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Thursday, Mar.28/2013

When Magic Johnson and his ownership group spent 2 Billion Dollars on acquiring the Franchise, that should have been a red-flag that they were going to outspend every club when it came to payroll. Get ready for it baseball world! With the MLB not having a Salary Cap – and a whimsy penalty for 1st time offenders for the 1st violation of the Luxury Tax Threshold – how high will the LA club go?

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024 and welcome Jeff Kleiner (Salary, Roster and Depth Chart Expert for the MLB – visit his website  here  Follow @prosportsroster

You guys are all in for a treat.  Jeff Kleiner recently contacted me about a partnership merge for the website.  He has developed a site (prosportsrosters.com) that covers all organizational affiliates in the Minors for all of the Major League Baseball Clubs.  We are going to combine efforts to bring you the best look at salaries, current 25 Man Player Rosters and Depth Charts for all 30 teams.

Jeff is going to provide the documents in form of spreadsheets and I am going to accompany the posts with deep analysis of what the numbers tell us from my perspective.  If you can’t wait for all of my assessments for each club, go and visit Jeff’s website over at http://www.prosportsrosters.com.

In Speaking with Jeff, he is one of the more passionate fans I have come across towards the game of baseball.  He spends enough time in updating his MLB Facts for it to be a Full-Time Job.  So after the usual Video Clip and READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY button, you will find some serious &*!@?!#!

For a Full 3 year Salary Outlook plus last years Stats for every player in the Dodgers Organization click here

LA Dodgers Great Moments:

The Los Angeles clubs will surpass the New York Clubs for combined Payroll in 2013. The Dodgers will spend between 225-250 Million and the Angels will spend in the range from 150-175 Million. I have predicted a Freeway World Series for 2013 based on the talent for both clubs.

It is no secret now that I have picked the LA Dodgers to win the National League.  I said it on multiple podcasts and put it out there on several articles.  This management group is not screwing around.

It is a complete 180 from the previous owner Frank McCourt – who used the franchises assets as a personal piggy bank.  The Guggenheim Consortium spent over 2 Billion Dollars to obtain the team.

This team carrying a payroll also carries an underlying theme that may end up being the death of a lot of baseball fanbases.  Either the Dodgers will have success this year, and a lot of teams will copy this winning formula by spending money.

The Dodgers are clear of the next NL team by almost $85 MIL in payroll (Phillies) and nearly $100 MIL ahead of the reigning World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. 

If the former team from Brooklyn struggles this year, the management will just throw more money at the problem. 

Take this prediction to the bank – the worst thing that could happen for owners trying to reign in Team Salaries is if the Dodgers are not successful this year!

2013 Total Team Payroll:

2013 Team Payroll and Organizational Depth Chart all the way through the Minor League Teams

For a Full 3 year Salary Outlook plus last years Stats for every player in the Dodgers Organization click here

With the Los Angeles Dodgers brilliant scouting (Producing around 30% of the Rookie Of The Year Winners in the last 31 Years) – aided by a bottomless payroll – look the hell out! The Dodgers have a plethora of Starting Pitchers to trade for whatever position is ailing them this year. It is my opinion that this spending spree will touch off as catalyst for the MLB to eventually install a Salary Cap – or some form of Payroll/Geographical Re – Alignment in the game of Major League Baseball. No other team in the NL is within $85 Million of them.

*** The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of mlbreports.com or their partners.***

Authors for this post:

Jeff Kleiner:  “I have been a sports fan since the first Baseball game I went to at Comisky Park in Chicago in 1959, when baseball for me turned from black and white to color. I have attended or watched thousands of games, always paying attention to statistics, rosters and salaries of all professional sports.

Luckily I had the advantage of watching WGN TV and seeing hundreds of games in the 60’s. Collecting Baseball Cards and then later dealing them gave me an extra sense of the sport, both good and bad.” For all of your Salaries, Roster and Depth Charts for all 4 Major Sports (entire organization – Minors and Majors) click here or Follow Me on twitter  Follow @prosportsroster

prosportsrosters.com is the best source for following entire organizations in all 4 Major Sports.

Chuck Booth – Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner and author of the Fastest 30 Ballgames:   To learn more about my  “The Fastest 30 Ballgames Book” and how to purchase it, click here . You can also follow my Guinness Book of World Record Successful Bid to see all 30 MLB Park in 23 Days – click here.  I am happy to be part of such an awesome Magazine-Style Baseball Website and am looking forward to talking to all of the fans of the MLB.  You can reach me on Twitter here Follow @mlbreports

Ben Fallon (Left) and Chuck booth (Right) at Nats Park (Patriots Day 2012).

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