The Associated Press has collated payroll figures for all 30 major-league teams, and has come up with Opening Day total. Over at Forbes, Maury Brown has done a good job of collating the numbers and comparing them with the same figures for 2016, to get an idea of who has changed. A few general points to note, from the two articles, before we get into any team-specific analysis:
- The AP's figures include salaries and prorated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income for players on active rosters and disabled lists.