The New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, giving them a new title: The only team in the top five in payroll in Major League Baseball with a winning record as of today. And they're 22-21.
Aaron Gleeman of HardballTalk.com pointed that out in a post today. The five teams who pay out the most in player salaries (opening day) are:
1. New York Yankees ($200.2 million): 22-21, 4th in AL East
2. Philadelphia Phillies ($174 million): 21-23, last in NL East
3. Boston Red Sox ($173.2 million): 21-22, last in AL East
4. Los Angeles Angels ($154.9 million): 18-25, last in AL West
5. Detroit Tigers ($132.2 million): 20-22, third in AL Central
And on the other side:
30. Oakland A's ($52.9 million): 22-21, 2nd in AL West
29. San Diego Padres ($55.9 million): 16-28, fourth in NL West
28: Houston Astros ($60.7 million): 20-23, third in NL Central
27. Kansas City Royals ($62.6 million): 17-25, fourth in AL Central
26. Pittsburgh Pirates ($63.4 million): 20-23, fourth in NL Central
Guess the answer is to be somewhere in the middle. But I like the chances of the first five down the stretch.
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