April 07, 2002

"With an opening day payroll of $105,302,124 that ranks third in the majors, the 2002 Rangers will have to win at least 79 games to avoid unseating the 2001 Red Sox as the least cost-efficient team ever," writes Ken Daley, introducing a groovy new baseball stat: team payroll divided by the number of wins that year.

posted by rcade to baseball at 12:44 PM - 2 comments

I think this link requires registration for a free account, but the Dallas Morning News is worth it for sports fans. It's one of the top sports sections in the country.

posted by rcade at 12:45 PM on April 07, 2002

That's an interesting stat, but I'd also be interested in the stat of ticket sales to wins or revenues to wins. After all, baseball is a business.

posted by meep at 06:51 PM on April 07, 2002

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