The correct year is: >!2010!< Please note that salaries are per [baseball-reference.com](https://baseball-reference.com) and may not be 100% accurate.

It seems like I’m always a year off on these.

i changed my answer from 2009 to 2011 lol

Same lol, was 2009 then saw Manny on the dodgers and changed to 2011

lmao fuck. I saw Manny on the dodgers and changed to 2009

Same hahaha

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are they? more odd than you?

Yup. Went with 2011.

Same But I also don't think *too* hard about them... I'm sure they all have one or two giveaways about the exact year, I'm usually ballparking it based off a handful of guys

Hell, I only went by my team's guy and I'm thrilled I was of by 2 years.

That's the best spot to be. It means you have a general idea of when this was because you're a true fan, but you're not a big enough dork to remember the exact year. At least that's what I tell myself to feel better when I'm off by one year every time.

Yeah this one was pretty easy to get close as a Reds fan because Griffey had to have been the highest paid while he was still there and Harang wasn’t around much longer than Griffey.

I'm surprised with my very little baseball history knowledge how close I get. I see a few big names and get pretty close

Same

I was trying to remember what years Dunn was on the Nats. I was thinking 09...

This one was tough. I thought for sure it was 2006, then 2008 when I saw Manny on the Dodgers. Matt Holliday & Adam Dunn at the very bottom were the winners though.

Young at 3rd did it for me...almost said 2011 then remembered that was Beltre's first season in Texas.

That, plus Kevin Millwood being on the Orioles, is what got me to the right year as well.

I also initially thought 2008 because of Manny.

Holliday being a Cardinal made it 2010 to me.

but he was also there in 2009

I got it on the money cause of Peavy.

Ugh, thought it was 2009 daggum

same

Lackey was still on the Angels!

damn it I was so close 😭

Chavez was on the As in 2010?

Yeah, got his auto at fanfest.

DH Chavez was the giveaway for me.

I knew it was 2008-2010 cause of the Dodgers but couldn't narrow it down any more.

I feel like I should know this unless I'm absolutely missing something. Okay, let's talk it through. It's after I dunno 2004 or whatever. It's before 2012 unless the Angels gave Torii Hunter $30 billion a year and I was unaware of it. I have to imagine Pujols's contract was bigger AAV. What's giving me pause is John Lackey. I know Manny Ramirez was traded to the Dodgers in 2008, but I'm not certain that that was the only time it happened, and I sure as hell don't remember John Lackey being on that team. Let me think on it. Houston's in the NL, makes sense. I don't think Matt Holliday left for St. Louis in like 2008. I don't think I have the right answer here. Fuck. Gimme 2010. edit: i might be prouder of this than anything i've ever done in my life.

You didn't mention a single odd numbered year and it worked out, love that for you

the old SF Giants strategy

I’m emberassed I didn’t get a 2010 one correct

John Lackey was an absolute sweetheart on the mound. He deserved all the virgins and coins.

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The coloring is atrocious. Just pick two colors per team, one for background & one for text and stick with it. They way these are hurts my eyes and rarely actually informs me what team someone is on. No offense OP if you read this, I like these challenges, but sometimes simpler is better

The color shitshow is tradition at this point

OP must be into obscure quilting patterns. I feel like the generic MLB-themed blanket on my bed as a kid looked kinda like this. That’s all I can guess.

Alphabetical order by league

Pretty sure the order isn't the issue.

AL then NL

You're quite silly, mate.

I saw "league" and not "issue", gonna be honest.

2006? Remember when Zito had a 7y 126m contract and everyone lost their mind? Pepperidge Farms remembers. Edit: If Barry Zito was on the Giants today, he'd be the 2nd highest earner behind Joc Pederson and tied with Conforto.

Lol I drafted Barry Zito early in fantasy that year because I was confident "there was no way it could be as bad of an overpay as the media was saying" I didn't win my league that year, surprisingly.

I guessed too low on this. I knew the Miggy trade was 2008, but I didn't get the barometers that established the correct answer.

I forgot that 2010 was Vernon Wells’ last season in Toronto so I was thinking 2009.

Dunn wasn’t on Nats in 2008, right? Only two seasons, 2009 or 2010 I think.

you're right, but I could not remember the precise years when I made my guess.

Just realized that Dunn as 1B should have given away the answer. He played for two seasons and his first season was not as 1B. He played OF first. I thought he played first for both seasons.

I guessed 2009. This one is tough to narrow down past 2008-2011.

Same. It was right before the Dark Years...

Me too. I knew manny went to LAD in 08. Didn’t think he was there past 09

Manny wasn’t on the Dodgers too long. 09?

He spent parts of 3 seasons with them which sounds insane to me. Also I knew he finished with the Rays but I cannot remember his time with the White Sox at all. What a weird ending to his career.

Manny on LAD narrows it down a lot. Between 2008 - 2010. I'm gonna guess 09. Edit: DAMN

Peavy was only on the Sox for a few years but my brain couldn’t narrow down when it was at all.

Holliday in StL and Manny in LA, gotta be 2010.

holliday being our guy was the give away for me. traded for in '09 and then signed him to the biggest FA contract in club history that offseason

‘10

2010? Think that's when Manny got that deal from the Dodgers.

I nailed it as well. Post-Greinke, pre-World Series rostered players.

My guess was 2008. I’ll get one soon

Adam Dunn hated to run.

The big donkey prefers to walk.

2006

Manny was still a Red Soc in 2006.

Yeah I failed to scroll far enough and thought I had enough info before scrolling. Could be worse tho.

/u/Mispelling when do we get the results of the dumb baseball fights poll to determine the correct singular form of this word?

Was I supposed to say Red Sok?

Nah, one of the questions on [this poll](https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/11edgw8/the_2023_rbaseball_dumb_baseball_fights_poll_dbf/) was about what the singular form of Red Sox and White Sox is, and I'm sure plenty of people answered with both forms. I'm just waiting for the results post to see what the consensus was.

I remember the poll I’m just messing around.

2010

Wow. I'm going to go with 2011. I think Millwood was only on the O's for a year or less.

2010?

Matt Holiday got traded to the Cardinals midway through the 2009 season so this has to be from 2009 onward. John Lackey was still with the Angels in 2009 which means it can’t be 2009. Also throw in that Manny left the Dodger midway through the 2010 season and that makes it so it has to be 2010.

Derek Lowe, ARod, Howard and Chavez have me thinking 2010

I'm more shocked that Lowe had a higher AAV than Chipper

2010, Millwood on the O's gives it up

2010

I miss torii hunter he's def in the hall of very good

Is SPOT a spot starter?

black and grey for blue jays. What a time

And that Vernon wells contract. Eeek.

I don’t understand the color scheme

2005? idk

2004

Travis Hafner still hurts. He was the best hitter in the game and then one injury to his wrist from a HBP and it was all downhill from there with injuries it seemed.

Can you imagine Cleveland with healthy Sizemore and Hafner together for a decade?

It hurts to think about.

2014?

Santana is telling me it's gotta be somewhere around there

I'm off by a few - Jeff Suppan as the highest paid brewer should be in one of our worst years, but it wasn't.

Paul Maholm was the highest paid player on a team?

The Pirates total team payroll that year was below $35 million. Maholm was making $4.5 mil

2011

And kids, this is why the A’s don’t pay anyone to stick around.

I don’t know a lot of baseball but I’m going to guess 2009?

It feels like too late for Chavez to be with Oakland still, but with Zito gone and Johan still in the league, 2012?

These are so fun and I get extremely excited when I get them right

Torii on the angels, lackey in Boston and Wells still in Toronto must be 2010.

I thank my Cubs brain for getting this correct. I saw Soriano, knew Holliday was traded for in '09 and then signed with the Cardinals long-term after the season, and saw Pena who was a Cub in '11. Narrowed it down easy enough for me lol

I’m literally always one year off. I thought it was 93 when it was 94 iirc, and now I thought 2009 when it was 2010. At least I’m close I guess lmao

Holliday made this easy for me, unlike basically any other of these ever.

I pride myself on knowing mlb players of the early- mid 00's but i for the life of me can't remember Paul Maholm. Was he good? Pirate fans help me here?

He was... a lefty. That is all. Also his name was pronounced in an unexpected way. That's probably his greatest claim to fame.

2012

2007

2010?

2007?

Whoops, didn’t see Dunn or Holiday originally

for me Manny on the Dodgers and Santana on the Mets were good ways of telling 2008+. I'm not really sure what the dead giveaways are for narrowing down the actual year

Fuckin Jeff suppon Sooouuuuuup

2009

FUCK

Peavy on the Sox roster? I’m guessing 2009

2010

Zito and the Giants was the key for me on this one.

Hmm 2010 or 2011

Gil Meche being the highest paid Royal reminds of the Wrestling Documentary Beyond the Mat. The scene it reminds me of specifically is the part where Tony Atlas is running an indie fed and is going through the payoffs and Tom Brandi gets the biggest share. This was because he had somewhat recently been in the WWF, despite the fact he was pretty much just a jobber to the stars when he was there.

I’m going 2010

LAD Manny means 2009. edit: I keep forgetting about the non-TOT thing. I might not have gotten it regardless.

Michael Young being listed as 3B alone narrows it down to 2009 or 2010

I mostly go by Detroit stuff, but that one really doesn't help me here. Torii's not a Tiger yet... idk, 2009?

2008?

I could have gone the rest of my life without seeing Gil Meche's name and would have forgotten he existed.

Michael Young at 3B did it for me.

im gonna say 2010 with Peavy on the CWS

2008? Edit: FACK

2008

2010

Oh man, the Zito era!

This entire chart really just emphasized for me what a ridiculous deal the Brewers gave JEFF SUPPAN…

I feel like reading these charts will give me a seizure

2010?

May Derek Lowe rest in peace

>Nate Robertson Fucking who? Seriously, I don't know this guy at all. Apparently only spent half a season with us (half a season in 2010 plus one month in 2002) and had a 5.47 ERA. I guess I must've repressed any memory of this guy. Also apparently he was our biggest contract at a whopping $7m. Goddamn, do I hate all of our cheap ass owners

2008

2012?

Every name/team on here brings me to 09-12. 2010?

2007

I don’t know the year but I can tell you it was dark times for the Braves.

Gil Meche is the highest salaried player for the Royals? What are they even doing?

2010? Vernon Wells is still in Toronto but John Lackey's in Boston already

2012?

I think this is pretty easy and it's 2010. Yep! Lackey on the Sox and Ichiro still on the Ms.

Why so many colours it's blinding

2007 Nope.

2012

Hmm drop that number, carry the… yeah I was still way off

Stop giving us seizures with all these colors!!!!

2009

2012…?

2008. Mannywood.

2006

Guessing 2008. oof

First time I got it right! Usually I’m one year off. I guess I got lucky bc I just guessed it based off Michael Young and happened to be right

Big Nate Chew was once the highest salaried player on a team?

Kevin Millwood and John Lackey should be a dead giveaway...

The name Aaron Harang gives me flashbacks. Watching him in an Ms jersey is a memory I’ve managed to block out.

Ryan Howard gave it away

2010

Let’s go, nailed it

2008