Tampa Bay Rays Take $313 Million Payroll Gap to Dodger Stadium — and MLB’s Owners Can’t Look Away (opens in new tab)

Nick Martinez, a 35-year-old journeyman earning $13 million, opens a three-game series Monday night against a Dodgers lineup that costs more than the bottom four teams in baseball combined. The payroll gap is $313 million. The timing, with CBA talks escalating, is no accident.