Taking Stock Of Payroll As The Non-Tender Deadline Approaches

“Now that Russell Martin signed,” tweeted Buster Olney just after noon on Monday, Toronto’s “payroll flexibility this winter greatly overstated. His contract was likely backloaded for a reason.” That sure would be a real buzzkill, if… y’know… we didn’t already entirely kinda think that Martin’s deal was backloaded for a reason. Right? I mean, I’m…

By Andrew Stoeten