10,000,000, but worth
$3,653,000. And you could argue they're not even worth that much.
When you're overpaying your pitching, it doesn't bode well for
your wins or your value.
27. Chicago Cubs - They're trying to bring a World Championship
to Wrigley and might just do it this year, but it's coming at a high
cost. With the #3 payroll in all the baseball land, $134 million
and change, the Cubbies are making an effort to grow into baseball
bears. But they're consistently throwing more money at each of
their acquisitions than SPRO salary projections say they should.
More for Carlos Zambrano, more for Kosuke Fukudome, too much for
Aramis Ramirez, and Alfonso Soriano, too. Now, they're all very
good players (maybe not Fukudome, at least yet), but they're rushing
out the dollars at a premium, but getting a 25% discount in performance.
28. New York Yankees - We all know about the recent contracts.
We've seen the reports. While some teams get home town
discounts from the players to play there, the Yankees pay a premium,
every time, to make sure each player they want makes it's way into the
Bronx. But with their revenue streams, which have just grown even
higher with the new park, it doesn't matter if they don't get value for
their money on the field. They get value for their money in many
other ways.
29. Chicago White Sox - After their World Series win a couple
years back, the White Sox paid its players. Jose Contreras with
$10 million in 2009; Paul Konerko at $12 million. Not a whole lot
of teams think either of those players are worth that kind of money
today.
30. Los Angeles Dodgers - No. It's not all Manny's fault.
But Manny does contribute to the dilemma. At $23,854,494,
Ramirez leads the parade both in hits, runs, and dollars. And if
you think he can perform at the level of the last two months of 2008 in
2009 and 2010, then that contract is worth it's weight in gold.
But that's doubtful. For the most part, nobody can. They're also paying Jason Schmidt over $15 milllion, and
Kuroda over $12. If both of those pitchers give the Dodgers the
kind of pitching those dollars represent, then Los Angeles will win a
whole lot of games in 2009.
For an example of one team for value page, see the breakdown of the Philadelphia Phillies opening day roster.
For salary projections and player ratings for every player in Major League history, get Stat Geek Baseball 2009.
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TOP TEN
Baseball Payrolls
2009
1. New York Yankees
$201,449,189
2. New York Mets
$149,373,987
3. Chicago Cubs
$134,809,000
4. Boston Red Sox
$121,745,909
5. Detroit Tigers
$115,085,145
6. Los Angeles Angels
$113,709,000
7. Philadelphia Phillies
$113,004,046
8. Houston Astros
$102,996,414
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$100,414,592
10. Seattle Mariners
$98,904,166
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