Hats off to the Rays

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

they payed Kazmir (sp?) and i think that is a sign of things to come. They had 30 some odd thousand the other night for a week night game and theyve never had that kind of attendance.

Hopefully they will reinvest the money.

Their payroll is actually $43 million for this year. However when you consider that Shields makes 1 million, Crawford 5, Garza 400k, Howell 400k, Jackson 400k, Iwamura 2.4, Navarro 400k, Upton 400k, and Longoria 400k the payroll is going to way up if they are to keep most of these guys. I dont know what the status is on a year by year basis but Shields is pitching himself into 15 million a year territory, Crawford is in the same range, Howell will be 4 or 5 million a year as a set up guy, Navarro is probably a 10 million a year catcher, and Upton and Longoria are still a few years away but arent going to be happy unless they get a raise and may be 20 million a year gys by then.