Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of highest paid Major League Baseball players/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was promoted by The Rambling Man 19:37, 28 April 2011.

List of highest paid Major League Baseball players

 * Nominator(s): Staxringold talkcontribs 03:05, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

While the Athletics FLC is still up it has 3 supports with few issues (all dealt with), seems pretty well dealt with. This one may take some more focus, however, as it's a funkier one-off with no similar articles to work from as a guide. Fixed her up from the near-deletion form it was in, lemme know what you think! Staxringold talkcontribs 03:05, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Comments from WFC

I'll add my sig after each post, because this will probably be done in bits and pieces.


 * Done. Stupid templates, when it's "newspaper" parameter you don't italicize. Side question, any chance we could cap Wiz' comment? I've added the table that he requested, and as he's retired it just sits there outstanding, driving away reviews. Staxringold talkcontribs 04:08, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I didn't know that Wizardman retired. That's unfortunate; he was a fine editor and will be missed. Personally, I don't feel comfortable capping another reviewer's comments, but that's just my opinion. Maybe the other directors feel differently.  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 23:11, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Support now that the table has been added. Wizardman  Operation Big Bear 03:33, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support – Meets FL standards.  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 23:11, 13 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Support Courcelles 17:35, 28 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: I have just updated the list to 2011 using the 2011 USA Today salary list. Some of these values differ somewhat from the values listed on Baseball-Reference. Wells, for example, is listed at $23M on B-Ref, $26M and change on USA Today. ARod's 32 on USA Today, 31 on B-Ref. Beckett is at 17 on USAT, 15.75 on B-ref. I used this because it is one, collected list and is more up to date (the B-Ref pages still have their divider between 2010 and 2011). Staxringold talkcontribs 17:17, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Also the USA Today values seem to be more widely agreed upon. ESPN, for example, has the same values on it's pages. The only site I've found which repeats B-Ref's #s is Cot's Baseball Contracts (a great page, but I don't think it even meets WP:RS). Staxringold talkcontribs 17:33, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Support &mdash; KV5  •  Talk  •  11:23, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
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