The 2012 Payroll Is Approaching $60 Million
The Rays payroll is expected to jump more than 40% in 2012.

The Rays payroll is expected to jump more than 40% in 2012.
Can the Rays afford a $52 million payroll?
Well, we knew the payroll was going to go down. And now that the opening day roster is set, we know just how far the payroll has fallen. Last year, the Rays opened the season with a $71.9 million payroll. This year, with several high-priced defections, the opening day payroll [...]
With the recent additions of Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon and Kyle Farnsworth, here is an updated look at how the Rays 40-man roster and 2011 payroll would look if the season started today. We will have more on the opening day roster later today… Notes on the 40-man projection… A [...]
[Update 2] With the signing of Kyle Farnsworth ($3.0M in 2011), the projected payroll is now $35.4 million. [Update] With the trade of Matt Garza, the Rays now have a projected payroll of just $33.3 million. That is quite a step down from $71.9 million a year ago. Of course [...]
Last week we looked at the 2011 25-man roster, now let’s gander at the 2011 40-man roster and payroll projection. Notes on the projection can be found after the table… Notes on the 40-man projection… A legend for the table can be found below after the jump. This projection is [...]
It was an off-day yesterday (for the hitters), so let’s take a moment and update the 2011 roster and payroll projection. Notes on the projection can be found after the table… Notes on the 40-man projection… A legend for the table can be found below after the jump. This projection [...]
It was an off-day yesterday, so let’s take a moment and take a very tentative look at the 2011 roster and payroll projection. Notes on the projection can be found after the table… A legend for the table can be found below after the jump. This projection is based only [...]
Now that the opening day roster has been set, let’s take a look at the final 40-man roster and the opening day payroll… A few notes on the 40-man roster… Once Elliot Johnson clears waivers the Rays will have 36 players on the 40-man roster. It is assumed that two [...]
Let’s take a moment and update the 40-man roster and the opening day payroll. 40-Man Roster Projection (notes and explanations on the projection can be found following the roster)… Notes on the 40-man roster projection Ages are as of today. Shaded players are projected to be on the 40-man roster, [...]