Today I am pleased to announce a partnership between MLB Trade Rumors and Ethan Hullihen, bringing the most accurate MLB pay information available to Trade Rumors Front Office subscribers.
You will not find MLB payroll information anywhere on the Internet with Ethan’s level of detail and accuracy. The proof is in the numbers:
Now, MLBTR is licensing Ethan’s payroll data to our subscribers in our new MLB Payroll Tracker tool.
You can view team-level payrolls here, along with 30 additional pages for each team. For example, this is the Mets page.
Why are these estimates so close?
An unparalleled understanding of MLB’s extensive rules and their application leads to knowledge that others lack. Also, small details are very important when trying to get team payrolls right.
Ethan tracks wages for both LRD (Labor Relations Department, also known as “cash” payroll) and CBT (Competitive Balance Tax). Every player and salary bucket is counted. Major and minor league salaries from real sources you won’t find anywhere else are included, rather than the averages everyone uses. Every single move made is accounted for and service time is tracked throughout the season, with remaining contract controls reviewed after every transaction, resulting in an unparalleled level of accuracy and detail.
I mean this as a compliment: you need something unusual to track MLB payroll like Ethan does. As soon as I caught on to his level of obsession with this, I knew we had to license his Trade Rumors Front Office data.
Our MLB Payroll Tracker is updated three times a week, and it changes a new direct public source for this information. If you don’t actually work for an MLB team or agency, you won’t find anything this accurate! Don’t settle for “good enough” when others who try to do this usually get from 5-10% off their calculations. Sign up for the Trade Rumors Front Office today to start using our MLB Payroll Tracker! We’ve designed a paywall so you can play around with the tool a bit to see what it’s like.
It’s my job to pack as much value as possible into a Trade Rumors Front Office subscription, which still costs just $34.99 a year. Here’s what you’re buying In addition to new MLB Payroll Tracker:
- An ad-free, instant viewing experience on MLB Trade Rumors, Hoops Rumors, Pro Football Rumors, Pro Hockey Rumors, and the Trade Rumors iOS/Android app
- Weekly hot stove articles from MLB writers Steve Adams, Anthony Franco, and Darragh McDonald
- Members-only online chats with Steve and Anthony every week
- Live fantasy baseball interviews from Nicklaus Gaut before and during the season
- MLB Contract Tracker: a powerful tool that covers 20+ years of free agent contracts and extensions.
- MLB GM Tracker: GM tenure for all 30 teams since 2000, with links to each GM’s contract history.
- MLB Agency Database: agencies for more than a third of those who have played in the MLB over the past three seasons, compiled from industry sources.
- Trade Rumors Front Office comes with a money back guarantee! We’ve designed this to remove all risk – we’ll refund your money if you’re not satisfied. We also have a $3.99 monthly option (also refundable) if you’re not a fan of annual commitments.
MLBTR is proud to partner with Ethan Hullihen to license his salary data, and we’re excited to add this to your Trade Rumors Front Office subscription. If you’d like more information, check out Ethan’s Patreon, which is not affiliated with MLBTR or the Trade Rumors Front Office, and follow Ethan on X/Twitter.
