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Originally Posted by Ilow
Even if you consider the posting fees paid for the Japanese players (which again you conveniently forgot to spread over the life of the contract in order to skew your point) the payrolls are not really comparable.
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I 'conveniently' forgot to spread the posting fees out over the life of the contract because they are NOT spread out over the life of the contract. It is a one-time, lump-sum payment paid to the posting team. They are still paying nearly $200M this year.
I just don't understand how Boston fans think they are so different than the Yankees. Take out the posting fee and you are still paying nearly $150M. You outspend everyone but the Yankees and based on the revenues, you have the resources to add payroll.
I got my payroll numbers from
Cot's. It is a great site that summarizes contracts for every player and every team.