Around this time last year, the Chicago Cubs controlled the most surplus value in baseball. This year, not so much:
Cleveland now controls the most surplus value in the sport, due mainly to Francisco Lindor’s continued excellence and affordability. The 23-year-old shortstop has four more years of team control at a projected 20 WAR and $23 million in total salary. That combination works out to $173 million in surplus value, second-most in the big leagues.
See the details at Beyond the Box Score.
(Photo of Corey Kluber by Erik Drost)