MLB 2013-2014 off-season moves

2013 MLB payrolls

Code:
[B]Team	Final Payroll[/B]
Yankees     	$237M
Dodgers*	236.9
Red Sox*	176.5
Phillies	166.2
Tigers*      	154.7
Angels	        143.7
Giants       	141.3
Rangers     	137.2
Blue Jays	125.9
Nationals	120.9
Cardinals*	119.6
White Sox	116.7
Reds*           116.1
Orioles       	103.3
Cubs         	100.9
Braves*     	95.3
Mets          	95.1
Brewers     	92.7
Mariners	91.1
Dbacks      	90.2
Indians*	88.9
Royals       	86.6
Rockies      	78.8
Twins        	76.1
Pirates*	74.6
Padres       	74.2
A's*      	71.1
Rays*   	64.6
Marlins       	42.3
Astros       	29.3
*Made playoffs
 
2013 MLB payrolls

Code:
[B]Team	Final Payroll[/B]
Yankees     	$237M
Dodgers*	236.9
Red Sox*	176.5
Phillies	166.2
Tigers*      	154.7
Angels	        143.7
Giants       	141.3
Rangers     	137.2
Blue Jays	125.9
Nationals	120.9
Cardinals*	119.6
White Sox	116.7
Reds*           116.1
Orioles       	103.3
Cubs         	100.9
Braves*     	95.3
Mets          	95.1
Brewers     	92.7
Mariners	91.1
Dbacks      	90.2
Indians*	88.9
Royals       	86.6
Rockies      	78.8
Twins        	76.1
Pirates*	74.6
Padres       	74.2
A's*      	71.1
Rays*   	64.6
Marlins       	42.3
Astros       	29.3
*Made playoffs

Where is the line for the Luxury tax ?
 
Where is the line for the Luxury tax ?

2013 MLB payrolls...w/Luxury Tax

Code:
[B]Team	Final Payroll      Luxury Tax[/B]
Yankees     	$237M      $28.1M
Dodgers*	236.9       11.4
Red Sox*	176.5
Phillies	166.2
Tigers*      	154.7
Angels	        143.7
Giants       	141.3
Rangers     	137.2
Blue Jays	125.9
Nationals	120.9
Cardinals*	119.6
White Sox	116.7
Reds*           116.1
Orioles       	103.3
Cubs         	100.9
Braves*     	95.3
Mets          	95.1
Brewers     	92.7
Mariners	91.1
Dbacks      	90.2
Indians*	88.9
Royals       	86.6
Rockies      	78.8
Twins        	76.1
Pirates*	74.6
Padres       	74.2
A's*      	71.1
Rays*   	64.6
Marlins       	42.3
Astros       	29.3
*Made playoffs
 
2013 MLB payrolls...w/Luxury Tax

Code:
[B]Team	Final Payroll      Luxury Tax[/B]
Yankees     	$237M      $28.1M
Dodgers*	236.9       11.4
Red Sox*	176.5
Phillies	166.2
Tigers*      	154.7
Angels	        143.7
Giants       	141.3
Rangers     	137.2
Blue Jays	125.9
Nationals	120.9
Cardinals*	119.6
White Sox	116.7
Reds*           116.1
Orioles       	103.3
Cubs         	100.9
Braves*     	95.3
Mets          	95.1
Brewers     	92.7
Mariners	91.1
Dbacks      	90.2
Indians*	88.9
Royals       	86.6
Rockies      	78.8
Twins        	76.1
Pirates*	74.6
Padres       	74.2
A's*      	71.1
Rays*   	64.6
Marlins       	42.3
Astros       	29.3
*Made playoffs

So, only 3 out of the top 10 made the Playoffs ... thats a good thing.
4 of the bottom 10 also made the Playoffs. :)

I was wondering if the Luxury Tax line is a Set line, or moves yearly ?

I was thinking like at 200 M, but it's higher than that now.
 
All six of the top six were supposed to have made the playoffs and would have if not for the injuries. As far as the other four of the top ten are concerned, I can't assess the Giants because I stopped following them when Willie Mays left, but the other three, the Blue Jays, Rangers and Nationals, had very disappointing seasons, to put it mildly, as they were all believed to be "loaded" and prime contenders. I'm going to file this, and at the end of next season, compare their records to the records of the four teams that made the playoffs with bargain basement rosters: Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Oakland and Tampa Bay, and I will bet you that the four teams that were 7-10 on the spending list but missed the playoffs in 2013 will have better records in 2014 than the four teams that made the 2013 playoffs while were ranked from 21, 25, 27, and 28 in annual salary.

According to an article in today's Boston Herald, the 2013 luxury tax threshold was $178 million. The Dodgers had to pay a tax of 17% of their salary excess because it was their first year over the threshold, whereas the Yankees had to pay 50% of their excess because they have been over for four straight years.

Some Boston Red Sox fans would like to see that team sign Stephen Drew to another one year contract, which surely would have to approach the $14 million qualifying offer he turned down, but I doubt that they will for two reasons. One is that it will put them too close to the luxury threshold for them to be able to add either a needed power hitting corner outfielder or to replace a key player who becomes injured, and the other is that the Boston shortstop situation would not be as good a fit for Drew next year as it was in 2013, because if he does decide to spend one more season trying to establish his long term value, Boston could not guarantee him at bats against left handed pitching, as they would be inclined to go with Boegartz at short and Middlebrooks at third when facing lefties.
 
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Dodgers top MLB in social media popularity

The Dodgers' popularity on social media this season certainly matched the team's success on the field, according to numbers recently provided by Major League Baseball Advanced Media.

The Dodgers, who led the Major Leagues in attendance, saw those numbers reflected across social media platforms. Dodger Stadium was the most checked-in sports venue in the United States and ranked fourth on the list of most checked-in locations in the U.S. in 2013, according to Facebook.

Dodger Stadium was also the eighth-most Instagrammed location of 2013. The team led MLB in total growth throughout the 2013 season on Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram and its growth of 193,483 on Twitter was third in baseball.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/la/...ymd=20131219&content_id=66081448&vkey=news_la
 

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