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Originally Posted by CBL-Commish
Looks a lot like MLB circa 1995. You know, back when teams like the Blue Jays or Orioles would occasionally win the AL East? NPB would be similar to the majors if Hanshin still had that $40M payroll at #2, but the Giants sat at $70M.
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It's not similar anyway. In NPB it takes 9 years instead of 6 years to get to free agency. Their arbitration is done by the commissioner's office instead of independent arbitrator.
The power of the Giants is not fully reflected in the payroll numbers.