ESPN Insider: Flunking Payroll 101

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The 'Stros have dropped the ball, and the glove, on payroll.

The Houston Astros might have a lot of paychecks coming off the books in the coming year or two—Miguel Tejada is in the final year of a 6-year, $72 million contract, and Lance Berkman's 6-year, $85 million deal is up next year if the Astros decline the option for 2011—but the team is still carrying some massive contracts. The deal that pays Carlos Lee $18.5 million a year through 2012—barely enough to cover his Sizzler tab—is just one of them. In today's BP Daily, the Prospectus folks take the Astros to task for their payroll issues. And, psst! Yeah, Seattle, you're in on this discussion too.

BP DAILY: ASTROS FLUNK PAYROLL 101

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