Last year’s opening day payroll was $164.3M
| Scenario | Projected $ | $ Left to Spend (M) | |
| No Change | 164.3 | 36.4 | |
| MLB Average Increase | 172.4 | 44.4 | |
| O’s Average Increase | 188.1 | 60.2 | |
| Same Delta as 2017 | 182.0 | 54.1 | |
| 10% Delta | 180.7 | 52.8 | |
| 20% Delta | 197.2 | 69.2 | |
| 30% Delta | 213.6 | 85.7 |
