04-08-2009, 09:02 AM
Ah, I didn't think of this when it came to payroll increasing:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Cubs made headlines by increasing their Opening Day payroll more than any other team, by $16.5MM. This was a necessity due to the team's backloaded contracts, though - incumbents Kosuke Fukudome, Ted Lilly, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano, and Aramis Ramirez combined for a $17.9MM salary increase.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/04/offs...icago-cubs.html
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Cubs made headlines by increasing their Opening Day payroll more than any other team, by $16.5MM. This was a necessity due to the team's backloaded contracts, though - incumbents Kosuke Fukudome, Ted Lilly, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano, and Aramis Ramirez combined for a $17.9MM salary increase.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/04/offs...icago-cubs.html