Should they spend more, should they dump some underachievers, should they just give up.
So how did the Jays do?
Here is a look at team payroll versus wins from last year. Wins up the right side and spending along the bottom. Average team payroll is the dotted green line.
So doing the math, last year, five teams were above the average and five below.
So except for the very low $$$ (and the Marlins and 'stros have other problems beside payroll) looks like just spending your brains out doesn't work.
Because the Pirates, A's, O's, Royals and Cards are all under the average, but made the playoffs.
What are they doing that the Jays aren't - besides...uhhh...making the playoffs?
Jays are like Goldilocks; right in the middle of payroll and middle of wins.
And that gets you Bupkis. Which as a friend and loyal reader always says, is the same as absolutely nothing. And has been for the last 20 years.
Thank goodness we've always got the Leafs.......
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"Not Since" would work well on all sorts of shirts.
Oh well, as Jerry Howarth says: "There she goes!"
The common denominator being "Toronto" in the name.
Pathetically speaking the Jays are closer to being Champions than the haven't won since 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs are poised to be burned to the ground and try a rebuild once again. Interesting insight UC but hardly surprising. You will recall the days when the Jays had 3 potential 20 game winners on one pitching staff which is what it takes to win it all. Do we currently have one? I would like to see your next analysis on starting pitching salaries vs. wins. Probably a whole new dynamic. Dollars per win, dollars per pitch. Perhaps bring back your optimal scanning planner technique from the early 90's and report.
Did you create that graph? It must be a wonderful thing to be retired. Sigh...
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