Makes perfect sense. thanks,

Seems pretty light. Team payroll was 115m which is 28,000/game/player. They played 16 games which implies they should make 448K at their regular rate.

Taking it another step, it's great for a Colon (1 at bat) or Guthrie or Gomes, but for Gordon he makes 1.3M for 16 regular games. So high priced guys take a severe cut for postseason

They aren't paid by the game. They're paid by the season. This money is a bonus, not an extension of their salary.

It's also a huge amount of money for the guys who are not players (coaches, support staff, etc).

I'm a huge believer in this.
Strike while the iron is red hot!

Sign Gordon, Zobrist & Heyward.
Sign Leake, Kazmir & Chen.

Brayan Pena(Cueto's friend) signed with the Cards...Cueto to the Cards?

I just find it to be a nice gesture by the plow horses who did all the heavy lifting to actually get them there. But it's probably a good thing in that it helps valuable contributors who are underpaid during the season.

****in' PRINT 'EM


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Will be glad to see Tiny Tim back out there. When his arm wasn't getting ready to fall off, he's a decent weapon contrast to the power arms.

Looks like things are going to heat up on the big names soon. If Happ and Zimmermann's contracts are a preview, cash is going to FLY around baseball. Yikes.

He's not a contrast to power arms. He throws 95.

Tops out at it. With his small frame compared to the others that throw 98-100 yeah it is.

Article on what the Royals and Mets get paid for the World Series.

Royals players get $370,000 bonus for World Series win

The World Series champion Kansas City Royals generously split up their Fall Classic players' pool haul of more than $25 million into 55 full shares worth $370,069 apiece, Major League baseball said on Monday.

The Royals, who won their first World Series crown in 30 years, also awarded 8.37 partial shares and 50 cash awards in spreading the bounty to coaches, players who spent part of the season with them and club employees.

The runner-up New York Mets issued 44 full shares at just over $300,000 each, a record bonus for the losing team in MLB's championship.

The players’ pool is formed from 50 percent of gate receipts from the Wild Card games; 60 percent of the gate from the first three games of the Division Series; 60 percent from the first four games of the League Championship Series; and 60 percent of gate receipts from the first four games of the World Series.

A record total of over $69 million was divided among the 10 postseason clubs, more than $4.5 million beyond the previous high total in 2012.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0TJ2A220151130

I wonder what the kid who about got rolled up under the tarp pulled down?

It is interesting to note that the players get the take of the sales off on just the amount of games required to win a series. I'm guessing so as the players wouldn't drag the series on for their own financial gain.