Team Salary Cap Summary 2003-2013.

Click link to view source data.  New chart above shows the percent of the cap, which increases over time, for the top and bottom spending teams per season.  The gap had decreased slightly but then jumped again with the Dodgers suddenly replacing the Yankees as the biggest spender.  The Yanks were top spenders in all the other years shown.  In 2013 Houston accounted for the extremely low bottom with its inexcusably low payroll under $15 million, which is what Robinson Cano was paid.  Cano will receive $24 million for each of the next ten seasons from Seattle.  The individual minimum allowed in 2013 was just under $500,000, which multiplied by 25 equals about $12.5 million.  It's amazing that Houston's payroll was barely above that.  Obviously, a realistic team minimum must be established that is substantially more.  The Dodgers and Yankees spent respectively: $256 and $246 million.  Nice work Bud Selig.  You should be fired.

Team Salary Cap 2003-2013.  Thursday, November 7, 2013


Team Salary Cap 2003-2013, Part 2.  Friday, November 8, 2013


Team Salaries 2003-2013.  Saturday, November 9, 2013

The New York Yankees spent 48% more than the second biggest spender the Boston Red Sox and 348% more than the lowest spender Tampa.  The Yankee minimum was more than the maximum of  every other team except Boston, Dodgers and Philadelphia.  During the study period of when the soft cap has been in effect, 2003-2013, Boston has won three championships, the Yankees one.  St. Louis (11) and San Francisco (9) have each won two.

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Team Salaries 2003-2013 per Win and Ticket sold.  Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Yankees averaged the most wins (96) but paid by far the most for each in player salary.  Boston was second in both wins (91) and salary per win.  St. Louis was third in wins (90) but only twelfth in salary per win.  Tampa averaged only 80 wins but paid the least in salary per win.

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