Monday, August 31, 2009

Hey There, Big Spenders: A Who's Who List of Who Has Money to Burn

By KYLE KEOUGH
CANSECO COURIER

With a drought of free-agent pitching talent, season six's off-season free agency class seems poised to offer quite a bit for those high bidders looking for a little "oomph" in their lineup.

A stable arm in their rotation? Not so much.

The list of free agents was finalized at midnight last night, and this year's crop includes several big-name sluggers and a handful of reliable bullpen options.

As teams jockey for position in the mad dash that is the free agency period, let's look at which teams, at present, have the most payroll space, and which teams have the least.

Bear in mind that these figures are being calculated before the arbitration period has been finalized, so payroll numbers could--and almost certainly will--increase for certain clubs:

Scottsdale Snipers: $52.9 Million
Monterrey Sultans: $51.8 Million
Augusta Analbum Covers: $47.2 Million
Burlington Mean Green: $43.8 Million
Pittsburgh Penguins: $39.9 Million
Boise Beagles: $38 Million
Hartford Scrogg-Kings: $30.5 Million
Atlanta Vipers: $29.3 Million
Washington D.C. Generals: $28.7 Million
Houston Hackers: $27.4 Million
Chicago Dark Knights: $26.7 Million
Detroit Badasses: $25.6 Million
Richmond Spiders: $24.2 Million
Philadelphia Athletics: $24 Million
Arizona Destroyers: $23.2 Million
Mexico City Cuachicqueh: $18.5 Million
Cincinnati Reds: $17.8 Million
Helena Mustangs: $16.5
Jacksonville Canes: $13.6 Million
St. Louis st.louis: $13.5 Million
Tampa Bay dingo: $12.9 Million
Santa Fe Fireworks: $12.1 Million
Chicago Fainting Goats: $11.1 Million
Rochester Royal Rumble: $9.5 Million
Salt Lake City Dead Bunnies: $8.1 Million
Louisville Thoroughbreds: $7.2 Million
Anaheim Sluggers: $5.8 Million
New York Roid Rage: $5.5 Million
Dover bushwacking crackercrookers: $5.2 Million
Minnesota Bagwell Bashers: $2.9 Million
Cleveland Pronksters: $2.1 Million
Oakland Stars: $0.6 Million

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