Baseball’s average salary: $3.2 million

**Deb** · 12-08-2012, 07:45 AM

Baseball’s average salary: $3.2 million

Craig Calcaterra

Or, Shane Victorino is four times better than average:

Baseball’s average salary increased 3.8 percent this year to a record $3.2 million. According to final figures released Friday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the rise was the steepest since 2007. The boost was helped by an increase in the minimum salary from $414,000 to $480,000.

The Yankees had the highest average salary for the 14th year in a row at $6.88 million. The Astros had the lowest at $685,000.

You may all now start your silly “they get that much for playing a kids’ game?!” ignorance, all the while never questioning how much revenue ballplayers generate for their teams’ billionaire owners.

**Old Sweater** · 12-08-2012, 06:46 PM

“For a hundred years the owners screwed the players. For 25 years
the players have screwed the owners – they’ve got 75 years to go.”
- Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton

^ Only about 60 years to go! 18 years of Mickey Mantle for around 1,123,000....pffftttt

12-08-2012, 07:45 AM	#1
Deb Owner/Maid HOF'er (retired jersey) Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 49,577 Reputation: 1574 My Mood: : $536349	Baseball’s average salary: $3.2 million Baseball’s average salary: $3.2 million Craig Calcaterra Or, Shane Victorino is four times better than average: Baseball’s average salary increased 3.8 percent this year to a record $3.2 million. According to final figures released Friday by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the rise was the steepest since 2007. The boost was helped by an increase in the minimum salary from $414,000 to $480,000. The Yankees had the highest average salary for the 14th year in a row at $6.88 million. The Astros had the lowest at $685,000. You may all now start your silly “they get that much for playing a kids’ game?!” ignorance, all the while never questioning how much revenue ballplayers generate for their teams’ billionaire owners. __________________ "And in the depths of winter, I found in me am invincible summer."

12-08-2012, 06:46 PM	#2
Old Sweater Baseball Players Fan Hometown Hero Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arvada, Colorado Posts: 616 Reputation: 85 My Mood: : $7693	“For a hundred years the owners screwed the players. For 25 years the players have screwed the owners – they’ve got 75 years to go.” - Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton ^ Only about 60 years to go! 18 years of Mickey Mantle for around 1,123,000....pffftttt __________________ Bat Boy: Get a hit Crash Crash: Shut Up

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