LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers flexed their financial muscles as a way to help facilitate their three-team, 13-player trade with the Braves and Marlins, plus an offshoot side deal with a fourth team, the Pirates.
The Associated Press estimates the Dodgers' payroll climbed to roughly $297 million with the big trade. One of these days I will get to updating our payroll worksheet, but for now I just want to break down how much was added in these deals.
Thanks as always to the invaluable Cot's Baseball Contracts for help with filling in some of the gaps here.