When the Yankees paid through the roof to sign Roger Clemens, I argued that the Red Sox should have out-bid them. My reasoning was simple: there weren’t many pitchers available to improve a struggling Yankees team, and locking up Roger Clemens could have been the nail in the coffin. I still stand by my reasoning, though the numbers suggest otherwise. Check out the horrific breakdown of what the Yankees ended up paying Roger Clemens:
Since the Yankees season is based on 182 days, that means Clemens salary of $28,000,022 was prorated to 115 days. Based on this, Clemens received a total of $17,690,413 for the season.
Using that number, here’s the breakdown:
Per Pitch: $10,748
Per Inning: $175,152
Per Start: $982,801
Per Win: $2,948,402
Yikes! Mark Cuban’s interest rate thinks that’s a lot of money. All I know is this: had Clemens realized he was going to make 10 grand per pitch, he probably would’ve thrown a lot more of them. Just sayin’.
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Money well spent.
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Well put SpinMax well put!!!
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That is a grand idea. Teams should start paying their pitchers based on how many pitches they throw.
Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling just completed an intricate hi-five to commemorate this arithmetic.
Of course, the Sox’ marquee pitching acquisition didn’t fare much better. Gagne was cheaper and has a rad beard though.
Jeff–
If pitchers were paid by how many pitches they throw, the starting rotation of any team managed by Dusty would be the five richest men in America.
Personally, I didn’t think Clemens was a 3.00 ERA pitcher anymore. He was leaving the national league, the national league central only to go to the AL East. A boost in the numbers was to be expected.
Not to mention, Clemens hadn’t been a difference maker in the play-offs in a while. I’m pretty sure his last three post-seasons have been disappointing.
Clemens wasn’t worth it, in my opinion, but many Yankee players will tell you that the Clemens acquisition was the reason they made the playoffs. Go figure!!!