ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Outside of Tampa Bay, the money flows freely.
Some might say recklessly; others would argue gloriously. Whichever side of baseball’s economic fence you land on, there is little doubt that the divide continues to grow wider.
The top 10 spenders in the majors shelled out a little more than $3 billion for free agents this offseason, while the other 20 teams combined for less than $700 million. That works out to about $300 million each for the big shots, and $35 million per team for everyone else.
