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MLB Franchise Notes: Dodgers Near $300M Luxury Tax Payroll After Utley Trade

The AP's Ronald Blum noted the Dodgers' acquisition of 2B Chase Utley has put the team "close to becoming the first baseball team" with a $300M luxury-tax payroll. MLB calculations show that the Dodgers' "projected payroll for tax purposes" rose to about $298.5M. Performance bonuses for other playe...

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