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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/1/21/7824247/tigers-likely-to-pay-luxury-tax-in-2015-2016
Pretty good article outing the salary/payroll issues. Last paragraph is telling.
If the club plans on contending in 2016, they?re going to need to retain the services of either David Price or a comparable starting pitcher. In no version of reality can they lose Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, Rick Porcello, and Drew Smyly as well as Price, and still contend. If you figure that a comparable ace will cost at least $25 million in 2016, and add another $7 million for arbitration increases, there?s not much left to replace the departing free agents. It would seem, then, that the club is very likely to be in the 30 percent tax bracket for the 2016 season if they plan on being contenders.
Pretty good article outing the salary/payroll issues. Last paragraph is telling.
If the club plans on contending in 2016, they?re going to need to retain the services of either David Price or a comparable starting pitcher. In no version of reality can they lose Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, Rick Porcello, and Drew Smyly as well as Price, and still contend. If you figure that a comparable ace will cost at least $25 million in 2016, and add another $7 million for arbitration increases, there?s not much left to replace the departing free agents. It would seem, then, that the club is very likely to be in the 30 percent tax bracket for the 2016 season if they plan on being contenders.