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Fixing a Flat Finish: What MLB Must Do To Make »
There is no professional sports league in which it is tougher for a franchise to reach the postseason than Major League Baseball. Making the postseason in baseball is a true accomplishment for any team, even for the Yankees and their $206 million payroll. In baseball, just eight of thirty ballclubs reach the postseason each year. In the NHL and [...]
Small Market Success: Six Small MLB Clubs (and the »
The New York Yankees’ 2010 payroll is $206,333,389 with the average player making over $8.25 million this season. New York has more than double the payroll of 22 of the remaining 29 ballclubs and more than triple the payroll of seven other teams. Not one of the other seven clubs who has a salary of over $100 million currently sits atop [...]