Mark Attanasio article

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Pretty good read. Encouraged by fans, Attanasio pushes payroll

 

"We kind of pushed the payroll," said Attanasio, entering his sixth

season as the team's owner. "The numbers are never quite what (some)

people think. When we look at what we'll probably end up spending,

including calling guys up (from the minors) and paying incentives, it's

starting to push $90 million.

 

 

 

 

 

"The

official number is mid- to high 80s. We really owed it to the fans to

do everything we could to put as good a team on the field as we could.

We reallocated our dollars away from position players to pitching."