1) Astros $ 70,910,100 (48-34) $1,477,293 2) TB $ 76,061,707 (42-40) $1,810,993 3) Mia $ 68,479,000 (35-46) $1,956,542 4) Pitt $ 88,278,500 (45-34) $1,961,744 5) Clev $ 86,091,175 (38-41) $2,265,557 6) Oak $ 86,086,667 (37-46) $2,326,666 7) Ariz $ 91,518,833 (39-41) $2,346,636 8) Cards $120,869,458 (51-28) $2,369,989 9) Mets $101,409,244 (41-40) $2,473,396 10) ATL $ 97,578,565 (39-41) $2,502,014 11) K.C. $113,618,650 (45-32) $2,524,858 12) SD $100,675,896 (39-43) $2,581,433 13) Minn $108,945,000 (42-38) $2,593,928 14) Balt $110,146,097 (42-38) $2,622,526 15) Cubs $119,006,885 (42-36) $2,833,497 16) Tor $122,506,600 (42-40) $2,916,823 17) Col $102,006,130 (34-46) $3,000,180 18) Mil $105,002,536 (34-48) $3,088,309 19) Sea $119,798,060 (37-43) $3,237,785 20) Reds $117,197,072 (36-42) $3,255,474 21) White Sox $115,238,678 (35-42) $3,292,533 22) Texas $142,140,873 (41-40) $3,466,850 23) Angels $150,933,083 (42-38) $3,593,644 24) Wash $164,920,505 (44-36) $3,748,193 25) SF $172,672,111 (42-39) $4,111,240 26) Detroit $173,813,750 (40-39) $4,345,343 27) Philly $135,827,500 (27-55) $5,030,648 28) Boston $187,407,202 (37-45) $5,065,059 29) Yankees $219,282,196 (43-37) $5,099,585 30) Dodgers $272,789,040 (45-36) $6,061,978
The Astros have a ton of club controlled talent. Astros should be in a strong position financially to compete for top free agents this winter.
It means the Astros have spent less on payroll per win than any other team. They are getting more bang for their buck so to speak.
There is not a salary cap imposed by the league, but Crane has a finite amount of money to spend on team. Having a low payroll and a good team while the Astros start making money from Root Sports deal is a good thing for fans. Astros payroll will likely jump to about $120 million in next couple of years. Free agents will likely cost 8 Million per win. Basically, Astros should improve by about 5 wins due to free agents.
