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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
The $40 million more that the Yankkees paid than Boston on payroll, is more than the entire payroll of the Pittsburgh Pirates. 
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Last year the Yankees paid Alex Rodriguez 25 million dollars. They paid Derek Jetter 18 million. Combined those two guys made 43 million which is more than the entire payroll for the pirates and the padres and damn close to that of the A's. The Padres were actually in the playoff hunt until about a month left in the season so they made the best of their money, however in the off season their star first baseman Adrian Gonzales signed a huge free agent deal with the Red Sox so pretty much all the home run threat they had last year is now gone.
Sadly, that is what bottom teams now are. They are basically farm systems for the big boys. They develop players and then either lose them to free agency or trade them near the end of their contracts because they know they can't afford to keep them.