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Which Teams Took On Salary At The Deadline?

By Ben Nicholson-Smith [August 3, 2009 at 12:41pm CST]

As the trade deadline approached, we heard many writers and executives suggest teams would be unable to add payroll this year. Here's a breakdown of the teams that added at least $1MM in salary to their 2009 payrolls this summer. All totals are approximate:

The Cardinals added $2.9MM to the team's payroll when they traded for Mark DeRosa and $3.7MM when they added Matt Holliday for a total of $6.6MM.
The Red Sox added $4.5MM between the Victor Martinez and Adam LaRoche deals.
Acquiring Jarrod Washburn added about $3.6MM to the Tigers' payroll.
The White Sox added $2.8MM in salary when they made the Jake Peavy deal.
The Giants added $2.1MM in the Freddy Sanchez trade.
The Phillies added $2MM in the Cliff Lee deal.
The Rockies added $1.9MM in the Rafael Betancourt and Joe Beimel deals.
The Brewers took on $1.4MM by dealing for Felipe Lopez.
The Braves took on $1.3MM to add Nate McLouth.
The Twins added $1.25MM in salary by trading for Orlando Cabrera.
They didn't take on much salary, but between the Eric Hinske deal and the Jerry Hairston Jr. acquisition, the Yanks added $1.1MM.
The Dodgers added about $1MM when they dealt for George Sherrill.

In total, 12 teams added payroll, but only one took on more than $5MM. The prognosticators were right about one thing: teams didn't take on much payroll. However, few predicted 12 teams would take on salary at the deadline. Looks like many teams set economic concerns aside when presented with the chance to win.

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