$100 million? $104 million? $110 million? The Atlanta Braves could be going where no Braves club has gone before in the pursuit of Josh Donaldson this Winter.
The current record for Opening Day roster payroll - based on the numbers provided by Baseball Prospectus' "Cots" sub-site is $122.6 million - set in 2017. The numbers since have been a bit lower: $118.3 million in 2018; $115 million last season.
For the full year, the record total amount is estimated by that site to be a whopping $160 million for 2019 after expensive in-season additions of Dallas Keuchel, Mark Melancon, and others.