Tampa Bay Rays
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by New York investment banker Stuart Sternberg gained a controlling interest in the Rays 10/05. Sternberg's group had purchased...
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Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by George Steinbrenner bought the Yankees for $8.7M in 1973.Forbes magazine valued the club at $2.3 billion in March 2013.Opening...
View ArticleBaltimore Orioles
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). Peter Angelos bought the Orioles for $173M in 1993.Forbes magazine valued the club at $618M in March, 2013.Opening Day payrolls(Major League...
View ArticleToronto Blue Jays
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). Rogers Communications bought the Blue Jays for $120M in 2000.Forbes magazine valued the club at $568M in March, 2013.Opening Day...
View ArticleChicago Cubs
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). The family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts bought Wrigley Field, a 95 percent stake in the Cubs and a 25 percent stake in Comcast...
View ArticleSan Diego Padres
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by Ron Fowler bought the Padres for about $800M in August 2012. Former owner John Moores had purchased the team for $94M in 1995....
View ArticlePittsburgh Pirates
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by Kevin McClatchy bought the Pirates for $92M in 1996. The family of chairman of the board Robert Nutting secured controlling...
View ArticleHouston Astros
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by Houston businessman Jim Crane reached an agreement to purchase the Astros from Drayton McLane for $680 million in May, 2011....
View ArticleArizona Diamondbacks
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A four-man partnership (consisting of Ken Kendrick, Dale Jensen, Mike Chipman and J.C. Royer) bought the Diamondbacks for an undisclosed...
View ArticleSeattle Mariners
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). Hiroshi Yamauchi bought the Mariners for $125M in 1992.Forbes magazine valued the club at $644M in March, 2013.Opening Day payrolls(Major...
View ArticleLos Angeles Dodgers
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by Magic Johnson, Stan Kasten and Guggenheim Partners CEO Mark Walter purchased the Dodgers for $2 billion from Frank McCourt in...
View ArticleColorado Rockies
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by Jerry McMorris and Charlie Monfort bought the Rockies for $95M in 1992. Monfort & his brother, Dick, bought out McMorris'...
View ArticleLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). Arturo Moreno bought the Angels for $184M in April, 2003. (The team sold for $147M in 1998.) Forbes magazine valued the club at $718M in...
View ArticleAtlanta Braves
Service time in days & years (through 2012 season). Liberty Media Corp. acquired the Braves from Time Warner in February 2007. (MLB owners approved the transaction in May, 2007.) Under the...
View ArticleTexas Rangers
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan won control of the Rangers in August, 2010, at auction in U.S. Bankruptcy Court with a bid of...
View ArticleMinnesota Twins
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). The Pohlad family bought the Twins for $44M in 1984.Forbes magazine valued the club at $578M in March, 2013.Opening Day payrolls(Major League...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Phillies
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season).A group led by Bill Giles and David Montgomery bought the Phillies for $30M in 1981. Forbes magazine valued the club at $893M in March, 2013....
View ArticleMiami Marlins
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season).Jeffrey Loria bought the Marlins for $158M in 2002. Under the purchase agreement, the sale price was reduced to $143 million when the team did not...
View ArticleCleveland Indians
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). Lawrence Dolan bought the Indians for $323M in 2000. Chairman & CEO Paul Dolan was selected as club control person 1/10/13.Forbes...
View ArticleDetroit Tigers
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season).Michael Ilitch bought the Tigers for $82M in 1992.Forbes magazine valued the club at $643M in March, 2013.Opening Day payrolls(Major League...
View ArticleChicago White Sox
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season).A group led by Jerry Reinsdorf bought the White Sox for $20M in 1981.Forbes magazine valued the club at $692M in March, 2013.Opening Day...
View ArticleCincinnati Reds
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season). A group led by Robert Castellini purchased controlling interest (about 70 percent) in the Reds in November, 2005. (The purchase was based on...
View ArticleMilwaukee Brewers
Service time in years & days (through 2012 season).A group led by Mark Attanasio bought the Brewers in 2005 for $223M. (The Allan "Bud" Selig Trust had purchased the club for $11M in 1970.) Forbes...
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Who are you, and why are you here?I’m a baseball fan in Kansas. These pages are an attempt to provide a one-stop resource for information about Major League Baseball contracts, service time and...
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The pay's the thing
This site tracks Major League baseball contracts, signing bonuses, service time and franchise values. The information is unofficial and has been collected from various published reports.Additions,...
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