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Ryan
The regular season can not start fast enough.
MB923
Ridiculous how closers got more than SP. Although has he said only 2 are up there, but still. That’s a hell of a lot of dough for a 1-2 inning pitcher.
PostMoBills
No kidding. MLB’s obsession with saves makes my head want to explode. Who cares how many runs you give up in the first 8 innings, as long as you have a better-than-usual chance of preserving a lead in the 9th, right?
Threat_Level_RedSox
Considering it only has two players and one is Rivera it’s not so surprising.
Redbirds16
A few outliers (the elite FA) really skew these numbers…
Bernaldo
I think the median average rather than the mean average might be a more useful measure.
Threat_Level_RedSox
Soriano’s deal with the yank’s proves your point, take the 72 saves out and he would of had a hard time getting 7 mil.
MB923
True, although Benoit is making $5.5 million and has a grand total of 2 saves since 2008
Michel Romang
Jose Bautista’s also not included, right?
wickedkevin
Right.
Papi Lubricante
Soriano’s RH-RP contract skewed the numbers north but Kerry Wood’s $1.5M low ball signing brought it back down
nhsox
Are the salary-per-year numbers means? Medians are usually more indicative of an ordinary salary because high annual salaries can really skew averages.
lefty177
talk about the year of the pitcher, no other position besides starting pitcher and right-handed reliever got over 20 years, while those 2 got 31 and 40 respectively