MLB Minimum Salary To Increase To $414,500 In 2011
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 5:51 AM PST
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PrintThe major league minimum salary will rise in 2011 to $414,500 This represents a 3.6% cost of living increase from the last two seasons, when the MLB minimum was $400,000. The minimum salary has risen through the years, from $300,000 in 2003 to the current level:
| MLB Minimum Salary | |
|---|---|
| Year | MLB Minimum |
| 2003 | $300,000 |
| 2004 | $300,000 |
| 2005 | $316,000 |
| 2006 | $327,500 |
| 2007 | $380,000 |
| 2008 | $390,000 |
| 2009 | $400,000 |
| 2010 | $400,000 |
| 2011 | $414,500 |
| Source: MLB CBA 2003 & 2006 & Baseball-Reference.com |
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The 2011 cost of living adjustment is due to the current MLB collective bargaining agreement, signed in 2006. From Article VI, Paragraph B(1):
The minimum rate of payment to a Player for each day of service on a Major League Club shall be as follows: ...at the 2010 rate per season plus a cost of living adjustment, rounded to the nearest $500, provided that the cost of living adjustment shall not reduce the minimum salary below $400,000.
Article VI, Paragraph B(4) describes how the 2011 minimum salary is determined:
Cost of living adjustments for the Major League minimum salary described above in paragraph (1) shall be computed as follows:
To determine the 2011 salary rate, $400,000 shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPIW) for November 2010 and the denominator of which is the CPIW for November 2008.
The CPI-W for November 2010 was released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
(This is based on a scale in which 1982-84 is equal to 100)
November 2008: 207.296
November 2010: 214.750
That would make the 2011 minimum salary $400,000 x 214.750 / 207.296 = $414,383, or rounded to the nearest $500, $414,500.
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In other news, Russell Martin passed his physical, completing his deal with the Yankees. Buster Olney of ESPN reported that Martin's deal with New York has a $4 million base salary, which is less guaranteed money than the $4.2 million offered by the Dodgers.
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J Martin needs a new agent
unless he got some tasty incentives.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 6:14 AM PST reply actions
Hard to say without knowing the incentives
But getting $200,000 less to play for the Yankees over the Dodgers doesn’t seem like such a bad move by the agent.
If anything, it shows why the Dodgers and Yankees couldn’t complete a trade (Yankees didn’t want to pay Martin a higher salary; ~$5.5 to $6m), and that the Dodgers made a fine offer to Martin.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 6:20 AM PST up reply actions
Well, it’s not the base money he wanted, and if he really wanted to transition to the infield, that’s out the window too. Bluffed and lost, and now he’s a placeholder for Montero. But I agree 100% with paragraph two. Hard to criticize Ned at this point.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 6:34 AM PST up reply actions
As a Player
I’d take a $200K paycut to get the chance to play for a team that’s built to compete. Posada will end up catching once a week, giving J. Martin a chance to rest his legs. Not to mention, he won’t be batting 8th between Blake DeWitt and the pitcher. He’ll actually have some real protection and will see better pitching.
by stevesaxaphone on Dec 15, 2010 6:42 AM PST up reply actions
Not that Martin has done anything with any pitching the last two years…
Also, Blake DeWitt is a Cub.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 6:46 AM PST up reply actions
fair enough
dewitt was traded july 31st. martin got hurt a week later. that was his last stint as a dodger.
RIP, J. Martin (rest in pinstripes)
by stevesaxaphone on Dec 15, 2010 6:47 AM PST up reply actions
This suggests tampering
In that Russel would have had to know ahead of time, prior to turning down the Dodgers’ offer, that he would be getting an offer from a more competitive team like the Yankees.
he knew the yankees were interested in him
he knew the dodgers would take him back.
he knew that the red sox needed a new catcher, and hadn’t yet signed crawford or traded for gonzalez.
he took his chances.
by stevesaxaphone on Dec 15, 2010 6:49 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t agree with this at all.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 6:53 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don't think there was tampering
Just was responding to the previous comment that he took a paycut to play with a better team.
I think he just wanted out of LA once he wasn’t offered arbitration and took the best contract he could get which turned out to be less than we offered.
I think Martin thought he could do better on the open market, and once he and the Dodgers couldn’t agree they quickly moved on.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 7:01 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yea I suppose he could have misjudged the market, but I still think he didn’t particularly want to stick around in LA.
If he really liked it here, he would have accepted our offer, hoping for a rebound and then have a good chance at an extension, given that we have absolutely no internal depth at the Catcher position.
I keep seeing these references to guys “wanting out of LA”—where is this coming from?
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 8:06 AM PST up reply actions
assumptions.
It’s about as accurate as attacking CB’s mental fortitude.
The dude thought he could get more money on the open market. He was wrong. End of story.
Do, do, do you have it?
I don't have the link to the articles off hand
but it was reported last year that there were players who wanted out of LA as soon as their arb years were over.
We all discussed this here at TBLA.
Yeah, I think Russ didn’t want to take a pay cut, hoped to find better on the open market, and lost. The rest sounds Simers-sarian to me.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
There was nothing reported, though. Only opinions.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
I could be wrong but
I remember it as being one of those, “sources inside the clubhouse say” blah blah blah… Is that inaccurate?
I think you just never really know with that
could be a reporter heard one of the players say, “I’m sick of this shit” and spun it as they want out of the team, when really, they’re just dissatisfied with the reception of their smart phone.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
sources close to the Matt Kemp situation
say he’s apt to swing at a down and away slider :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:26 AM PST up reply actions
This could easily be the case, but often times there is some bit of truth to those stories, even if they’re stretching.
nuggets of truth
should be taken with a grain of salt. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
Mmmm, salty nuggets.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
Minor league minimums
for those on a 40-man roster will also increase.
For those signing first MLB contract (like Luis Vazquez in 2011, for instance), the minimum should be $33,700
For anyone on a subsequent MLB contract (Trayvon Robinson, for instance), the minimum should be $67,300
Martin's contract seems to indicate simply
that Martin was one of the guys who wanted out of LA. We would have had to actually pay a premium to keep him by offering arbitration since he showed no inclination to want to stay here without an arb. offer.
Either that or he misjudged his market. Whatever the case, it is a little disappointing to see him go officially but I am not all broken up about it. He barely resembles the Golden God of several years ago.
In 2006
We all thought Jayson Werth was finished after a couple of down years and a major injury.
dude hit like .387 in AAA and then had a .901 OPS in his first 100 or so MLB at bats.
Do, do, do you have it?
The number of people who thought Loney would hit .360 is not more than one (including Loney)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 8:16 AM PST up reply actions
J Mart's health
If I’m not mistaken he can’t run yet and they won’t know if he’s totally healthy (catching wise) til ST, why then is it assumed that he will be the starting C for the Yankees?
Also he may have more protection w/ the Yankees, but supposedly the pitching in the AL is better so unless he gets back to Golden God status he isn’t worth the money the yanks are giving him.
i've heard he's been running already
and has started to crouch.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:11 AM PST up reply actions
Possible WTF moment
Matt Guerrier may have agreed to a three-year deal with the Dodgers
by Eric Stephen on Dec 15, 2010 8:04 AM PST via mobile reply actions
Hate this
he’s a non-elite reliever getting multiple multiple years?
Why does this sound like our next Ned contract?
Sounds like a Linebrink/Speier deal.
Do, do, do you have it?
I was going to say
you called it.
Of course, you thought he would have already refused arbitration by now.
by Michael White on Dec 15, 2010 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
There has ro be a deal coming
Broxton’s days numbered?? if they think Padilla can close and already have Kuo & The Dutch Rudder closing last season …someone’s got to be going, no?
by arbfuldodger on Dec 15, 2010 8:07 AM PST up reply actions
Carlos Quentin
Kenny still wants relief pitching.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 8:17 AM PST up reply actions
Right
i keep forgetting about them because I’m so excited by the prospect of Ryan Braun.
Do, do, do you have it?
i thought you were talking
about a Fielder trade.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
which i wouldn’t like.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
Why do you keep thinking they will trade Braun, when they are already close to losing Fielder? He has an excellent contract through 2015 and it seems like the Brewers would have absolutely no reason to trade him.
I think it's more of a hope
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:22 AM PST up reply actions
You know realistically, Ned probably just wants to use Guerrier instead of Beli. Correct me if I’m wrong, but he’s generally been a seventh inning guy, right?
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 8:24 AM PST up reply actions
i don't know that
but my guess is yes. I don’t think there is a trade coming unless it’s just a move that would be crazy to pass up. I think Ned just wants “proven” guys in the Pen. This team did have a lack of depth last year with guys out for various reasons.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
I think Ned’s rebuilding the 1965 Dodgers.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 8:28 AM PST up reply actions
please oh please
not for a lot of dough……but three years……brace yourselves
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
I think this'd be fun
Phillies sign Pedro. You roll out Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, Hamels, Pedro.
It’d at least be the most star-studded rotation.
Do, do, do you have it?
This would be fun
Phillies manage to find and sign a starting pitcher whose last name if Harvey. Now you roll out Lee, Harvey, Oswalt, etc.
That’s all I got.
I meant the OTHER Howard!
by agent_99 on Dec 15, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’ll take that.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Dec 15, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Can anyone tell me about Guerrier?
I know hardly anything about him since i don’t pay much attention to the AL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:25 AM PST reply actions
I saw him a couple of times over past couple of years and like him
and he’s put up good numbers, but they’ve been declining for and a 3 year deal seems stupid.
Happy to have him, basically, but 3 years Ned? Hope it’s less than Downs got.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Except his K rate has declined
every year since 2007: 7.0, 7.0, 5.5, 5.3 (thanks to MSTI for pointing to that)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I still like him and think he is otherwise consistent
just the 3 years thing seems like Ned over-committing again in order to get someone.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
"Again" is the right word
Ned’s never been shy about handing out that extra year to get a player away from someone else.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Dec 15, 2010 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
From Pierrer to Guerrier ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
And I guess he's not really a K pitcher anyway
so that’s not a big deal…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
he's going to suck for us
Not sure I’ve ever seen a winter where money was spent like crazy but the biggest hole got bigger
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
troof
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
Guerrier probably hates advanced statistics
He’s been a mainstay in the Twins ‘pen as a 7th or 8th inning guy for years. Doesn’t strike out guys and his peripherals aren’t great, yet somehow he always has a pretty good ERA that far outperforms his FIP and xFIP.
I'm sure Eric is working on write up right now
but he’s something we didn’t need unless some big bullpen trades are about to take place.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
maybe Ned
is stockpiling arms for the deadline.
“What’s that? You want some relievers? Step into my office. Mwa ha ha ha haha”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
If anyone needs any proof the GM"s are sheep
they just have to look at the new 3 year trend for relief pitchers. Of any contract that makes no sense it is giving setup guys three year deals.
Luckily for the Dodgers they have an unlimited budget so blowing 3 Million on relief pitchers is no big deal and will not have an adverse impact on the big bat they are seeking.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
he sounds like a guy
in the Troncoso mold, extreme groundball pitcher who K’s very few.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 15, 2010 8:35 AM PST up reply actions
I can understand Ned's worry about the bullpen
1. Kuo’s arm always has problems at the end of spring
2. No idea if Broxton can bounce back
3. No idea if Belisario will show up and if he does will he show up sober
4. Elbert has to make the team as the 2nd lefty, unless Ned further shocks us and now signs another left handed relief pitcher
5. Jansen – untested in Ned’s eyes
But dammit, three years.
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
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