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| Forty Percent Of One Red Sox Win |
We can now add another moniker to the 2012 Red Sox:
most inefficient team in major league baseball. According to an analysis by
Business Insider,
Boston spent $2.5 million for each of its 69 wins this past season—slightly more than Philadelphia ($2.2 million) or The Evil Ones ($2.1 million) had to pay. The upstart
"MoneyBall—II" Oakland A's spent only $600,000 for each of their 94 wins—76.5% less than the Red Sox. And the surprise team of the American League East—the Baltimore Orioles—shelled out only $900,000 per win. The Red Sox payroll will dip some next season, and since they will likely surpass the 70-win threshold, this "inefficiency" crown should fall from their heads in 2013.
