The Associated Press sent out a baseball salary comparison by club today ... and who ranks last isn't a surprise. The chart lists average salaries for each year between 2001 and 2007, as compiled by the players' union, and "included prorated signing bonuses and discounts salaries deferred without interest."I dropped the chart into an Excel spreadsheet and programmed it to compute the average of the averages -- geek-speak at its best.
The Rays averaged $985,249 per player the last seven years, while Pittsburgh ranks 29th at $1,235,961.
The Marlins had the cheapest team in the survey, averaging $594,722 per player in 2002, but Tampa Bay took Nos. 2, 3 and 4. The Yankees -- who else? -- have spent the most, more than $5.9 million per player per year.
RAYS AVERAGE SALARY
2001: $906,041
2002: $747,536
2003: $1,107,040
2004: $1,097,548
2005: $776,775
2006: $1,131,474
2007: $1,130,330
UPDATE: The Dallas Morning News was able to put the AP chart online.
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