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Originally Posted by moon
As much money as these teams spend scouting still is important to their success.
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Yankees 2009 payroll (10 biggest contracts):
Alex Rodriguez - $33,000,000
Derek Jeter - $21,600,000
Mark Texeira - $20,625,000
AJ Burnett - $16,500,00
CC Sabathia - $15,285,714
Mariano Rivera - $15,000,000
Jorge Posada - $13,100,000
Hideki Matsui - $13,000,000
Johnny Damon - $13,000,000
Xavier Nady - $6,550,000
You're right, huge commitment to homegrown players - a whopping 30%.