How much have we spent on payroll the last 15 years?

[Docwaukee]

$2.113 b

Rank over that time:

1. Yankees $3.258 b
2. Dodgers $2.515 b
3. Red Sox $2.507 b
4. Angels $2.113 b

 

[Blarg]

Arte is a cheap bastard.

[Lou]

last 6 years:

LAD - 1.39B

LAA -   911M

[Jay]

58 minutes ago, Lou said:

last 6 years:

LAD - 1.39B

LAA -   911M

LAD has spent 52% more, that's significant

 

[JarsOfClay]

8 hours ago, Dochalo said:

$2.113 b

Rank over that time:

1. Yankees $3.258 b
2. Dodgers $2.515 b
3. Red Sox $2.507 b
4. Angels $2.113 b

 

Can you do playoff wins relative to payroll the last 15 years? 

[Lou]

if it helps, I can do World Series titles relative to payroll in the last 17 years. 

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, Lou said:

if it helps, I can do World Series titles relative to payroll in the last 17 years. 

Yes please.  Can you also do the last 30?  TIA

[floplag]

i wonder how much of that was eaten or just really bad contracts?  We seem to have had more than our share of mistakes in that regard. 

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, floplag said:

i wonder how much of that was eaten or just really bad contracts?  We seem to have had more than our share of mistakes in that regard. 

the Dodgers had more 

[Docwaukee]

wins during that time

1. Yakees - 1397
2. Red Sox - 1353
3. Cardinals - 1351
4. Dodgers - 1326
5. Angels - 1317

[WeatherWonk]

22 minutes ago, Lou said:

the Dodgers had more 

Itemize that, too, while you're at it.

[WeatherWonk]

5 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

wins during that time

1. Yakees - 1397
2. Red Sox - 1353
3. Cardinals - 1351
4. Dodgers - 1326
5. Angels - 1317

Only one team has not made it to the World Series in the last ten years. Can you name that team?

[stormngt]

11 hours ago, Dochalo said:

$2.113 b

Rank over that time:

1. Yankees $3.258 b
2. Dodgers $2.515 b
3. Red Sox $2.507 b
4. Angels $2.113 b

 

 

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

wins during that time

1. Yakees - 1397
2. Red Sox - 1353
3. Cardinals - 1351
4. Dodgers - 1326
5. Angels - 1317

Dodgers spent 400 million more dollars for 9 whole wins.

 

[Lou]

12 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

Only one team has not made it to the World Series in the last ten years. Can you name that team?

A lot of teams haven't made the World Series in the last ten years. 

[Stradling]

Just now, Lou said:

A lot of teams haven't made the World Series in the last ten years. 

Including his A’s

[Lou]

in the last 29 years, 16 different franchises have won a WS title. 

Spoiler

not the Dodgers or the A's 

 

[Docwaukee]

We built the team up through the farm system from 2000 when Stoneman took over.  While the 2002 WS championship was a masterpiece of talent, timing and fortune, but the true indicator of what Stoneman created was evident in our success from 2004-2009.  Yes, there were a few prospects that predated his tenure but the key was that he didn't trade them.  

During that time, the farm was the core of the team and the rest was supplemented via Arte's checkbook.  We had the 2nd most wins in baseball over that time.  Stoneman wasn't perfect by any means, but you can see the template.  

Things started to fall apart when we went away from that.  

The team was in far worse shape when Eppler took over than when Stoneman started.  BS inherited an ok farm system and didn't have a bloated payroll to deal with and was able to turn the team around in the 5th year.  So far, Eppler has had 3.  Relative to where we were, he's ahead of schedule.  

We all know it's not the same of course.  The path will be different.  But the foundation is where success starts.  

[Docwaukee]

and another point is that while we're not the Dodgers, Red Sox or Yankees from a financial standpoint, Arte is clearly willing to pay for players via FA in order to supplement the team.  

[Inside Pitch]

31 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

The team was in far worse shape when Eppler took over than when Stoneman started.  BS inherited an ok farm system and didn't have a bloated payroll to deal with and was able to turn the team around in the 5th year.  So far, Eppler has had 3.  Relative to where we were, he's ahead of schedule.  

We all know it's not the same of course.  The path will be different.  But the foundation is where success starts.  

Stoneman inherited a significantly better core and a lot of recently graduated farmhands -- mostly on the pitching side ie Washburn. Schoeneweis, Ortiz, plus Glaus, but the farm system was in shambles.  Better than what Epp took over but possibly the worst the system had been in the previous 20 years.  They had Lackey, Shields, and also Krod in rookie ball but the only future MLB position player in the system at the time was Alfredo Amazega...   Nathan Haynes was the lone teenage position player in the system and while he had a cup of coffee and was billed our top prospect at the time the dude was awful.

The other massive edge Stoneman had was those teams had a ton of financial flexibility.  You had Mo Vaughn's contract and a lot guys on team friendly contracts - Salmon, Edmonds, Anderson, Erstad.

Edited January 26, 2019 by Inside Pitch

[WeatherWonk]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

A lot of teams haven't made the World Series in the last ten years. 

Not on that list. Notice the quote box.

Oh that's right, I forgot to include a "cute" image. You're mystified without one.

Well, think of this as an opportunity to work on other communication skills.......... 

[Lou]

[mancini79]

43 minutes ago, Lou said:

Clip from Walking Dead?

[Lou]

27 minutes ago, mancini79 said:

Clip from Walking Dead?

nope, Wonk asking directions to the nearest happy hour 

[floplag]

4 hours ago, Lou said:

the Dodgers had more 

Perhaps, i dont have a list handy im just curious about the percentages, not implying anything either way just a curiosity. 

[floplag]

You know, with regard to the Arte is clearly willing to spend argument, we know this HAS been true, i dont think anyone would argue that. 
The argument is that he doesnt appear to be willing to do so NOW. 
Barring some kind of major surprise in what remains of the off season this is the first time i can recall this team under Arte having a set budget or hearing talks about pushing said budget.  We are now waiting for bad money to fall off instead of moving forward from it as we had in the past.
That is a very large shift in narrative.