Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Do high MLB salaries equal a playoff team?

 





Below is a list of team payrolls this year. 6 of the top 10 made the playoffs (highlighted in yellow). MLB has 30 teams and 2 in the bottom 12 made the playoffs. 

The lowest payroll belongs to Cleveland. They finished 80-82. 13 games out of first and 12 out of the wild card. Payroll of $47.9 million for a 28 man roster. 14 players in MLB this year made at least $30 million. 

Yankees are 2nd in payroll and made the wild card on the last day of the season. 

Tampa is 26th in payroll ($70.2 million) and made the World Series last year. They are in the playoffs this year as well. Division Champions. 100-62 +8 GB

Mets are 3rd in payroll ($197.7 million) and finished below .500 (77-85  11.5 GB)

Seattle (25th in payroll) and Oakland (22nd in payroll) were in the playoff chase until the final weekend. 

San Diego (8th in payroll) like the Mets, finished below 500 (79-83 28 GB) Both teams at the All Star Break were in the playoff chase. 

This is what makes Baseball the great game it is 


  1. Los Angeles Dodgers ($267.2 mil)
  2. New York Yankees ($203.8 mil)
  3. New York Mets ($197.7 mil)
  4. Houston Astros ($191.7 mil)
  5. Philadelphia Phillies ($183.9 mil)
  6. Boston Red Sox ($181.9 mil)
  7. Los Angeles Angels ($180.7 mil)
  8. San Diego Padres ($175.6 mil)
  9. St. Louis Cardinals ($168.5 mil)
  10. San Francisco Giants ($159.6 mil)
  11. Toronto Blue Jays ($150.8 mil)
  12. Washington Nationals ($148.5 mil)
  13. Atlanta Braves ($147.7 mil)
  14. Chicago Cubs ($141 mil)
  15. Chicago White Sox ($140.9 mil)
  16. Cincinnati Reds ($126.1 mil)
  17. Minnesota Twins ($117.4 mil)
  18. Colorado Rockies ($114.3 mil)
  19. Milwaukee Brewers ($98 mil)
  20. Texas Rangers ($95 mil)
  21. Arizona Diamondbacks ($89.6 mil)
  22. Oakland A’s ($88.6 mil)
  23. Detroit Tigers ($85.5 mil)
  24. Kansas City Royals ($85.1 mil)
  25. Seattle Mariners ($81.4 mil)
  26. Tampa Bay Rays ($70.2 mil)
  27. Miami Marlins ($58.1 mil)
  28. Baltimore Orioles ($57.4 mil)
  29. Pittsburgh Pirates ($54.7 mil)
  30. Cleveland Indians ($47.9 mil)

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