Comments on: 10 for 10: #10 MLB Contracts, MLB Agent, Player Service Time, and Historical Salaries

By: Sean Forman

Sean Forman — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:42:01 +0000

Mike,

We do have salaries on the 2009 roster pages, but do not have historical contract info, so we can't present the same grid as we do for 2010. We will have that going forward, but 2010 is the first year we are going to have.

By: Mike Gaber

Mike Gaber — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:37:45 +0000

If I want to see for Example, the Dodgers Team Payroll on the Franchise Index Page for 2010.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2010.shtml

There is no problem as there is a Tab saying "Payroll, Roster & Uniforms"

But if I want to see 2009 (or Prior), for example, the Tab only says "Roster & Uniforms"
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2009.shtml

Clicking any other years "Roster & Uniforms Tab" doesn't get you that years Payroll data.

So I must start at 2010 and then click my way back 1 year at a time.
Any way to get the Tab to say "Payroll, Roster & Uniforms"?? and then get the Team Payroll data?

By: Sky

Sky — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:06:51 +0000

Oh wait, it's up in the bio section, eh?

By: Sky

Sky — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:05:58 +0000

Love the contract and experience information. Any chance you can put the latter on the player pages, maybe right next to salary in the Player Value table?

By: Tmckelv

Tmckelv — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:00:45 +0000

Regarding the load speed of the pages...You know the load speed is typically super-fast when I am upset that a flashing banner ad causes me to have to wait 7 seconds to see Tony Mullane's 1880's American Association stats.

By: obsessivegiantscompulsive

obsessivegiantscompulsive — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:50:20 +0000

Thanks for all you do here, Sean!

Congrats on 10 years, may you have 10 times 10 more!

By: Mike D

Mike D — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:07:56 +0000

Can there be a link from the Team Encyclopedia to the salary list? Or how can I get to it throught the front page? Thanks!

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:36:27 +0000

BTW, I have a friend who happens to be a friend of agent Dennis Gilbert. We had been trying to find a list of all the clients he used to represent. Now it's easy, using an advanced Google search restricted to B-R for his name. Sean, have you considered making actual agent pages so we can look them up directly that way?

BTW Gilbert's name has been in the news lately as a lead investor for a group that tried to purchase the Texas Rangers and lately I think he's been mentioned in conjunction with the Dodgers.

By: Gordon Edes

Gordon Edes — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:10:48 +0000

Sean,

The best baseball website ever just got even better. You are an absolutely indispensable tool for those of us in the business. If it was up to me, I'd have you pass "Go" and head directly into Cooperstown. Thank you for your tireless work.

By: Rioraton

Rioraton — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:43:09 +0000

Sean, the historcal salary add is terrific. Something I've wanted to see for a while. Terrific!