2007 postseason shares announced

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Tigers postseason shares announced
Published 11/26/2007 by Jason Beck at Beck's Blog
Yes, second-place teams receive postseason shares, even if they don't win the wild card. In the Tigers case, they received $524,593.91, which they'll split up among 41 full shares, five partial shares and 15 cash awards. A full share will be worth $10,610.74, compared to over $300,000 when the Tigers reached the World Series a year ago. Here's the full release, which gives the full breakdown and where the money comes from.

Monday Scraps: Digging for Anything Baseball Related
Published 11/26/2007 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... Under the requirement of 3.1 plate appearances per team game, Sam Fuld of the Chicago Cubs won the batting title at .402. Scott Sizemore, a second baseman in the Detroit organization, finished second at .356. Fuld spent September with the Cubs and made a good impression on manager Lou Piniella. Daryle Ward won't go hungry this offseason, as the Cubs' playoff shares have been announced. I guess maybe he will, if they don't disburse the money in a timely manner. All playoff shares are listed here That's almost what I made in October. ...

2007 Postseason Shares
Published 11/26/2007 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
The 2007 postseason shares were announced - New York Yankees (Share of Players' Pool: $1,573,781.74; value of each full share: $26,304.22) - The Yankees awarded 47 full shares, 11.83 partial shares and one cash award. By my count, the Yankees used 49 players in 2007. So, do you think everyone got something? Chris Basak and Colter Bean too?

Mariners Get Their Playoff Money
Published 11/26/2007 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
Bet you didn't think the Mariners did enough last season to get playoff money but you are WRONG! Apparently the second-place finishers in each division get a share of the playoff pool (made up of a percentage of gate receipts from playoff games). The M's finished 12 games ahead of third-place Oakland. They aren't getting much, though. Second-place teams got $524,593.91, and the M's divided that among 46 full shares (plus 10 partial ones and some miscellaneous cash awards). So the full-share for a Mariner came to an underwhelming $9,112.12. Barely enough to pay for ...

Playoff Shares
Published 11/26/2007 by Shyster at ShysterBall
Playoff shares have been announced. A full share for a member of the Rockies is $233,505.18, which means that Mike Coolbaugh's family will get that much too since the Rox voted them a share. There are obviously no happy endings when someone dies young, but this is the sort of thing that makes you feel good about humanity.

Postseason Shares Announced
Published 11/26/2007 by Regis Courtemanche at Mets Heads
MLB.com notes what each postseason participant will receive from the players' pool which is formed from 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series and 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games of the League Championship series and the World Series.  A portion of this was awarded to the four regular season second-place clubs that were not Wild Card participants, which includes the Mets. Share of Players' Pool: $524,593.91; value of each full share: $9,411.28 - The Mets were awarded 41 full shares, 14.63 partial shares and two cash awards. Confused? Yeah, me too.

Note: Mets Earn $20k Less for Second Place
Published 11/26/2007 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
According to MLB.com’s postseason share-system, each player on the Mets will earn an additional $9,411 for finishing in second place this past season, assuming he is awarded a full share. The Phillies will earn $28,058 per share for finishing in first, though they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Rockies, who will earn $233,505 per share for getting to the World Series.