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ESPN Insider: Flunking Payroll 101

By Mag.com

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Houston Astros might have a lot of paychecks coming off the books in the coming year or two—Miguel Tejada is in the final year of a 6-year, $72 million contract, and Lance Berkman's 6-year, $85 million deal is up next year if the Astros decline the option for 2011—but the team is still carrying some massive contracts. The deal that pays Carlos Lee $18.5 million a year through 2012—barely enough to cover his Sizzler tab—is just one of them. In today's BP Daily, the P ...

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