TFD: A handy graph of how much each of the four traded Red Sox players is owed by the Dodgers

Good times

August 27, 2012 at 10:42PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Jonah Keri had an interesting piece in Grantland today about the Dodgers' finances and how they just really don't seem to care how much money they are spending. The big-picture takeaway was a look at baseball's messed up economics and just how much money the big teams take in. A smaller takeaway was how much money the Dodgers are committed to spending next year.

And our #cheapeningit takeaway: How that money owed is divided up among the four traded players: Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Josh Beckett and Nick Punto. Please do enjoy this pie chart:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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