Jays 2012 Payroll as it stands today

[Randle McMurphy]

Argos and TFC? No.

The Jays have exceptional television ratings compared to the rest of baseball.

[flatjacket1]

Argos and TFC? No.

The Jays have exceptional television ratings compared to the rest of baseball.

This is true but still game attendance evens out the television ratings. I would say if you combine TV ratings/ad money with admissions, then you get a middle of the row MLB market.

[WpgPage]

Yep pretty much with the terrible attendance over the last few years I would say actually a little below average. Hence the slightly below average payroll, funny how that lines up isn't it?

[lilneige]

Baseball’s Diamonds: Which Major League Teams Dominated Local TV Ratings?
http://tinyurl.com/6o4fs9q

according to this report, the top 10 Nielsen MLB team local rating in 2011 ranked like this

Philadelphia Phillies 9.7
St. Louis Cardinals 8.9
Milwaukee Brewers 7.9
Boston Red Sox 7.9
Cincinnati Reds 7.2
Detroit Tigers 6.4
Minnesota Twins 6
Cleveland Indians 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 4.8
New York Yankees 4.3

but I can't find the full list.

[flatjacket1]

...
but I can't find the full list.

You don't need it. The point is we aren't in the top 10, which supports my point perfectly.

[WpgPage]

Those wont include the Jays they are US only I believe
Heres a thread from this Spring
viewtopic.php?f=123&t=1110951

[dagger]

Four salary updates

McGowan for $600,000 wasn't in the OP's chart
Mathis at $1.500,000 came in $300,000 below OP's projection
Litsch at $960,000 came in $340,000 below OP's guess
Ben Francisco at $1.3 million

We're nearing $68 million, but since Teahan seems to be destined to lose his roster spot, we could offload him and end up paying a bit less than his full salary. So I think we're safe at $68 million for the 25-man opening day roster to this point with a number of arbs and possible additions pending.

[baulderdash77]

I did a similar calculation and came up with $68 million including Teahan. Unless we make a major trade I think we should come in right around that level.