Team Salaries
RK PLAYER Salary (US$)
1 New York Yankees 195,998,004
2 Philadelphia Phillies 173,458,939
3 Los Angeles Angels 154,940,524
4 Boston Red Sox 146,371,619
5 Texas Rangers 120,510,975
6 Detroit Tigers 119,276,000
7 San Francisco Giants 117,936,667
8 Miami Marlins 111,598,000
9 St. Louis Cardinals 110,297,862
10 Milwaukee Brewers 98,049,444
11 Chicago White Sox 97,919,500
12 Minnesota Twins 94,085,000
13 Los Angeles Dodgers 93,686,077
14 New York Mets 93,357,465
15 Chicago Cubs 87,229,033
16 Atlanta Braves 82,409,942
17 Seattle Mariners 81,978,100
18 Baltimore Orioles 80,804,000
19 Washington Nationals 80,584,145
20 Colorado Rockies 78,069,571
21 Cincinnati Reds 76,305,878
22 Toronto Blue Jays 75,009,200
23 Arizona Diamondbacks 74,284,833
24 Cleveland Indians 66,430,300
25 Tampa Bay Rays 65,008,071
26 Pittsburgh Pirates 62,466,000
27 Kansas City Royals 61,391,300
28 Houston Astros 60,651,000
29 San Diego Padres 55,871,900
30 Oakland Athletics 49,137,500
I went ahead and bolded teams that are playoff contenders, but are in the bottom half of payroll.
