tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48249017864455632202024-03-18T20:52:30.620-07:00Marlins ManiacsChampions of the world in 1997 and 2003 -- and now? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-26213978078250577072023-11-02T14:13:00.001-07:002023-11-03T01:21:40.642-07:00The Smart and the Stupid: MLB Teams Payrolls Compared to VIctories <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
Orioles spent $700,000 for each win during the 2023 regular season. The Mighty
Mets spent more than six times as much: $4.6 million per win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Smart
vs. Stupid: This is my sixth year measuring MLB team efficiencies: Payroll
divided by victories. I use Spotrac for payroll, because it includes all paid
players, even those no longer on the active roster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">This
year’s post-season was a bit weird: The big-win teams in the regular season –
Braves, Dodgers, Orioles, Rays – collapsed in the playoffs, taken over by
wild-card teams on hot streaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
big-spending Rangers -- $251 million payroll – paid $2.8 million per regular
season victory. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
frugal D-backs spent $119 million, just a bit more than the Marlins’ $105 M. The
Snakes and Fish each had 84 wins in the regular season, Miami spending $1.25 M
per win, Arizona $1.4 M (half as much as the Rangers). During the playoffs, Arizona
got hot. The Fish did not.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Looking
back over the six years, what impresses me is that some teams are consistently
smart on how they spend their money – and some teams are astoundingly stupid
year after year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Rays regularly reach the playoffs despite low
budgets caused by dreadful attendance.
For the past four years, the Orioles have had good efficiency – low cost per
win – and finally made the playoffs this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Then
there are the Pirates and A’s: Great bargains in cost-per-win, but not a whiff
of playoffs. Each spent roughly $1 million per win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Contrast
that with teams like the Angels and Mets, who consistently spend huge amounts
for naught. This year, the five teams that spent the most per win didn’t make
the playoffs: Rockies ($2.9 million per win), Padres ($3.1 M), Angels ($3.15
M), Yankees ($3,4 M) and the Mets at an astonishing $4.6 million per win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
Mets set an all-time record for payroll at $343 million, almost five times the
Orioles’ $71 million.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
Yanks at least made the playoffs five of the six years, though the top spot
they always seek keeps eluding them. The Padres got there twice in the same
period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Mets once. The Angels,
determinedly bad in cost-per-wins year after year, have not been in the
playoffs since 2014, perhaps an example of the old saying that insanity is
doing the same thing again and again expecting different results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
World Champ Rangers are an interesting case. They had the fourth highest
payroll – behind only the Mets, Yankees and Padres. Yet $96M of their $251M was
injured reserve, led by deGrom at $30 million. Seager ($35.5 million) was a
major factor for their success, but so were Evan Carter (adjusted salary
$89,033 because he had less than 100 AB when he came up at the end of the
season), Josh Jung ($721,000), Leodys Taveras $733,000, Josh Sborz $733,000 and
Adolis Garcia $747,000. Then, even with super-stud Garcia injured, Bochy somehow
made it all work. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TEAM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">PAYR0LL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">WINS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$ PER WIN <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/32/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Baltimore Orioles</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$71,061,047 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$703,574.72 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/35/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Tampa Bay Rays</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$79,354,272 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$801,558.30 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/55/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Pittsburgh Pirates</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$68,945,975 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">76<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$907,183.88 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/52/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Cincinnati Reds</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$96,577,288 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">82<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,177,771.80 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/969/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Cleveland Guardians</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$91,861,627 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">76<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,208,705.62 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/43/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Oakland Athletics</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$62,243,227 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,244,864.54 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/129/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Miami Marlins</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$105,435,809 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">84<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,255,188.20 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 38.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/50/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Washington Nationals</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$93,378,663 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">71<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,315,192.44 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/54/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Milwaukee Brewers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$125,338,345 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">92<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,362,373.32 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 38.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/57/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Arizona Diamondbacks</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$119,257,651 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">84<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,419,733.94 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 38.25pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/44/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Seattle Mariners</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$134,466,903 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">88<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,528,032.99 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/39/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Detroit Tigers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$121,494,514 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">78<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,557,621.97 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/40/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Kansas City Royals</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$96,083,853 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">56<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,715,783.09 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Twins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$156,104,540 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">87<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,794,305.06 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Braves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$206,239,131 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$1,983,068.57 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td style="border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><u><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/56/payroll/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">St. Louis Cardinals</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$153,793,028 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">71<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,166,098.99 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cubs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$189,629,358 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">83<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,284,691.06 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Red Sox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$182,926,796 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">78<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,345,215.33 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Giants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$187,398,165 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">79<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,372,128.67 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dodgers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$240,278,296 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,402,782.96 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bluejays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$214,630,885 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">89<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,411,582.98 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Astros<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$237,107,748 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">90<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,634,530.53 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">White Sox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$162,863,836 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">61<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,669,898.95 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Phillies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$245,419,295 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">90<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,726,881.06 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 17.1pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 17.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Rangers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 17.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$251,332,754 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 17.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">90<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 17.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,792,586.16 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 17.1pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Rockies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$171,026,607 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">59<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$2,898,756.05 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Padres<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$256,045,688 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">82<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$3,122,508.39 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">27<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Angels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$230,534,276 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">73<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$3,158,003.78 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 19.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Yankees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="background: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom: solid white 1.0pt; border: none; height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" width="140">
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$278,651,000 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">82<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$3,398,182.93 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 19.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 134pt;" valign="bottom" width="179">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 105pt;" valign="bottom" width="140">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: dimgrey; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">$343,605,067 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 47pt;" valign="bottom" width="63">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">75<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 131pt;" valign="bottom" width="175">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$4,581,400.89 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 43pt;" valign="bottom" width="57">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-68763144015718437112022-11-19T06:46:00.001-08:002022-11-19T06:46:53.492-08:00Payroll for Championship Years<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Re-watching Game 7 of the 1997 World Series, I started
wondering: How did the payrolls of the Marlins championship
years stack up against the rest of the league?</span></p><p class="JDMainCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">The 2003 answer is especially surprising. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1997, the Marlins looked pretty much like an
average playoff team with the seventh largest payroll, at $47 million (upped
drastically from $30 million the previous year). Their World Series opponent,
the Cleveland Indians, were a bit higher at $54 million, making them the fourth
largest payroll. The Marlins’ biggest salary that year went to pitcher Alex
Fernandez, who was injured during the playoffs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2003, the upstart
Marlins had MLB’s 25<sup>th</sup> largest payroll, at $49 million, close to the
bottom of the pack. No one paid them much attention when Jack took over as
manager. Their World Series opponent, the Damn Yankees, lead the majors with a
whopping $152 million. (The Bronx Busters also led in payroll in 1997.) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Fish’s highest paid player in 2003 was
Pudge Rodriguez.</span></p><p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-indent: 0in;">These stats come from thebaseballcube.com.</span></p><p class="JDMainCxSpLast" style="text-indent: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-2205435701071387792022-11-07T08:07:00.000-08:002022-11-07T08:07:48.599-08:00Adding Playoff Victories to Costs-Per-Win<p><span style="font-size: 16pt;">How much should you value a team’s post-season victories? Two, three
possible answers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">For the past five years, I’ve been dividing a team’s payroll (using
Spotrac) by regular-season victories, to get cost per win. But obviously, fans and owners
value teams higher if they advance far into the playoffs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">So I noodled around with some alternative measures. If you add in
playoff wins, it shows that teams that lose in the first rounds don’t alter
their cost per victory very much.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Example: The Braves and Dodgers each one game in the post-season. That
moved the Braves’ cost per win from $1.98 million to $1.96 million per win. The
Dodgers went from $2.48 million to $2.46 million. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Guardians, who won two against Rays and two against Yankees, added four
victories to their total, changing their cost per win just a bit more – from
$892,000 to $855,000 per win. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">For the Phils and Astros, making it all the way to World Series meant their
numbers changed a bit more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The Phillies, which had the fourth highest MLB payroll ($255 million),
added 11 wins in the playoffs, reducing their cost per win from an MLB-leading
$2.9 million to $2.6 million, meaning that the Angels, Padres, Yankees, Mets
and Red Sox spent more per win, including playoffs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">As for the Astros, they had a (comparatively) modest payroll at $193 million.
Eight teams spent more, including the Red Sox, who didn’t come anywhere near
the playoffs. For regular-season wins, the Astros spent a relatively modest
$1.8 million. Nineteen teams spent more per win. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Now, if you factor in the Astros’ 11 post-season victories, their cost per
win was a mere $1.6 million – only nine teams had cheaper win costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I can imagine some fans saying that not all victories are equal.
Second-round victories are harder to get – and should be worth more. And World
Series wins should be worth a LOT more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">So if you count each first round (wild card) playoff win as one, each second
round win as two, each third round (playing for league title) as three and each
WS win as four, then Phillies’ and Astros’ costs per win drops significantly –
the Phillies to $2 million per win-count, the Astros to $1.27 million per
win-count.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Of course, you could take this farther. That fourth win in the World Series
is super-special. Should that count as 20 regular-season wins? 50? Well, by
this point, the original measures get completely lost.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">When I post my analyses on Reddit groups for the Rays and Guardians, their
fans are NOT impressed that their owners have been so smart in spending money.
No, they just want owners to spend more so they can bring home a title. Truth
is, this just isn’t realistic for small-market teams. The Rays especially have
lousy attendance. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">What my measures show how smart – or stupid -- owners are in spending what
they’ve got. It’s especially revealing about teams like Red Sox and Angels, who
spend tons of money year after year – and for what?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">And then there’s my hometown team, the Marlins, a low-budget team that is
out-performed year-after-year by the low-budget Rays. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-1181278958283503572022-11-02T07:12:00.003-07:002022-11-02T07:46:54.499-07:00Payroll Vs. Wins: Cleveland Is Champ<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Two big stories this year in measuring MLB payroll
versus victories:</span></p><p class="JDMainCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">The low-budget Cleveland Baseball Team, aka the
Guardians, had a stellar year, winning their division and getting to the second
round of the playoffs for an ultra-cheap $892,000 cost per win during the
regular season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, after the
Guardians were gone, the post-season has been dominated by some of the biggest
payrolls: The Phillies may be a wild card team, but they had the fourth biggest
payroll in baseball, at $255 million, outspent only by the Mets, Dodgers and Damn
Yankees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">The Phillies spent an astonishing, MLB-leading
$2.92 million per regular-season victory. The Yankees weren’t far behind,
shelling out $2.67 million per victory, just ahead of the Padres at $2.65
million.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">In fact, of the four finalists for the pennants, the
lowest-budget team was the Astros, the only one with a payroll of under $200
million. They spent $1.82 million per victory. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is the fifth year</b> that I have measured
payrolls/victories, using the Spotrac website for payroll, which includes
players being paid but not playing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">This year’s leader was the Baltimore Orioles, with a rock-bottom
payroll of $64.8 million and 83 victories for a cost of $780,000 per
victory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were in contention for
much of the year, despite being in the same division as the Yankees, Rays and
Bluejays – all of which made the playoffs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">Contrast the Orioles with the Red Sox, also in the AL
East. They had almost four times the payroll -- $223.2 million. They finished
with 78 victories for a cost of $2.86 million per win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> High-Performing Rays</b></span></p><p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">For the four previous years I’ve measured, the Rays
have generally dominated my stats. They have spent a paltry $657,000 to
$760,000 per victory – while getting to the playoffs all but once. Ironically,
Tampa Bay upped its payroll a bit this year, to $104 million. They spent $1.2
million per victory this year – huge by Rays’ standards – but lost to the
lower-budget Guardians in the first round of the playoffs.</span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">At the opposite end of the spectrum are teams that have stunning payrolls – and don’t get anywhere near the playoffs. The Red Sox and
Angels are perennial leaders in that category. This year the Angels spent $2.64
million per victory. Other disasters were the Nats and White Sox, each spending
$2.57 million per win without a playoff bid.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then there were the Mets,</b> with the highest payroll at
$283 million. They got a whiff of playoff time for $2.8 million per win. The
Dodgers had the second-highest payroll $275.6 million, but their MLB-leading
111 wins meant they spent “only” $2.48 million per win. Still, they got knocked
out early by the Padres.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">And those Damn Yankees. For years, they have
been near the top of big spenders, both in terms of payroll and cost per win.
Still, they haven’t won a World Series since 2009. This year, they had the
third biggest payroll -- $264 million – and once again fell short. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>As for the Marlins</b>, they upped their payroll by
signing two high-priced (by Fish standards) outfielders, Avisail Garcia and
Jorge Soler at $12 million each – and got little from them, even before they
were injured. The Marlins’ $1.39 million per win was just about the same as the
playoff-bound Mariners at $1.43.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: large;">Below are the stats for the regular season. After the
World Series, I’m thinking of doing another computation, including post-season
wins. Should those wins be valued more? I’m debating. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></o:p> <b>PAYROLL
COST</b></p><p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpMiddle"> <b>WINS </b><b>MILLIONS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>PER VICTORY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="JDMainCxSpLast"><b><span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MILLIONS<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b><b> </b> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<tbody><tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Baltimore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">83<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">64.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>0.7807229<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cleveland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">92<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">82.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.8923913<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Oakland
As<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">60<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">61<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.0166667<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">TB
Rays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">86<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">104.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.2127907<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Pittsburgh
Pirates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">62<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">85.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.3725806<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Marlins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">69<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">96.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.3956522<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Seattle
Mariners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">90<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">128.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.43<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Ariz
Diamondbacks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">74<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">106.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.4364865<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">KC
Royals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">65<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">105.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.62<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Milwaukee
Brewers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">86<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">142.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.6593023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 0.25in; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 0.25in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Houston
Astros<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 0.25in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">106<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 0.25in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">192.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 0.25in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.8198113<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 0.25in; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">St.
Louis Cards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">93<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">170.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.8290323<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Atlanta
Braves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">200.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.9811881<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Minn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">78<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">159<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.0384615<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Toronto
Blue Jays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">92<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">188.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.0532609<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cincy
Reds <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">62<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">127.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.0548387<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SF
Giants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">81<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">168.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.0765432<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">17<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Chi
Cubs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">74<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">166.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.2445946<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">18<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Detroit
Tigers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">66<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">150<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.2727273<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Colorado
Rockies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">68<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">158.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.3367647<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Texas
Rangers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">68<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">161.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.3720588<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">LA
Dodgers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">111<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">275.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.4828829<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Chi
White Sox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">81<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">208.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.5716049<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Washington
Nats<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">55<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">141.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.5727273<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">LA
Angels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">73<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">192.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.6424658<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">San
Diego Padres<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">89<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">236.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.6595506<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NY
Yankees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">264.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.6757576<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">27<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
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Mets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">282.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.7990099<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Boston
Red Sox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">78<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">223.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.8615385<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 129pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Phila
Phillies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">87<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">255.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 1in;" valign="bottom" width="96">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.9321839<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 38pt;" valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-9499039452922796282021-10-19T00:09:00.000-07:002021-10-19T00:09:25.888-07:00 Payroll and Wins -- Once Again the Rays are the Smartest/Cheapest<div class="_3xX726aBn29LDbsDtzr_6E _1Ap4F5maDtT1E1YuCiaO0r D3IL3FD0RFy_mkKLPwL4" data-click-id="text" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #878a8c; font-family: IBMPlexSans, Arial, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 12px 0px 0px 8px; max-width: 800px; padding: 5px 16px 5px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="_292iotee39Lmt0MkQZ2hPV RichTextJSON-root" style="border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px -1px; overflow: auto; padding: 0px 0px 1px; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Money doesn’t buy happiness: While six baseball teams spent more than $2 million per victory and didn’t make the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Rays have once again made the most of their small budget, getting 100 wins in the regular season with a $70.8 million payroll, meaning they spent $708,000 a victory.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Compare that to the worst-performing team in Major League Baseball: The New York Mets spent $199.2 million to get 77 victories – meaning an astounding $2.59 million per win.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">This is my fourth year of measuring this MLB payroll and victories. I use Spotrac numbers, because the website updates its figures throughout the year and includes everything, such as “buried” payroll, meaning salaries of players that are no longer on the team.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">The Rays are in a class by themselves. They’re in a small market with puny attendance (they had lots of empty seats for their 2021 home playoff games) and a bad TV contract. I sometimes question the rigid decisions by Manager Kevin Cash, but their front office continually finds the best players for the fewest bucks.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">This is the first year I’ve measured that the perennially playoff-bound Rays did not finish with the cheapest costs per victory. In 2021, that honor fell to the Cleveland Baseball Team in their last year as the Indians: Their ultra-low payroll of $50.2 million (lowest in 2021) led to 80 playoff victories led to a cost of $627,000 per win.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Of course, the Indians came nowhere near the playoffs. In fact, of the 10 cheapest teams, measuring payroll to wins, only the Brewers joined the Rays in the playoffs. The Brew Crew, with great pitching and an under-performing Christian Yelich, spent $97.3 million to get 95 victories for $1.02 million per win.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">It’s worth noting that the low-budget Mariners almost made the playoffs with a $81.8 million payroll leading to 90 victories at a cost of $909,000 per win.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">The Marlins, for what it’s worth, got 67 victories with their $58.1 million payroll for $868,000 per win.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall, the average MLB team had a 2021 payroll of $130.8 million. Of the four final teams in the playoffs, the Braves were the lowest budget: $147.5 million. <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Their cost per win was $1.67 million.</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">At the other end of the spectrum are the teams that spent more than $2 million per win and didn’t make the playoffs: Cubs, Padres, Nats, Angels and Phillies, as well as the Mets. The mighty Yankees spent $2.2 million per victory to get a one-game playoff, in which their $300-million pitcher collapsed in an ignominious defeat.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">The biggest spender – no surprise – was the Dodgers. Their $267.2 million payroll resulted in 106 victories – second in MLB only to the Giants – for a cost of $2.52 million per win, second only to the Mets for costliest wins.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">In fact, the Dodgers are in a league by themselves. They spent $64 million more than the Yankees on total payroll, including $24 million on “buried” players no longer on the team.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Consider this: Two Dodger pitchers NOT on the post-season roster are Clayton Kershaw ($31 million) and Trevor Bauer (yep, he’s apparently still getting paid: $31 million in 2021). These two non-contributors are getting paid more than the entire team payrolls of the (take your pick): Indians, Orioles, Marlins or Pirates.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">The Dodgers payroll is so big that the MLB has penalized the team with a luxury tax bill of $17 million. Only two other teams had to pay the tax – and for much lower amounts: the Phillies ($865,000) and the Red Sox ($644,000).</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">The Dodgers are so powerful that two of their castoffs – Kike Hernandez and Joc Pederson -- have become post-season stars with other teams.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Here’s the full list for 2021 (playoff teams in bold):</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">TEAM PAYROLL WINS $ PER WIN</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1</span> Indians $50.2M 80 $627,000</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/35/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rays</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$70.8 M 100 $708,363</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/129/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Marlins</a>$58.1 M 67 $868,028</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/55/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Pirates</a>$54.3 M 61 $891,091</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/44/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Mariners</a> $81.8 M 90 $909,304</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6</span> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brewers $97.4 M 95 $1,025,025</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">7 <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/32/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Orioles</a>$53.7 M 52 $1,033,753</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/43/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Athletics</a> $89.2 M 86 $1,037,216</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/39/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Tigers</a> $86.3 M 77 $1,121,414</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/40/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Royals</a> $86.5 M 74 $1,169,807</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/61/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Giants</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$161.7M 107 $1,418,367</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">12</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/37/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">White Sox</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$140.9M 93 $1,515,335</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">13</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/52/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Reds</a> $125.9M 83 $1,516,900</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">14</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/58/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Rockies</a> $114.4M 74 $1,546,067</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">15</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/45/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Rangers</a> $99.5M 60 $1,593,949</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">16</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/41/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Twins</a> $117.5M 73 $1,610,048</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">17</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/36/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">BlueJays</a> $150.1M 91 $1,649,892</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">18</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/46/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Braves</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$147.5M 88 $1,675,995</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">19</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/57/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">D-backs</a> $88.7M 52 $1,706,402</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">20</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/56/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cards</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$168.9M 90 $1,877,440</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">21</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/33/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Red Sox</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$184.4M 92 $2,005,341</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">22</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/51/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Cubs</a> $144.6M 71 $2,036,727</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">23</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/53/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Astros</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$194.4M 95 $2,047,707</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">24 Yankees $203.3M 92 $2,209,998</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">25 <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/50/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Nats</a> $144.4M 65 $2,221,175</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">26 <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/123/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Padres</a> $175.7M 79 $2,224,864</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">27</span> <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/49/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Phillies</a> $183.M 82 $2,241,862</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">28 <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/42/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Angels</a> $180.3M 77 $2,342,202</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">29 <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.spotrac.com/redirect/team/59/payroll/" post="[object Object]" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dodgers</span></a> <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$267.2M 106 $2,520,762</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">30 Mets <span class="_12FoOEddL7j_RgMQN0SNeU" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$</span>199.2M 77 $2,588,171</p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-31458371663837553432020-10-19T16:11:00.000-07:002020-10-19T16:11:44.630-07:00Once Again Rays Smartest Team<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;">The smartest team in baseball is the Tampa Bay Rays – once again.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> In
all three years I’ve measured this, the Rays have every time did the best in
seeing how little money it takes to produce each win. Their 2020 payroll of
$28.3 million produced 40 wins – meaning each win cost them $707,500.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Once
again, the worst performing team was the Red Sox -- $83.7 million in payroll
got them 24 wins. That’s $3.45 million for each win.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> The other super
big-spenders: Yankees at $3.3 million, Mets at $2.9M, Rangers at $2.87 M and
Astros. $2.84 M. </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Dodgers, for what it’s worth, spent $2.5 million per win. T</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">he MLB average was $1.98 million.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> The Marlins were also
high-performing, making the playoffs by spending only $1 million per win.
Impressive, considering that their payroll of $31.3 million includes $10
million guaranteed to the nonplaying </span><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Wei-Yin </span><em style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 14.0pt; font-style: normal;">Chen</span></em><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">There
are various ways to play around with this formula. One would be to add
post-season victories to the mix. The Rays, for example, have already had nine,
heading into the World Series. Or you could count post-season victories as
double or triple wins. I decided to stay with just the regular season.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Note: I use Spotrac for payrolls, because they update
throughout the season and include total payroll, adding those still being paid
though they’re not playing.<br />
The full list:</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: -.75pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 419px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">$/WIN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Tampa
Bay Rays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">28.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">40<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.7075<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Orioles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">23.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.94<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Marlins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">31.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">31<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.0097<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">A's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">36.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">36<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.0194<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Indians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">37.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.0714<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Pirates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">25.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.3211<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Royals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">34.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.3385<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Brewers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">39.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.3759<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">White
Sox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">52.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.4971<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Twins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">55.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">36<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.5389<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Blue
Jays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">54.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">32<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.7031<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Reds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">55.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">31<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.7935<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Braves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">63.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">35<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.8029<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mariners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">48.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">27<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.8111<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Tigers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">43.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">23<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.8739<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Padres<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">72.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">37<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.9622<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">League
Average<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">59.4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">30<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.98<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cubs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">75.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">34<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.2235<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Rockies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">61.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.3769<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Diamondbacks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">60<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">72.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.4067<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dodgers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">107.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">43<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.5093<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Giants<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">73.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.5276<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Angels<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">66<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.5385<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Nats<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">68.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.6269<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Phillies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">78.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">28<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.8071<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Astros<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">82.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">29<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.8448<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 21.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Rangers
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 21.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">63.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 21.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 21.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 21.0pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.8727<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">77.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.9846<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Yankees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">109.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">33<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3.3152<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 18.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 122.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="163">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Red
Sox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">83.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">30<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="height: 18.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3.4875<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-30850185792852195132019-10-29T19:00:00.000-07:002019-10-29T19:00:13.743-07:00Measuring payrolls versus wins <span style="font-size: large;">The smartest team in baseball is the Tampa Bay Rays. With the second lowest attendance in baseball, they have the lowest payroll, $63.1 million, but managed to make the playoffs as a wild card team with 96 wins. That works out to $657,291 per win -- the best margin in baseball.<br /> <b>The worst? </b>The Boston Red Sox which had the highest payroll in baseball, $229.1 million, but won only 84 games, averaging an expense of $2.72 million per win, the costliest win-$ ratio in baseball -- and more than four times what the Rays spent per win. <br /> The Red Sox and the next five costliest win-$ didn't make the playoffs -- no bang for their bucks, as it were. The Cubs spent $2.59 million per win, the Tigers $2.44 million, the Giants $2.27 million, the Angels $2.23 million and the Rockies $2.21 million.<br /> Meanwhile, of the three next cheapest teams, two made the playoffs: The A's with $958,000 per win (the only team besides the Rays under $1 million) and the Twins at $1.23 million. Only the low-spending Pirates ($1.05 million win-$) didn't get to the post-season out of this group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>The MLB average was $1.62 million per win.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Marlins, for what it's worth, had a payroll of $75.1 million and won 57 games, working out to $1.32 million per win -- twice what the Rays spent.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> There are various ways to play around with this formula. One would be to add post-season victories to the mix. The Rays, for example, had three, which would lower their wins/$ to $637,000. Or you could count post-season victories as double or triple wins. I decided to stay with just the regular season.<br /> Note: I use Spotrac for payrolls, because they update throughout the season. <br /> The full list: <br /><b>TEAM PAYROLL WINS $PER WIN</b><br /><b>Tampa $63.1 96 657,291<br />A’s 92.9 97 957,731</b><br />Pirates 72.7 69 1.05 M<br /><b>Twins 124.7 101 1.23</b><br />White Sox 91.4 72 1.27<br />Indians 121.5 93 1.31<br /><b>Marlins 75.1 57 1.32</b><br />Orioles 73.4 54 1.36<br />Dbacks 118.4 85 1.39<br />Braves 137.9 97 1.42<br /><b>Brewers 128.6 89 1.44</b><br />Padres 103.5 70 1.48<br /><b>Astros 168.3 107 1.57</b><br /><b>MLB Ave 137.2 81 1.62</b><br />Rangers 128.9 78 1.65<br />Blue Jays 111.4 67 1.66<br />Royals 100.8 59 1.71<br />Reds 128.4 75 1.712<br /><b>Nats 167.7 93 1.80</b><br />Mets 160 86 1.86<br /><b>Dodgers 200.6 106 1.89<br />Cards 173.8 91 1.91</b><br />Phillies 157.2 81 1.94<br />Mariners 143.4 68 2.11<br /><b>Yanks 218.6 103 2.12</b><br />Rockies 156.6 71 2.20<br />Angels 160.3 72 2.23<br />Giants 174.6 77 2.27<br />Tigers 114.6 47 2.44<br />Cubs 218 84 2.59<br />Red Sox 229.1 84 2.73</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-48134557015407080662018-10-02T15:33:00.003-07:002018-10-02T15:36:19.826-07:00Most bang for the buck -- MLB team wins measured by total payroll<span style="font-size: large;"> Tampa Bay led the Majors in 2018 -- paying a mere $760,000 per victory, measuring by total team payroll. Oakland was the only other team below a million per win -- $827,000. Contrast that with the bottom of the barrel -- San Francisco spent $2.8 million per win -- almost four times what Tampa spent. The sad Baltimore Orioles spent $2.7 million per win.<br /> Contrast that with division champs like the Brewers -- who spent $1.13 million per win -- and the Braves, who came in at $1.45 million. <br /> The last place Marlins paid as much per win as the first-place Braves, but that's a bit misleading. According to spotrac.com (which I use because he keeps updating its payroll throughout the year), the Marlins spent a mere $43 million on players on their 25-man roster -- out of a total payroll of $91 million. The rest of that money? $16.5 million to injured players -- most of that going to Prado. A stunning $34.5 million was paid by the Marlins to players on other teams or out of baseball (led by Edison Volquez $13 million). <br /> For those interested in the team by team measures, it's attached as a spreadsheet. You'll see that Cleveland, Colorado and Houston all made the playoffs while spending less than the MLB average of $1.7 million per win.</span><br />
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<td align="left"><span style="font-size: medium;">Payroll</span></td>
<td align="left"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wins</span></td>
<td align="left"><span style="font-size: medium;">$Million / Win</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Tampa Bay</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">68.4</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">90</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">0.76</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Oakland</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">80.3</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> 97 </span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">0.8272</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Pittsburgh</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">90.8</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">82</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.10731707317073</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">3</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Milwaukee</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">108.9</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">96</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1.134375</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">4</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Chicago WS</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">71.8</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">62</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.15806451612903</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">5</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Philadelphia</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">104.3</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">80</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.30375</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">6</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Atlanta </span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">130.5</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">90</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1.45</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">7</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Miami Marlins</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">91.8</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">63</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.45714285714286</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">8</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Minnesota</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">115.5</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">78</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.48076923076923</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">9</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Cincinnati</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">100.3</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">67</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.49701492537313</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">10</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">San Diego</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">99.8</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">66</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.51212121212121</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">11</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Cleveland</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">142.8</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">91</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1.56923076923077</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">12</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Colorado</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">144</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">91</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1.58241758241758</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">13</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Houston</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">163.5</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">103</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1.5873786407767</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">14</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">League average</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">139</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">81</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.71604938271605</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Arizona</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">141.7</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">82</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.7280487804878</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">15</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">NY Yankees</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">179.6</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">100</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">1.796</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">16</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Seattle</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">160.9</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">89</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.80786516853933</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">17</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">St. Louis </span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">163.8</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">88</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.86136363636364</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">18</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">NY Mets</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">150.2</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">77</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.95064935064935</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">19</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Detroit </span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">130.9</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">64</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.0453125</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">20</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Chicago Cubs</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">194.3</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">95</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2.04526315789474</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">21</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Toronto</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">150.9</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">73</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.06712328767123</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">22</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Texas Rangers</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">139.8</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">67</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.0865671641791</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">23</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Boston</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">228.5</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">108</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2.11574074074074</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">24</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">LA Dodgers</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">199.6</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">92</span></i></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2.1695652173913</span></b></td>
<td align="right"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">25</span></b></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">LA Angels</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">173.8</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">80</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.1725</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">26</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Washington</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">181.2</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">82</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.20975609756098</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">27</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Kansas City </span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">129.9</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">58</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.23965517241379</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">28</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Baltimore</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">127.6</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">47</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.71489361702128</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">29</span></td>
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<td align="left" height="26"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">San Francisco</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">205.6</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">73</span></i></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.81643835616438</span></td>
<td align="right"><span style="font-size: medium;">30</span></td>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-16946880891369161102018-01-05T06:57:00.000-08:002018-01-05T06:57:21.975-08:00Looking Inside the Loria-Jeter Sale <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In the mess that the new owners are making of the Miami Marlins, some revealing information is emerging. <br /> Let's start with a conspiracy theory: Derek Jeter, Mr. Yankee, is destroying the team because he wants to move the Marlins somewhere else, </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">helping top shareholder Bruce Sherman make a quick, huge profit by flipping the team.<br /> Thanks to County Commissioner Xavier Suarez's staff, I've seen the various contracts the team signed with the city and county in order to get their shiny new ball park (which was supposed to fix all their revenue problems). Not well versed in legalize, I found key provisions confusing, so Suarez's staff boiled it down to this:<br /> Marlins have vowed to stay 35 years -- meaning to 2047, measured from the opening of the park in 2012. No provision to wiggle out of that.<br /> BUT: An interesting provision is intended to keep former owner Jeffrey Loria from making too quick a profit from taxpayers' largess, embedded in a poorly named Relocation Agreement. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That made owner Jeffrey Loria promise that if he sold the team within 10 years, he had to give the county a slice. <br /> Under terms of that agreement, Loria must pay 5 percent of the net proceeds to the county. The county attorney doesn't yet a dollar figure, says Suarez' office, but should within a few weeks. An auditing firm is examining the deal.<br /> Interesting: If the county reveals details (and shouldn't it under public records laws?) this audit could serve as a window into the details of the deal Loria and Sherman struck.<br /> The highly publicized number is that Loria sold for $1.2 billion -- more than seven times higher than the $158 million he was supposed to have paid in 2002. <br /> Now, some county insiders have told the Herald that they're guessing that Loria will present figures that show this-and-that expenses to be deducted, meaning that the county will get little or nothing. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BUT: In December, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred revealed on Dan Le Batard's radio show two fascinating details: The Marlins sale was "the single largest commitment of equity ever in the history of the game." AND The debt level didn't change from Loria's ownership to Sherman's.<br /> Why is this important? The Herald's Barry Jackson has been reporting on how the new owners are continually seeking new investors to reduce their $400 million debt they needed to buy the team. <br /> Dayn Perry at CBSSports.com notes about Manfred's equity remark: "OK, that's probably true. However, the Marlins are the first team sold since the Dodgers and Padres back in 2012. MLB franchises appreciate at an incredible rate, especially in recent history, and that's a lot of inflation built in. Basically, he's saying the Marlins new owners paid more cash for their $1.3-ish billion purchase than the Dodgers owners did for their $2 billion purchase (the only higher-priced sale in MLB history) six years ago. That's notable, sure, but it's not exactly amazing. Citing it also doesn't prove the Sherman group has sound finances at the moment."<br /> The central issue -- as Le Batard kept hammering Manfred -- is why did MLB accept a new owner who was so money poor that he needed to immediately slash payroll? <br /> Manfred insisted he had no information on the new owners' intentions in advance -- Le Batard called that an outright lie. Jackson cited inside sources that it was a complete falsehood.<br /> "Rob," Le Batard said at one point, "I think you cared more about the $1.2 billion asking price than you did the fans of South Florida."<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As Barry Jackson has pointed out, local groups -- Mas and Bush -- wanted to buy the team for less than $1.2 billion, but didn't intend to gut the team the way Sherman-Jeter has.<br /> My take-away: Loria was a bad owner. He backloaded over-priced contracts trying to get another championship. (Former Marlins President David Samson complained recently on another Le Batard show that agent Scott Boras sweet-talked/conned the Marlins into an outrageous deal for nearly worthless pitcher Wei-Yin Chen, who will get more than $50 million over the next three years.) <br /> But Jeter-Sherman may be even worse. It looks like their basic plan is to do nothing more than hold on to the team for a few years and then selling at a huge profit.<br /> Most interesting revelation (to me at least) in the continuing Barry Jackson exposes: "According to a source, even though the National League announced the Marlins’ attendance at 1.6 million last season, only 820,000 were paid tickets."<br /> Finally! Since Marlins Park opened, I've been going from 10 to 20 games a year. I've also been seeing games in other parks -- 29 of the present 30. (Still missing Seattle.) Time and again, I've felt that an announced 20,000 attendance in Miami felt like a half or a third of what 20,000 seemed in other ball parks.<br /> Jeter's plan -- according to Jackson's viewing business plans dubbed Wolverine (Michigan! Not even a nod to Miami Tropical, or Palm or Mango!): "Wolverine projects the paid figures to rise to 1.1 million, 1.2 million, 1.35 million, 1.5 million and 1.65 million over the next five seasons."<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By getting rid of the league's MVP? Here's how the NY Post describes the Wolverine plan: "First: Make your team unwatchable. Second: See an immediate boost in ticket sales with this eye-sore squad. Third: Convince your TV network it should pay more for a team no one wants to watch. Fourth: Coax more millions from corporations, thinking they will be further inspired to support a franchise that is now much worse on the field.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> "<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">How could you possibly get from Step One to Step Four? A Jeterian leap, of course."</span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-82277982014323430902017-12-11T02:56:00.001-08:002017-12-11T02:56:34.487-08:00Looking for Lawyer<span style="font-size: large;"> Is any Miami lawyer willing to launch a lawsuit against Major League Baseball for consistently providing South Florida with second-rate Marlins owners who do not have the funds to pay for a Major League payroll? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Class action? Representing county that contracted with the team to build Marlins Park on the assumption that the Marlins would field a Major League team? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> First MLB did this sleight of hand, getting rid of Expos, setting up the Nats -- and dumping a small-funded New York art dealer on the Marlins in order to cement the arrangement. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Then in 2017 MLB approved a new owner groaning with $400 million in debt to make purchase. His only stated goal is to cut payroll. How could MLB have approved this? </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-2503810211816027652017-12-10T02:17:00.002-08:002017-12-10T02:35:50.286-08:00Jeter colludes with Yankees -- no need for Russian middle man<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jeter can walk into any sports bar in Manhattan tonight and everyone will offer to buy him a drink -- Mr. Yankee has just given his main allegiance a huge Christmas present with Giancarlo Stanton -- setting up what may be a dynasty that will rule baseball for the next decade. I've just tweeted to Red Sox, Blue Jays, TB Rays and Orioles that they must demand MLB stop this outrageous collusion. This summer I re-read (for the first time in decades) The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant. I'd forgotten the final twist: (Spoiler alert!) The devil is a Yankees fan.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The people who are really to be blamed here are the leaders of the MLB. First, they wanted to get rid of the Montreal Expos and so they handed the Expos cash-poor owner the gift of the Marlins at a big discount. Fast forward to 2017 and MLB rejects local groups like Jeb Bush and others from new ownership -- people that would have to walk into Miami restaurants and look fans in the face. And instead has brought in a Naples investor (who's had to borrow a lot of money to do the deal) and Mr. Yankee (who's making sure his primary loyalty gets his help).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> One key detail -- within 24 hours of Stanton giving Marlins a list of four teams, Jeter had done a deal with Yankees -- the most important deal in Marlins history. No complex negotiations, just here's your Christmas gift. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-63995901180072066662017-11-23T05:39:00.000-08:002017-11-23T06:55:18.221-08:00New Owners: Bean Counters<span style="font-size: large;">By John Dorschner<br /> Every day the new owners of the Marlins are revealing added details about how they view their purchase as an investment --not a quest for championships. <br /> The latest revelation comes that lead investor Bruce Sherman is still seeking $250 million more from investors, as first reported by fanragsports.com. And it's all put in money terms, with "payroll discipline" being a top priority.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> What's clear is that Sherman has bought into the Marlins with the idea that sports teams tend to soar in value over time. If he just holds on to his investment, his money might double or quadruple in five or 10 years. Consider Loria paid $158 million in 2002 and sold for $1.2 billion this year.<br /> Among Sherman's top priorities: "Payroll discipline." Investor talk for cutting salaries. <br /> Contrast that with Mark Walter buying the Dodgers in 2012 for $2.15 billion. The team president at their first meeting, according to Wall Street Journal, told the billionaire there two ways to build a winner -- high-priced free agents or developing young players. "Let's do both!" said Walter. <br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> With the Marlins all we hear is that Sherman has $400 million in debt that he has to pare down. Every move the owners have made so far seems focused on money, not victories. Heck, they even kept on Michael Hill, the guy responsible for innumerable bad drafts, trades and free-agent signings -- perhaps because he has a lengthy contract that they'd have to pay off to dump him.<br /> And still, the pitch to new investors starts with the promise that Sherman-Jeter will "significantly improve ticket sales." How? By dumping Stanton?<br /> Now, to be clear, Sherman inherited a mess from Loria. I'm sure Loria knew he planned to sell the team and was looking to get another championship -- without caring about long-term costs. Stanton's ultra-long-term contract for $325 million -- back-loaded so that the team just starts to feel the hurt with the first big hit of $25 million in 2018 -- really never made sense for a team with poor attendance and awful TV contract. <br /> Then there's Chen -- due $12 million in 2018, and $20-plus million for the following two years. Tazawa gets $7 million next year, Ziegler $9 million, Prado and Volquez $13 million each.<br /> Marlins fans needed a deep-pocket owner, semi-insane, willing to spend big bucks for a championship -- and instead we got bean-counters just biding their time till the value of the club goes up.<br /> Note: I first saw the investor pitch at <a href="https://www.fanragsports.com/heyman-marlins-seeking-investors-with-project-citrus/" target="_blank">https://www.fanragsports.com/heyman-marlins-seeking-investors-with-project-citrus/</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-29462868179114116922017-05-11T17:46:00.000-07:002017-05-11T17:46:34.875-07:00Marlins pitchers pay scale <div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
Loria upped the payroll this year, perhaps knowing it would be his last attempt to get to the playoffs. But how wisely did they spend the money? ERA is just one of many measures, of course, but just for a rough look, it's an indication there seems to be no correlation between pay and performance with this team. (Salaries from Herald report.) </div>
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<tr><td align="LEFT" height="32" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Volquez </span></td><td align="RIGHT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4.71</span></td><td align="LEFT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> $9 mil</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="LEFT" height="24" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Koehler</span></td><td align="RIGHT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5.61 </span></td><td align="LEFT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">$5.75 mil</span></td></tr>
<tr><td align="LEFT" height="24" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tazawa </span></td><td align="RIGHT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4.49</span></td><td align="LEFT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> $5 mil</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="LEFT" height="24" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Straily</span></td><td align="RIGHT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4.03</span></td><td align="RIGHT" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">$552,000.00</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Woody Allen said "80 percent of success is showing up." Here's what Marlins batters did in 2016 -- total bases (singles, doubles, triples, HR) plus walks, plus hit batsman. Note how poorly Hechavarria does, compared to the injured Bour and injured Stanton -- And Dietrich was around for only part of the season. And Prado was Mr. Steady.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Yelich<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>279<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>72<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>4<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>355</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Prado<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>250<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>49<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>4<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>303</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ozuna<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>252<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>43<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>4<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>299</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stanton<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>202<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>50<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>4<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>256</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: medium;">Realmuto<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>218<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>28<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>5<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>251</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Dietrich<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>149<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>32<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>24<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>205</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Hech <span class="Apple-converted-space"></span>158<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>33<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>1<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>192<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Bour <span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>133<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>38<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>0<span class="m_3804759261436962659gmail-Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>171</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-43053016184367264032016-08-15T08:08:00.000-07:002016-08-15T10:26:37.531-07:00A Gloomy Look at Marlins for Next Decade<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Giancarlo's injury isn't just a disaster for this year's play-off hopes -- it's an indication of the worsening disasters that await Marlins fans for the next decade. <br /> As I have noted before, Stanton is often a wounded warrior. Last October, I wrote a post based on the Woody Allen comment: "Eighty percent of success is showing up." Stanton was showing up for work only 75 percent of the time. Pujols in his first years, by contrast, was playing 95 percent of the time.<br /> Now that Stanton's once again done for the year, we can see that he's averaging 118 games for his six full seasons -- or 73 percent of games played. (All figures in this rant based on numbers from baseball-reference.com.)<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <i><b> Stanton Contract + Attendance = </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> Crushing Numbers</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> But another figure is just as depressing.<br /> Here's the background: The Marlins have been playing exciting baseball up to this point, even after losing the league's batting average leader of 2015, Dee Gordon, for a lengthy stretch. In the middle of August, they're still in serious contention. <br /> And yet... yet ... they are drawing a mere 21,753 fans per game (through Aug. 14), down about 500 from the average of 22,220 at this point last year, when the team was pretty damn hopeless.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Miami is just a crummy sports town, except when a championship is on the line, while people in places like Denver and Chicago get much larger, devoted attendance for all sports, even when the teams are dogs. (And I suspect the attendance is inflated with Chevron discounts, free senior Thursdays and those mid-week day camp games that are listed as 25,000-30,000 but those kids are getting in with group discounts meaning that Marlins average price of ticket-sold is much lower than many other teams.)<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> Loria Counting on Attendance Boost </b></i> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Here's why this attendance is particularly devastating: Loria, in his infinite wisdom, back-loaded Stanton's contract -- cheap years at the beginning, expensive at the end. Stanton received $6.5 million to start his $325 million contract, $9 million this year and $14.5 million next year. For the decade starting in 2018, he will be receiving $25 million to $32 million a year.<br /> Loria's theory is that the cheaper years at first would allow the team to build a solid contender around Stanton, creating excitement leading to soaring attendance that would pay for the expensive years later on. <br /> So not only is Stanton missing a ton of playing time, but attendance isn't soaring -- meaning that in the years ahead, the Marlins won't have the big bucks to build a team and may have to scrimp on other players in order to keep fulfilling the huge Stanton contract.<br /> <i><b> </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> As long as I'm ranting... Latos<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> et al</span>. </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> </b></i> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I should step back to say the organization has made some good moves. Prado is decent, though he doesn't provide the power that championship teams ordinarily have at third base. Dee Gordon had one great year, although long term, I'll still not sure how valuable he will be. I like Mattingly as a manager, with plenty of good ideas, such as finding lead-off hitters while Gordon was out. BUT ... BUT ... <br /> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Marlins are paying Wei-Yin Chen $12.5 million this year, $15.5 million next year<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. So far, he's 5-4, 4.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">99 and injured. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> T</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">he minor league cupboard is close to bare. The big San Diego trade was pretty much a disaster, and I (along with many fans) don't have much confidence in the Marlins executives making the right decisions.<br /> Just one example: While the Marlins struggle to find starting pitching, they're off to Cincinnati, where on Tuesday they will be facing Anthony DeSclafani, 6-1, 3.11 ERA, earning $540,000 this year. <br /> You remember that December 2014 trade? We gave up DeSclafani and a minor leaguer for Mat Latos, who was such a disaster with his $9.4 million contract we dumped him to the Dodgers last year in mid-season. <br /> And who will be the Marlins pitcher facing DeSclafani? As of Monday morning, it's TBA. </span></span><br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-46011627213545031392016-01-07T06:26:00.001-08:002016-01-07T13:15:21.899-08:00Mike Piazza -- What a Deal<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In case you're wondering, I looked it up:</span></span><br />
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<ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 1em 1em 1em 2em; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">
<li class="hang" style="list-style: none inside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1em !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">May 14, 1998</b>: Traded by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/1998.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Los Angeles Dodgers</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zeileto01.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Todd Zeile</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1998.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Florida Marlins</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barrima01.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Manuel Barrios</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bonilbo01.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Bobby Bonilla</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eisenji01.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Jim Eisenreich</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsch04.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Charles Johnson</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheffga01.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Gary Sheffield</a>.</span></span></li>
<li class="hang" style="list-style: none inside; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1em !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;">May 22, 1998</b>: Traded by the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1998.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Florida Marlins</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1998.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">New York Mets</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=goetz-001geo" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Geoff Goetz</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(minors),<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wilsopr01.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Preston Wilson</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yarnaed01.shtml" style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;">Ed Yarnall</a>.</span></span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So basically, it was part of that sickening unloading that soured many fans. In the end we ended up with starter Preston Wilson. Zeile played 66 games in 1998 and was gone. Yarnall played two years with Yankees in 1999 and 2000.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> We got Wilson, we gave up Bonilla, Eisenreich, Johnson and Sheffield. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> But I didn't look far enough. My buddy Sam adds this: "</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those deals weren't a complete waste. We traded Yarnall to the Yankees for Mike Lowell. We traded Preston Wilson to the Rockies for Juan Pierre and Mike Hampton. We later traded Hampton to the Braves for Tim Spooneybarger, who got hurt and never did much for the Marlins but at least he had a great name." </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-47515033547204316662015-11-04T03:18:00.000-08:002015-11-04T03:18:07.816-08:00Royals vs. Marlins -- Sad Comparison 2 <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In an excellent analysis, the Los Angeles Times has shown how a small-market team like the Royals could build a national champion.<br /> There were a lot of smart moves, but at the core was the draft.<br /> From 2005 through 2008, the first picks of the Royals were outfielder Alex Gordon, pitcher Luke Hochevar, 3B Moustakas and 1B Hosmer.<br /> The Marlins had a bunch of first round picks during those years for various reasons involving free agent compensation (I think). They were Chris Volstad, Aaron Thompson, Jacob Marceaux, Ryan Tucker and Sean West (2005), Brett Sinkbeil and Chris Coghlan (2006), Matt Dominguez (2007) and Kyle Skipworth 2008.<br /> You might recall you saw Coghlan in the playoffs with the Cubs. What did the Marlins get in return for that trade? Well, there wasn't a trade. The Marlins granted him free agency in 2013.<br /> Now, the LA Times noted that the Royals picks were at the very top of the draft, because the Royals had finished at the bottom the year before. The Marlins highest pick was Skipworth, sixth overall in 2008, a high school catcher that received a $3.2 million signing bonus. <br /> Skipworth's only appearance in the Show was in 2013 -- when he made four plate appearances with the Marlins, getting one walk and no hits. After the 2014 season, he became a minor league free agent. He was signed by the Reds. During 2015, he struggled at AAA and AA. <br /> In eight minor league seasons, he batted .214 with a total of 93 HR.<br /> The Royals also did some smart things. In the Latin American signings, they got catcher Perez, the World Series MVP, for 65,000 pitcher Yordano Ventura for $27,000. <br /> After their World Series lost in 2014, the Royals decided they couldn't afford to retain pitcher James Shields, designated hitter Billy Butler and outfielder Nori Aoki. They went into the free agent market to get Edinson Volquez, Kendrys Morales and Alex Rios as replacements. Total cost: $48 million, same as the Dodgers spent on Brandon McCarthy, the LA Times reported.<br /> Meanwhile, the Marlins signed free agent Michael Morse for $16 million for two years. He didn't make it to the end of the season.<br /> When the Royals had starting pitching woes, they traded three young pitchers for Johnny Cueto, who threw a WS shutout. The Marlins sent a young prospect to the Reds for Latos, who also didn't make it to the end of the season.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-4547921678828342242015-10-30T13:20:00.000-07:002015-10-31T07:49:26.577-07:00Mets vs. Marlins -- a Sad Comparison <div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> They both used to be
losers in the NL East. Now one of them is still a loser … </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> During the post-season,
I've been gathering data. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Of the top eight batters and four starters:
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The Mets have built their
team like this: 7 from drafts, one from the amateur free agent
(meaning basically smart draft option), three trades and one free
agent.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The Marlins have six from
the draft (one being Rule 5: Bour), five from trades and 1 amateur free agent.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I was expecting that I'd
see the Mets with a lot more draft picks, but now let's break it
down.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> First of all, what didn't
we see? The Marlins wasted money on two free agents – Salty at
catcher and Morse at 1B – that weren't part of the end-of-year
roster I'm using for this comparison.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> What's more, the Marlins dumped two young pitchers –
Andrew Heaney, 24, who ended up in Anaheim 6-4 3.49, and Anthony
DeSclafani, 25, with the Reds 9-13 4.05.For these two young two
young pitchers we got two old pitchers – now gone – and Dee
Gordon, an All-Star second baseman.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The rumblings were that
DeSclafani and Heaney in brief appearances with Marlins in 2014
hadn't been as good as hoped, and so they were better off dumped. So
...maybe the drafting folks weren't as good as they should have been.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> As the Marlins give away young
pitchers, what did the Mets do? They dumped a successful older
pitcher, Dickey, and picked up a super young pitcher, Syndergaard, as
well as a young starting catcher, d'Arneau. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> And this
year, in a last-minute deal that sent Mets
prospects soaring, they obtained Yoenis Cespedes from the Tigers for
two young pitching prospects. Imagine: They have four young fabulous
pitchers in their rotation and they still had so much depth in the
farm system that they could give up two more pitchers for a
(temporary?) super-star. </span></span>
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</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Another contrast that
with the Marlins: Two young pitchers Eovaldi (14-3, 4.03) and German
(injured), a super prospect in minors, were traded for Prado.</span></span></div>
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</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Free agents: The Mets
picked up Granderson, a great addition; the Marlins picked up guys
like Salty who didn't even make it to the end of the season.</span></span></div>
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</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Quality drafting: Mets
pitchers Harvey, deGrom and Matz. Marlins drafted pitchers:
Fernandez, Koehler. Think Mets would trade one of those guys for
Koehler, who's in the mix only because the Marlins dumped other
pitchers? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Marlins management could say the team would have done better if Stanton wasn't injured, but in fact their play improved in last part of season without him. AND Wright, the Met's traditional star, missed a lot of the season with a gimpy back. </span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> "Show Me the Money"</b></i> </span></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So let's look at the
money. At start of season, the Mets were spending $101 million on
payroll versus Marlins $68 million. </span></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The Marlins have less to
spend because they get less money from fans. The Mets TV contract
must be a ton larger than the Marlins (nothing can be done about
that). The Mets had attendance of 2.6 milion in 2015, compared to 1.7
million for the Marlins. This translates into less money.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> How much less. On the
web, you'll see that the average Met ticket price is $25.30 versus
the Marlins $28.96.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> But I'm thinking that
this must be list price – the way that hospitals have list prices
that nobody pays.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In fact, I myself attended eight games at an
average cost of $12.50, because half the games I got in free as an
old fart. I'll bet the Mets don't give old farts free admission.</span></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> Loudly Ticking Time Bomb: Stanton</b></i> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Now, let's get to the
worst part. There's a loudly ticking time bomb. The Marlins – and
Stanton – agreed to backload the $325 million contract. This year,
he was paid a mere $6.5 million – with the idea that front office
would have enough money to start building a winner, drawing fans to
the ballpark, creating more revenue, for better ball players, etc.</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> So
by going after Latos and Morse et al, they've basically blown a year.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Next year, Stanton costs
$9 million, according a Forbes report. In 2017, it's $14.5 million
and by 2018, it's up to $25 million.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The clock is certainly
ticking on building a winner. Forbes noted earlier this year: <span style="font-variant: normal;">“<span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Of
the past 46 major league playoff teams, only nine spent more than 17
percent of their payroll on a single player. Stanton will currently
eclipse those percentages.”</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-variant: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You
do the math. </span></span></span></span></span>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-48654552117331087902015-10-17T08:45:00.000-07:002015-10-17T08:45:01.585-07:00The Woody Allen Index of the Marlins. <span style="font-size: large;"> Woody Allen once said: "Eighty percent of success is showing up."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> With that in mind, I measured Marlins for 2015 who kept showing up and performing: Total bases, walks, net stealing (steals minus caught stealing times 2). I'll call this index Total Total Bases.</span><br />
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6">
<colgroup width="131"></colgroup>
<colgroup span="3" width="85"></colgroup>
<colgroup width="143"></colgroup>
<colgroup width="210"></colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="CENTER" height="54"><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">Player</span></b></td>
<td align="CENTER"></td>
<td align="CENTER"><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">TB</span></b></td>
<td align="CENTER"><b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">BB</span></b></td>
<td align="LEFT"><span style="font-size: large;">Net Stealing</span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><span style="font-size: large;">Total Total Bases</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543829">Gordon, D</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">257</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">25</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">18</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">300</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592885">Yelich, C</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">198</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">47</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">6</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">251</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=445988">Prado, M</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">197</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">37</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">1</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">235</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=571506">Bour, J</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">196</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">34</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">0</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">230</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=592663">Realmuto, J</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">179</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">31</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">0</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">210</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=542303">Ozuna, M</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">176</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">31</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">-4</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">203</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=519317">Stanton, G</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">169</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">34</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">0</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">203</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="56"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=588751">Hechavarria, </a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">176</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">23</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">3</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">202</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=400085">Suzuki, I</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">111</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">34</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">1</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">146</span></td>
</tr>
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<td align="LEFT" height="30"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=518618">Dietrich, D</a></span></td>
<td align="LEFT"><br /></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">114</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;">23</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">-4</span></td>
<td align="RIGHT"><span style="font-size: large;">133</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Interesting that Bour and Realmuto ranked well even though they weren't starters when the year began. I wish Prado had more power, but he consistently produced. Yellich was coming on strong at the end. I always thought Hechavarria's high batting average should have moved him up in the batting order, but he doesn't walk and he doesn't steal. Dietrich wasn't on the team till near the end of the season, but he almost as well as Suzuki. And Ozuna shouldn't steal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Note: Stanton has been in the lineup about 75 percent of the time in his first full years. Pujols played in 95 percent-plus during his first years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-33378962357944906592015-06-27T09:23:00.002-07:002015-06-27T09:24:36.736-07:00If the only offense is Stanton, and Stanton is injured ... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-34525239926526297382015-06-26T06:11:00.000-07:002015-06-26T06:13:00.679-07:00All Hail the Cardinals <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Ah, man, do the Cardinals look like a great organization. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I went to Thursday night's game with a son -- and saw yet another humiliating loss. The same old story: no offense, mediocre pitching. <br /> The economics: I got in free on old fart's Thursday, but paid $32 for son's ticket. We each probably spent about $25 on concessions, so Loria plucked $82 from my wallet (and an apartment guy got another $10 for parking). <br /> Dan Jennings is now 14-22, according to Baseball Reference, compared to Redmond's 16-22 to start the season. <br /> The pitching is likely to get better pretty quick with Jose returning, but (as I feared before the season began) the offense is basically Stanton and nothing else.<br /> Look at those Cards: No. 2 in attendance (with 43,000 a game), compared to Marlins' 28th (with 21,000 -- a figure I'm certain is inflated with squirrelly accounting). And I'll bet the Cards price per ticket is far higher than Marlins.<br /> The Cards have great fan support -- and a wonderful stadium that's right downtown, near public transit, freeways and the river. Last year, visiting St. Louis, we had a short stroll from our hotel to the ballpark. Contrast that with Marlins Park, a thoroughly pleasant place that was dumped in Little Havana, far from downtown, public transit, hotels. <br /> At 48-24, the Cards have by far the best record right now in MLB. Yet, according to Deadspin.com, their $120 million payroll is exceeded by 10 other teams. Translation: Smart management.<br /> Deadspin has Marlins last at $68 million. Remember: Stanton's big payday years are a ways off.<br /> At the beginning of the season, Fangraphs gave the Marlins a 27 percent chance of making the playoffs. Now it's 3 percent.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-85599211934088906412015-06-21T15:04:00.000-07:002015-06-21T15:04:01.178-07:00Chuck Hernandez for President -- or at least the Iowa Caucuses <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Starting on a bright note, then descending to reality:<br /> I usually blog only when I'm pissed, but ... to set the record straight (?!), I should note that in the past few days, we've had two important pitching match-ups that turned out well.<br /> One was Eovaldi and Phelps last Tuesday -- pitchers traded for each other (more or less). Eovaldi imploded -- 8 runs in 2/3 of an inning, Phelps 2 runs in 7 innings, making the front office look damn smart on that trade (at least temporarily).<br /> Then Saturday, we saw DeSclafani (whom we traded to get Latos) give up three runs in five innings, while Nicolino (whom we didn't give up) pitched seven shut out innings. <br /> Never mind the DeSclafani has an ERA of 3.48 (and years before free-agency) while Latos is at 5.37 and will likely be gone next year. These match-ups worked out at least this week. <br /> Probably purely fantasy, but every time I suggest that Hernandez be fired, he seems to fire up the pitching staff and they do better. At present, we have (probably temporarily) a surplus of solid starters, with various injured guys set to return. <br /> Having said that, after this short, miserable road trip (1-4 in NY and Cincy), the Marlins are in fourth place -- right where they deserve to be. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-75604830934410942272015-06-18T05:26:00.002-07:002015-06-18T05:26:31.248-07:00I voted 15 times at mlb.com -- including Stanton, Gordon and Hechavarria. Gordon's BA is slipping, and Hechavarria doesn't have any national audience, but it'd be a true outrage if Stanton wasn't in the starting line-up. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-67444368942914795092015-06-17T05:54:00.000-07:002015-06-17T05:54:33.487-07:00At least we're not the Yankees As much as I complain about Marlins management, I occasionally have to remind myself about how much worse I'd be feeling if I were a Yankees fan.<br />
Now that the vaunted Yankees have dropped two in a row at Marlins Park, let's pause to think about the team that has won far more World Series than any other.<br />
This year -- as usual -- their payroll is well over $200 million. (A-Rod isn't even their most expensive player this year. CC and Teixeira both earn more than his $22 million. Tanaka also pulls in $22 million and Ellsbury isn't far behind at $21 million.)<br />
Smart owners should be able to put together a championship team for these kind of bucks ($217 million this year overall). Instead, they haven't made the playoffs the past two seasons, and the three years before that they lost in the playoffs before even reaching the World Series.<br />
Maybe Yankees management should consider hacking into the Astros computers to learn how to build a solid (and cheap) team. <br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824901786445563220.post-56527652966666216392015-06-12T06:24:00.002-07:002015-06-12T06:40:45.065-07:00How Sweet It Is Four of us went on the free-for-old-farts Thursdays, and well ... it's good watch an utterly pleasant ballgame. The starting pitching didn't implode -- Stanton not only whacked a rocket for a three-run HR but had a 10-foot squibber that stopped by the foul line for another RBI. So 6-0 lead going into the ninth and we don't have to fret a closer blowing it. That's a good strategy for any manager.<br />
Batting Stanton fourth worked just fine and I'd sure like some more thought given to having a .300 hitter near the top of the lineup more often, rather than batting eighth.<br />
Why not try a Gordon, Hecavarria, Yelich, Stanton at the top? I know Hech doesn't get a lot of walks, but he seems to be improving. And he made one fabulous fielding play Thursday -- a rocket that struck the pitcher first before dribbling to him.<br />
This was my fourth game of the year -- and first night game. The hot dog guy across from the Clevelander has added a new Italian sausage at $5, which is worth the extra buck. On the way to the game we found ourselves lamenting how Bud seemed to dominate the beer scene at the park, but we found a booth along the third base line serving premium beers like Fat Tire and SweetWater (albeit at $14 for a large draft, meaning that Loria recovered quite a bit after giving us the free tickets).<br />
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