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Originally Posted by Jason14h
St.L is now in the top 12 because of Holliday.
When I heard the stat I beleive SF was tied with Colorado, and with their deadline trades sit 12th in payroll now.
So 7 of the 8 teams in playoffs are in the top 12 in payrolls. SF who is 2 games out would make it 8 for 8.
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I don't think it is that surprising that the best teams in the league are adding payroll later in the year since they are the ones who can actually benefit from it.
I am sure there are a lot of other teams that are lower on the current list that have just as much ability to add payroll if they were in the same situation.
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Oh course some teams in the top 12 aren't in the playoffs! Only 8 teams make it!
Lets look at the teams with high payroll not in the playoffs: Only the Cubs and Astros are really "Failures." The Mets have been decimated by injuries,and every other team is in the top half on the league. (Even the cubs are only 6 out and over .500)
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Well considering that two of the top 5 teams are out of the play-offs and often out of the play-offs, I don't think it is as easy as just saying only 8 teams make it so of course some of the top 12 are going to be out.
It shows that just having money doesn't mean that you win in baseball.
The Mets have a lot more trouble than injuries. This isn't the first time they will miss the play-offs with a huge payroll.
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The point is that of the 8 playoffs teams, all are in the top 18. 7 of the 8 are in the top 12. The bottom 12 teams in payroll are all out of the playoffs.
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My guess is that if you look at hockey the numbers wouldn't be that different. Teams like Phoenxi, Atlanta, Florida, LA didn't have huge payrolls.
The economic disparity in baseball is an issue but it isn't close to as big an issue as people make it out to be. Really it is only stopping the bottom 20% of teams from being competitive and the Marlins and Rays have shown that even they can compete if you run your team well.