Every season features at least a few low-budget Davids who rack up victories despite puny payrolls. And, likewise, there are invariably some deep-pocketed Goliaths who sink in the standings.
With most of the winter's marquee free agents off the board and the gaudy checks written, we have a pretty clear idea of who's spending what. We won't know how it all plays out until, well, it all plays out. But we can make some educated guesses about which teams are most likely to get maximum—and minimum—bang for their buck.
To be clear: The idea is to identify high rollers who could easily miss the postseason and maybe even log losing records as well as spendthrift organizations that look like legitimate October threats.