Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports notes that the Rangers have not made an offer to Oswalt, and that the Astros, Oswalt’s old team could also be a possibility.

Oswalt had received heavy interest from the Red Sox and Tigers, with the Tigers supposedly offering the right hander a one-year $10mm deal yesterday that he turned down.

In 2011, Oswalt went 9-10 while posting a 3.69 era in 139 innings with the Phillies. He did average a career low with 6.0 strike outs per 9 innings and is coming off a series of injuries. Oswalt earned $16mm last season and made $1,777,777.78 for every win or $172,043,01 for every strikeout.

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Pierre will earn $800k if he makes the team, and can earn an additional $300k in incentives ($50k each time he reaches 200,250, 300, 350, 400 and 450 plate appearances.

Pierre who is known for his speed on the base paths played for the White Sox last season and hit .279. He also had a career low (full season numbers) 27 stolen bases but almost matched his career in rbi’s (55) with 51.

Pierre made $8.5mm in the last year of a five-year deal he signed with the Dodgers back in November of 2006. He was eventually traded to the White Sox prior to the 2010 season.

Pierre will be competing for a backup outfield spot in Spring Training.

Just like Dan Wheeler’s deal with the Indians, the White Sox will not receive compensation for Pierre signing with the Phillies even though he is a Type B free agent because he signed a minor league deal.

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The New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals have also shown interest.

“Everything is great. I really don’t know how to describe it,” Concepcion, 18, said by phone from the Dominican Republic. “All the training and exercise I have done is paying off. I’ve worked so hard to get here. I’m so happy. It’s like a dream come true.”

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Lidge who suffered from a rotator cuff injury was limited to only 25 games last season and posted a 1.41 era for the Phillies.

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“Everything is great. I really don’t know how to describe it,” Concepcion, 18, said by phone from the Dominican Republic. “All the training and exercise I have done is paying off. I’ve worked so hard to get here. I’m so happy. It’s like a dream come true.”

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Moyer missed the entire 2011 season due to Tommy John surgery.

The guy who is older than eight active managers in the Majors, went 9-9 with a 4.84 ERA in 111.2 innings with the Phillies in 2010.

Moyer who is 49, is not the oldest player to play the game. That honor belongs Satchel Paige who was 59. In 1965, he signed a one-day contract with the Kansas City Athletics. On September 25, he took the mound against the Boston Red Sox allowing only one hit in three innings (info obtained from wikipedia).

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“We’re happy we’ve concluded the one-year portion of this,” Hamels’ agent, John Boggs, told ESPN.com. “And at the appropriate time, I’m sure we’ll have dialogue with the Phillies and continue talking about a multiyear deal.”

The left-hander and 2008 World Series MVP can become a free agent after the 2012 season.  The Phillies also agreed to a $930,000, one-year deal with infielder Wilson Valdez.

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Pineiro spent the past two seasons with the Angels completing a two-year $16mm deal he signed prior to the 2010 season.

He went 7-7 with a 5.13 ERA last season and spent time on the disabled list because of shoulder tightness.

In 2009 with the Cardinals, Pineiro went 15-12 with a 3.49 era, his last time he was in the AL.

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The 31-year-old right-handed closer has pitched his entire nine-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies .  He had his best year in 2011 when he had 32 saves and a 2.37 ERA in 62 relief appearances.

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Bowker played in 31 Major League games in 2011 with the Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates and hit .133 with two RBIs.

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Wood, on the other hand, lives in Chicago and would like to stay with the club that he spent most of his career with.

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Rollins had entered into the offseason seeking a five-year deal. The draw to return to Philly to win more championships eventually made him return for less years. “Gotta deal with me for 3 (4) more years!” Rollins wrote on Twitter signaling the deal was done.

Rollins had also received interest from the Brewers and Cardinals before he ultimately re-signed with the Phillies.

Rollins hit .268 in 142 games last season. Rollins earned $8.5mm last season. Breaking down the numbers, Rollins earned $55,921 for every hit, $97,701 for every run scored and $59,859 for every game he played in.

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The apparently unbeatable Phillies with their pitching rotation sent from the baseball gods owned the regular season by winning 102 regular season games (53 above the 49 game line). One game less than the Oakland Athletics won in 2001 and with a lot less hype. The Phillies’ payroll was the second highest this past season with $172,976,379.03. That means the Phillies paid about $3,048,667.53 for every win above 49 they got.

Their top five paid players were:

– Roy Halladay ($20,000,000): Halladay went 19-6 with a 2.35 ERA, eight complete games and 220 strikeouts in 233.2 innings throughout 32 starts. Hallady earned $1,052,631.58 for every victory, or $90,909.09 for every strikeout he got.

– Ryan Howard ($20,000,000): Howard hit .253/.346/.488 with 33 HR’s, 116 RBI’s, 81 runs and a .835 OPS. Howard earned $606,060.61 for every home run he hit, or $172,413.79 for every RBI, $246,913.58 for every run scored, or $89,686.10 for every time he got on base.

– Roy Oswalt ($16,000,000): Oswalt went 9-10 with a 3.69 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 139.0 innings in 23 starts. Oswalt earned $1,777,777.78 for every win he got, or $172,043,01 for every strikeout.

– Chase Utley ($15,285,714): Utley hit .259/.344/.425 with 11 HR’s, 44 RBI’s, 54 runs scored and an OPS of .769. He got $1,389,610.36 for every homer he hit, or $347,402.59 for every run he batted in, or $97,985.35 for every time he got on base. Lets remember Utley was bothered with knee issues throughout the 2011 season affecting his production and effectiveness.

– Raul Ibanez ($12,166,667): Ibanez hit .245/.289/.419 with 20 HR’s, 84 RBI’s, 65 runs and a .707 OPS. Ibanez got $608,333.35 for every home run he hit, or $144,841.27 for every RBI, or $73,293.17 every time he got on base.

The Phillies had a collective OBP of .323, a SLG of .395 and a .717 OPS. They scored a total of 713, meaning the team paid about $242,603.62 for every run they scored. Taking a closer look at that number we can conclude that the team was focused on pitching rather than offense.

Even though the Phillies won 102 regular season games, most in the Majors, I think they failed to make the best out of every dollar spent. This means that if they had a significantly lower payroll, they would probably end up in the bottom of the NL East. The team spent $12,166,667 on a 39-year old guy that had an on-base percentage of .289, and even though he hit 20 homers, I truly believe the OBP is a more important offensive stat. Lets not forget that the higher OBP you have the less chances you have to become an out. And the most players you get on base the more runs you’ll probably score.

Utley is a different case here. He had a low offensive production season, but nobody was counting on him getting injured. Howard on the other hand had a not-so-impressive season while being in top physical shape. If Utley’s injury had something to do with it, I don’t know, but it could be. We’re not 100 percent certain. They also had an injured plagued Oswalt that lost one more game than he won and was the third highest player on the Phillies’ payroll.

The Phillies got to the postseason quicker than any other team in the Majors, but got eliminated in the first round against the St. Louis Cardinals, who compared with the Phillies were a more efficient team offensively. Their OBP, SLG and OPS percentage were higher than the Phillies’.

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The 30-year-old Francisco hit .244 with six home runs and drove in 34 runs over 100 games with the Phillies.

Gailey, 26 and a native of Philadelphia, was 5-6 with a 3.41 ERA in 45 relief appearances in the Blue Jays’ Minor League system in 2011.

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– The Houston Astros have hired Jeff Luhnow as their new general manager. (Brian McTaggart, MLB.com)

– The Pittsburgh Pirates have released Ross Ohlendorf. (Jenifer Langosch, MLB.com)

– John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle says the Giants are out on Carlos Beltran. Jon Heyman adds that Beltran’s market appears thin.

– Jimmy Rollins’ agent, Dan Lozano, and manager Charlie Manuel are saying that a deal between the Phillies and Rollins will get done.  (Jim Bowden, ESPN XM Radio).

– Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post says the Washington Nationals are now targeting Roy Oswalt.

– Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports that the Detroit Tigers are considered front runners to land veteran right hander Octavio Dotel. Rosenthal also adds that a NL team is also in the mix.

– The New York Mets are shopping Jonathon Niese according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. He adds that the Padres and Rockies are among the teams interested in him.

– Mark Buehrle has narrowed his choice to three teams and according to Juan Carlos Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel the Marlins are one of them.

– The Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, the Arizona Diamondbacks are among the teams interested in Hiroki Kuroda according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports. He adds that the right hander may go back to Japan.

– According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Athletics will not move left handed pitcher Gio Gonzlaez during the Winter Meetings.

– The Kansas City Royals are looking for an utility infielder, and according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, they are considering Edgar Renteria and “several others.”

– The Cleveland Indians are interested in first baseman Derek Lee, and according to Jordan Bastian of MLB.com, they are waiting until after Lee decides if he’ll accept the arbitration offer from the Pirates.

– The Colorado Rockies are interested in trading for Edinson Volquez or signing free agents Hiroki Kuroda or Kevin Millwood according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post. He adds that the teams has the money to make the next move.

– According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres are talking about a deal involving Huston Street.

– First baseman Carlos Pena said that he will not accept the Cubs’ arbitration offer according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.

– Sussan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle confirms that the Phillies are indeed interested in Gio Gonzalez, and adds that they are also interested in reliever Craig Breslow.

– According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports, Gio Gonzalez’s “known suitors” are the Tigers, Diamondbacks, Marlins, Reds and Phillies.

– Veteran short stop, Miguel Tejada, is working out in Fort Lauderdale and is hoping to get a Major League deal according to Dan Connolly of the Baltimore Sun. He adds the the Orioles have no interest in signing him.

– According to the New York Post (via Guillermo Celis of ESPNDeportes), the New York Yankees are listening to offers for A.J. Burnett. He adds that the Yankees are willing to eat about $8 million of the $33 million owed to Burnett.

– The Detroit Tigers are apparently trying to make a strong push for left handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

– Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says that the Angels and Brewers are among the teams interested in Aramis Ramirez. He adds that the Phillies are no longer interested in the third baseman.

– Peter Gammons says that the Oakland Athletics are considering Josh Reddick and propects for Andrew Bailey.

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–According to Jim Bowden of ESPN.com, Pujols is down to choosing between the Cardinals and Marlins. The Angels, Cubs and all other mystery teams appear to be out.

– The Phillies are no longer shopping Placido Polanco and they’re “backing off” Aramis Ramirez, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.

– A deal for Albert Pujols may be done tonight with the Marlins.  A 10-year, $220 million deal is believed to be on the table and the Cardinals are asked to match it.  (Andy Martino, New York Daily News)

– According to Buster Olney of ESPN and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the Cardinals are making Kyle Lohse and Jake Westbrook available for a trade.

– The New York Mets are closing on a late-inning reliever, Joel Sherman of The New York Post reports.

– The Cleveland Indians are willing to trade a reliever in order to get a right handed bat at first base or in the outfield according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.

– The Colorado Rockies continue to shop Huston Street according to Jayson Stark of ESPN. He says that the Rockies are willing to eat the reminder of his contract in exchange of prospects. He also adds that the Padres could be a possibility.

– The San Francisco Giants are attempting to move Jeff Keppinger, Andres Torres and Ramon Ramirez according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports. He adds that the team is planning to keep left handed pitcher Jeremy Affeldt

– According to Buster Olney of ESPN, the Kansas City Royals are interested in A’s starters Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill, but Olney says that the A’s will ask for Mike Moustakas, Will Myers or Eric Hosmer in any deal.

– The Cincinnati Reds are looking for a number two starter, and according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports, they are “very interested” in Braves’ Jair Jurrjens.

– The St. Louis Cardinals are apparently shopping right handed pitcher Kyle Lohse in order to make room for left handed pitcher Mark Buehrle according to Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune

– The Mets talked to Jason Isringhausen about a possible return according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports. He adds that the Mets will offer “less than the stars and the moon.”

– The Miami Marlins have offered a ten-year deal to free agent Albert Pujols. (Jon Heyman, CBSSports)

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– Five teams (including the Texas Rangers) are in the hunt for C.J. Wilson and one of them has made a six-year offer.  (Jeff Wilson, Star-Telegram)

– The Twins, Nationals, Marlins and Rangers are in on Mark Buehrle. (Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports)

– The Royals, Marlins, Twins, Athletics and Mariners are interested in Carlos Guillen. (Enrique Rojas, ESPNDeportesLosAngeles)

– According to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post, the Miami Marlins (formerly Florida Marlins), plan to tender Juan Carlos Oviedo (formerly Leo Nunez).

– The Tigers, Blue Jays and Padres have inquired about Daniel Murphy from the Mets. (Joel Sherman, The New York Post)

– The Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a starter, and according to Steve Henson of Yahoo Sports, they’re targeting right handed pitcher Hiroki Kuroda.

– Josh Willingham have been contacted by nine teams according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. That list includes the Twins, Red Sox, Indians and Reds adds Crasnick.

– Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post says that the Philadelphia Phillies are “strong players”for third baseman Aramis Ramirez.

– The Los Angeles Angels have been inquiring about Andrew Bailey according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.

– The St. Louis Cardinals have been talking to Octavio Dotel according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.

– The Pittsburgh Pirates “may add another outfielder” according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. And according to sources close to him, they are interested in former Pirate Nate McLouth.

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Nix, 31, hit .250/.299/.451 in 124 games with the Washington Nationals in 2011.

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In the book’s preface, the author quotes work done by a Manhattan lawyer named Doug Pappas. Pappas, says that a team with only minimum wage players, both on the Major League roster and the rest of the 40-man, would still probably win 49 out of the 162 games played.

In 2011, the minimum wage for a player on the 25-man roster was $414,500. The minimum wage for a player on the 40-man roster, with at least one day of MLB service time or had been on the 40-man roster for a year was $67,300.

The minimum that a team could spend on their 40-man roster in 2011 was: $11,397,000. That’s $10,387,500 for their 25-man roster and $1,009,500 for the rest of their 40-man roster. If a team could get approximately 49 wins with a $11,397,000 payroll, that means that if you divide the total wins a team got above their 49th win by the total dollars they paid over the minimum, you get the “price” each team paid for each win they got.

After this brief introduction of the “marginal win” formula, I’m going to say what this report is all about. I’m going to analyze the “price” for each win a team got in 2011 so we can determine which teams were the most cost effective. Besides that, I’m going to list the top 5 paid players on each team and give you their performance line, to see how much they actually contributed to their team.

I’ll also list each team’s OBP, runs and SLG totals so we can see for ourselves how related these stats are at the moment of scoring runs and winning games. So get ready to experience a thoughtful analysis of every 2011 Major league team.

The team’s payroll was taken from USA Today and the individuals salaries from About.com.

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The 34-year-old Wigginton hit .242/.315/.416 in 130 games in his only season with the Rockies in 2011.

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At the July trade deadline, several teams were rumored to be interested in the All Star closer to help them for their pennant run.  Candidates includes the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals.

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