Baseball Teams Have Spent More Than $1.5 Billion On Free Agents

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Baseball Teams Have Spent More Than $1.5 Billion On Free Agents We are about a month from the start of spring training and free agency is starting to wrap up. So far, teams have handed out 189 years worth of contracts with a total value of $1.54 billion. The average contract is 1.7 years and worth $13.7 million ($8.1 million per year). The Dodgers have spent the most this off-season, thanks in large part to the 6-year, $147 million contract they gave Zack Greinke. That was more than the bottom 13 teams combined (data via MLBTradeRumors.com)... Read » Also On Sports Page Today: No. 1-Ranked Tennis Player Victoria Azarenka Is Apparently Dating The Guy From LMFAO High School Player Says Chip Kelly Was At His House Recruiting Him To Oregon Two Days Ago Advertisement No State Produces More NFL Quarterbacks Than Texas Tom Brady Is Crushing Peyton Manning In The Playoffs Few Have Been Better Than Aaron Rodgers And Tom Brady In The Playoffs Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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