There used to be a time when postseason money was bigger than most players’ actual salaries. That’s not the case any longer, but the money is still pretty good.
This year the a full postseason share broke down as follows:
- Boston Red Sox: $307,322.68
- St. Louis Cardinals: $228,300.17
- Detroit Tigers: $129,278.22
- Los Angeles Dodgers: $108,037.06
- Atlanta Braves: $34,012.30
- Oakland A’s: $37,316.25
- Pittsburgh Pirates: $35,558.58
- Tampa Bay Rays: $35,280.10
- Cincinnati Reds: $15,284.85
- Cleveland Indians: $15,107.00
Each team can vote how many full shares to allocate. They can also issue partial shares and cash awards. It’s overall pool for player shares comes from 50 percent of the gate receipts from the Wild Card Games, 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series; 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship Series; and 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the World Series.
Now gonna go listen to Patti Smith’s “Free Money.”