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Found February 24, 2007 on MVN:
Atlanta Braves 2007 payroll about $80M
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves,  New York Yankees,  New York Mets,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Seattle Mariners
PLAYERS: Kelly Johnson,  Chuck James,  Andruw Jones,  John Smoltz,  Bob Wickman,  Mike Hampton,  Tim Hudson,  Scott Thorman,  Rafael Soriano,  Mike Gonzalez,  Chipper Jones,  Chris Woodward,  Craig Wilson,  Jeff Francoeur,  Ryan Langerhans,  Edgar Renteria
There are some bargains here. Chuck James and Brian McCann are set to make $327,000 and $333,000, respectively, but then there are Mike Hampton and Bob Wickman. Those two will combine for over 20% of the team's $80 million salary. OUCH! The braves are an interesting team. Plenty of young talent to compete, but not enough healthy/productive vets to carry them through the long 162 game season. They'll fall short of the playoffs again this year.
Original Story: http://mvn.com/mlb-braves/2007/02/18/...

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  • aryanspecial

    aryanspecial said February 26, 2007

    14 1/2 mil for Mike Hampton? Yeah, ouch basically describes that.

    • DeadRed replied March 01, 2007

      Yep, and he's not even showing that he's ready yet to start the year in the rotation.

  • GaBravesFan said May 07, 2008

    Waste of money
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