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Dodgers second to Yankees in offseason spending

By Buster Olney

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Now that Manny Ramirez has signed, we're close to putting a bow on the free agent spending of the offseason. Mark Simon of ESPN Research compiled these numbers. (I added in Ramirez, who still needs to pass his physical.) From Simon: "I would note that when you look at what the Yankees committed compared to the other American League teams, it's a little unusual." Tthe Yankees have $441 million in commitments, the other 13 AL teams have $176.28 million in commitments, combined. Top spending ...

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