Sentence examples for a minimum payroll from inspiring English sources

Teams would also have a minimum payroll, which also has not been set.

*Set a minimum payroll that would force needier teams to spend most of the cash they get from revenue-sharing, rather than pocket it.

A person who attended the meeting said some representatives of low-level teams grumbled about the suggestion of a minimum payroll.

But wait, you say, doesn't the new agreement require teams that receive revenue-sharing money to meet a minimum payroll standard?

Following an 18-month study, the panel members recommended that the owners share 40 to 50percentt of their local revenue, levy a 50percentt competitive-balance tax on portions of payrolls above $84 million, encourage clubs to have a minimum payroll of $40 million and withhold central-fund money from clubs that did not reach the minimum.

It would help if baseball had a minimum-payroll requirement forcing small-market teams to invest the big-market largess in the on-field product.

There is not as much disparity in football team salaries as in sports like baseball, however, because there is also a mandated minimum payroll.

But the CBA has hurt the bottom line of some small-market franchises by establishing a minimum team payroll in addition to a salary cap.

However, waiving Lewis would leave the Wizards with just $19 million in salaries — $30 million below the minimum payroll.

That's the sound of more people losing that chance, as Blue Dogs raise the minimum payroll requirement for employers from $500,000 to $750,000.

Minnesota had to place him through re-entry waivers first, and while Dallas could have claimed him at that point and been responsible for only half of his $1.4 million salary, they took on his full salary via trade so as to meet the league's minimum payroll rules.