Boston Red Sox 2014 Moneyball Report
Contributing Writer
An interesting look was posted earlier at team spending for the 2014 Major League season.
It was mentioned that the top earner this year for the Red Sox would be Jake Peavy.
Ever wonder what the Boston Red Sox make as a team, over the course of a year?
If we take out all the incentives, and zoom in a bit on the basics, we are now able to put together a list for you.
We all know our baseball hero's make a lot of money playing this game, but exactly how much is not often posted such as the AP did this week.
To satisfy curiosity and provide you with plenty to talk about as the season starts next week, here is your Boston Red Sox payroll for 2014.
Boston Red Sox 2014
- Jake Peavy $16,157,271
- Mike Napoli $16,000,000
- John Lackey $15,950,000
- David Ortiz $15,500,000
- Jon Lester $13,000,000
- Shane Victorino $13,000,000
- Dustin Pedroia $12,875,000
- A.J. Pierzynski $8,250,000
- Clay Buchholz $7,950,000
- Jonny Gomes $5,000,000
- Koji Uehara $5,000,000
- Edward Mujica $4,750,000
- Craig Breslow $3,825,000
- David Ross $3,100,000
- Chris Capuano $2,250,000
- Burke Badenhop $2,150,000
- Andrew Miller $1,903,125
- Junichi Tazawa $1,725,000
- Mike Carp $1,400,000
- Jonathan Herrera $1,300,000
- Grady Sizemore $ 750,000
- Felix Doubront $ 586,000
- Daniel Nava $ 556,500
- Will Middlebrooks $ 540,500
- Brandon Workman $ 518,000
- Xander Bogaerts $ 517,000
- Ryan Lavarnway $ 510,000
- Drake Britton $ 503,000
- Jackie Bradley Jr. $ 502,000
- Steven Wright $ 502,000
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