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Edward Lee "Big Ed" Stevens (January 12, 1925 – July 22, 2012) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1945 through 1950 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. Listed at 6' 1", 190 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.
But now, 30 years later, the idea of a salary cap has stampeded back into public discourse. Its impetus: the free-wheeling, cash-flashing Los Angeles Dodgers and their seemingly bottomless pockets.
This list is complete and up-to-date as of the 2023 season. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Los Angeles Dodgers National League franchise (1958–present), and for the Brooklyn-based teams known as the Atlantics (1884), Grays (1885–1887), Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Grooms (1891–1895), Superbas (1899–1910 ...
Pitcher Nolan Ryan was the first player to earn an annual salary above $1 million, signing a $4.5 million, 4-year contract with the Houston Astros in 1979. [6] Kirby Puckett and Rickey Henderson signed the first contracts which paid an average of $3 million a year in November 1989.
Still, the disparity in salaries for these two players is enormous. ... Los Angeles Dodgers. Player: David Price. Position: Starting pitcher. 2020 cap hits (current season): $32,000,000.
As a result, the Dodgers have now accrued $1.039 billion of deferred salary over the last five years. For comparison, only the New York Mets and Boston Red Sox top even $50 million in current ...
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was the team's 65th season of play overall and its 58th season of play in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Dodgers finished in first place in the National League with a record of 94–60, five games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Dodgers are projected to pay a luxury tax bill of $142 million this season. That would be larger than the payrolls of 10 MLB teams. ... though that would probably limit player salaries league ...