There should be no reason the Blue Jays dont have a payroll north of $175 mill. This city and country has shown what happens when you have a competitive and well-loved baseball team. We led the AL in attendance, merchandise sales are through the roof. Everywhere I turn I see Jays caps, t-shirts, jerseys. Over 1 million viewers per game is staggering, whats that kind of advertising $$ worth to Rogers? I tried to find info online and I could be wrong but it looks like the Jays get more TV views per game than Boston, NY, Chicago and LA combined. The Diamondbacks signed a TV deal last year for $75mill a season and they dont get 10% of the views the Blue Jays do.
How does MLB determine how much "local" TV deals are worth to Rogers for TV revenue sharing?