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Posted by: Patrick

USA TODAY puts the Yankees Opening Day payroll at $201,449,189. When including bonus payments that are paid this season, Peter Abraham says it's $206,880,950.

So, where are the differences?

CC Sabathia
Abraham: $23,000,000
USA TODAY: $15,285,714

Mark Teixeira
Abraham: $20,600,000
USA TODAY: $20,625,000

Derek Jeter
Abraham: $20,000,000
USA TODAY: $21,600,000

Nick Swisher:
Abraham: $5,300,000
USA TODAY: $5,400,000

Jose Molina
Abraham: $2,000,000
USA TODAY: $2,125,000

Edwar Ramirez
Abraham: $422,500
USA TODAY: $422,450

Abraham also mentions that if you include Kei Igawa ($4,000,000), Andrew Brackman ($1,137,500) and Juan Miranda ($400,000), all of whom have Major League contracts, his total balloons to $212,418,450.

Comments

Greg wrote:

Just based on the dramatic difference in CCs salary, i'd guess one based on the salaries the team will actually pay this year while the other is based on the values used for luxury tax purposes (AAV over the length of the player's contract).

04/10 15:22:50

Patrick wrote:

Thanks for the comment, Greg.

Cot's puts CC's salary with bonus at about $23 million and Abraham mentioned that he included bonuses, so that seems like what it would be.

http://mlbcontracts.blogspo...

Thanks,

Patrick

04/10 16:04:54

Shane wrote:

yanks need to trade Igawa for some minor leager even this is almost imposble he has negative trade value

If a yankee starter gets injurred for the year they should trade for peavy then after the season trade him to the braves for that heyword guy tommy hanson and gorkys Hernandez plus maybe a C- short stop in double A

04/10 19:47:00

shane wrote:

Instead of Gorkys and the double A guy put in Brent Lillibridge.
And to get peavy trade Humberto sancheze, austin Romine, Ian Kennedy, alan Horne, and dave robertson

04/10 19:51:59

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