Lincecum will earn $18MM in 2012 and $22MM in 2013 to go along with a $500K signing bonus.  The deal also includes a limited no-trade clause that allows Lincecum to block a trade to a certain number of teams.

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Theriot who played second and shortstop for the Cardinals last season, was acquired from the Dodgers in December 2010.

Last season he hit .271 in 442 at-bats and earned $3.3mm. That means Theriot earned $27.5k for every hit or $25k for every game he appeared in.

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Hensley will make a base salary of $750k with a possible $300k in incentives, but the deal is not guaranteed. This means that Hensley will have to earn a spot in the bullpen out of Spring Training.

Last year with the Marlins, Hensley posted a 5.19 era and 6.1 k/9 in 67 2/3 innings. Hensley also made $1.4mm last season.

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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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Ross will likely platoon with the left-handed hitting Ryan Sweeny who was acquired by the Red Sox from the A’s along with Andrew Bailey in right field.

Ross made $6.3mm last season in his last season of arbitration with the Giants. Ross hit .240 last season and played in only 121 games.

Earlier in the offseason, the Rockies had shown interest in Ross.

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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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Last season Cabrera started off the year with the Indians before making his to the Bay and joining the Giants via the trade route.

In his career, Cabrera posted a .272 avg and had 123 home runs while posting a career .317 OBP.

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The deal will cover all three years that Sandoval is eligible for arbitration as he will still hit free agency after the 2014 season.

In 2011, he posted a .315 avg while hitting 23 home runs and 70 RBI’s. He also posted a .357 OBP while making $500k.

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After several lackluster seasons that began with the San Francisco Giants that led him around the Majors and Japan, Vogelsong had a resurgence in 2011 with an All Star selection.  He entered 2011 as long shot to make the team’s roster, but ended up being one of the Giant’s shining points.

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Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com first reported on Tuesday that the sides agreed to a deal pending a physical.

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Smith is projected to make about $2.6 million in 2012 as an arbitration-eligible player and with the Rockies looking to add young-but-experienced pitchers, Smith may be sacrificed by the team.

Ross made $6.3mm last season in his last season of arbitration with the Giants. Ross hit .240 last sesason and played in only 121 games.

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The decision is not official and sources close to the San Jose Mercury News (as reported by Joe Stiglich and Tracy Seipel) say that “nothing has changed. No decision has been made.”

A’s owner Lew Wolff says that he’s “very confident” that the league is close to clearing the way for his team to move to the South Bay.

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The prosecution had asked the judge to sentence Bonds to 15 months in prison while the US probation department had recommended no jail time.

Bonds and his team of attorney’s are appealing the ruling.

A jury convicted Bonds in April of purposely answering questions about steroids with rambling responses in an attempt to mislead a grand jury.

Bonds’ trial jury failed to reach a verdict on three other charges accusing Bonds of lying when he denied taking performance-enhancing drugs and when he denied receiving injections from someone other than his doctor.

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Rowand was released by the San Francisco Giants in early September.  He was hitting .233/.274/.347 with 4 HR’s and 21 RBI’s in 331 AB’s in 2011 at the time of his departure from San Francisco.

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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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– The Minnesota Twins are interested in Jeff Francis according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports. A source close to him says the team already had initial talks with Francis’ agent, and the sides will probably have further discussions at the winter meetings in Dallas next week. The team is also interested in right handed pitcher Edwin Jackson according to Morosi.

– The Nationals, Rangers, Indians and Pirates have all spoke to free agent infielder Mark DeRosa. (Ken Rosenthal, FOX Sports)

– According to Tom Haudricourt of the Journal-sentinel, the Milwaukee Brewers and third baseman Aramis Ramirez have mutual interest. “He has expressed interest in us, too,” GM, Doug Melvin said. “That’s something I always like to hear.”

– Short stop Alex Gonzalez has been drawing interest from the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers according to Jon Heyman of Sprots Illustrated (via Francisco Zambrano of LiderEnDeportes)

– Jorge Posada, who owns a house in Miami, says he still wants to play if he finds the right job reports Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. He adds that Posada would like to join the Marlins if they consider him.

– The Houston Astros are apparently shopping not only Wandy Rodriguez, but Brett Myers and Carlos Lee too says Heyman.

– The Rockies, who are willing to trade Ian Stewart, say that they are interested in Cubs’ infielder Blake DeWitt according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post.

– The Minnesota Twins are interested in left handed pitcher Chris Capuano according to La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

– Infielder Eric Chavez wants to play in 2012 and according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, there are several teams interested in signing him. She adds that the Yankees might be one of them.

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– The Texas Rangers are still looking for bullpen help, and according to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports one of their targets is Athletics’ Andrew Bailey. Buster Olney of ESPN adds that the Reds, Blue Jays, Mariners and Red Sox are among other teams interested in the closer.

– Troy Renck of the Denver Post says that the Rockies remain “hopeful of finding common ground with Atlanta on infielder Martin Prado.” The Braves are apparently willing to move the infielder and Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports says that the Tigers are also interested in acquiring him.

– Even though the Giants exercised Jeremy Affeldt’s $5 million option, Major League sources close to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports say that they will try to move him or Ramon Ramirez. The Giants are “trying to reduce the heavy investment in its bullpen,” says Rosenthal.

– According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post, the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Angels have talked about a possible Chris Iannetta deal. Renck was told that the Rockies asked about Tyler Chatwood.

– The Toronto Blue Jays, who are looking for a closer, are interested in Royals’ Greg Holland according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. He adds that the team is not “inclined” to move him unless they are overwhelmed by an offer.

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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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