Salary vs Record

  1. New York Mets (~$369M) 8-16
  2. Philadelphia Phillies (~$310M) 8-16
  3. Boston Red Sox (~$260M) 9-15
  4. Houston Astros (~$234M) 10-16
  5. Kansas City Royals (~$130M est.) 8-17
  6. Chicago White Sox (~$105M) 9-14
  7. Colorado Rockies (~$105M) 10-15

The Colorado Rockies are the most “efficient” here (not amazing, but least wasteful). The New York Mets are in a completely different universe—spending 4–5x more per win than the Rockies. There’s a $35M gap per win between top spender inefficiency and bottom spender efficiency.

Oh, and the Rockies split a series with the largest spender in the league. Is this league named Major League Dodgers or Major League Baseball?