They "committed" $423 million to Burnett, Sabathia, and Teixeira over nearly a decade. They have "spent" $62 million on their salaries in 2009. They may eventually spend all $423 million of it, but things can happen to change that.

Bowie FTW.

True, the linked article repeats Marchman's claim, but this presses home the point that Cot's is always the way to go when it comes to MLB salary numbers.