April 2024

NEW “CLASSIC” SALARIES ARE HERE! REGISTER NOW FOR THE LADDER LEAGUES STANDARD ASSN SEASON 45 TOURNAMENT NEWS CUSTOM LEAGUES KINGS THE TIPPING POINT NEW “CLASSIC” SALARIES ARE HERE! As foreshadowed in last month's newsletter, new Classic (career-rated) player salaries are now in effect.  In what has to be one of the more improbable juxtapositions, the biggest salary increases in dollar and percentage terms ($2 million minimum salary in the case of the latter) went to Pop Lloyd ($2,375,000) and Matt Albers (+50.7%) respectively.  In all, 11 players went up over $2.3 million and a whopping 153 over $2 million. The biggest decreases: Rogers Hornsby ($2,062,000) and Dave Berg (19.79%).  Hornsby was the only player whose salary dropped by over $2 million. In general, there are always larger salary increases than decreases, because certain players are always identified as bargains and used heavily. Their usage [...]