2009 MLB team payrolls

Bill Sullivan
April 8, 2009

Think even a sluggish economy can’t affect the high price of baseball talent? While the very top players were able to negotiate fat free agent contracts in the past offseason, teams generally tried to trim their player budgets.

According to figures compiled by USA Today, 14 Major League clubs cut payroll from a year ago, and 10 of those reduced overhead by $10 million or more. That hardly means that your average big league player is going hungry, but times clearly aren’t quite as flush as they’ve been.

Here’s a list of 2009 team player payrolls:

Team 2009 payroll
New York Yankees $201,449,189
New York Mets $149,373,987
Chicago Cubs $134,809,000
Boston Red Sox $121,745,999
Detroit Tigers $115,085,145
Los Angeles Angels $113,709,00
Philadelphia Phillies $113,004,046
Houston Astros $102,996,414
Los Angeles Dodgers $100,414,592
Seattle Mariners $98,904,166
Atlanta Braves $96,726,166
Chicago White Sox $96,068,500
San Francisco Giants $82,616,450
Cleveland Indians $81,579,166
Toronto Blue Jays $80,538,300
Milwaukee Brewers $80,182,502
St. Louis Cardinals $77,605,109
Colorado Rockies $75,201,000
Cincinnati Reds $73,558,500
Arizona Diamondbacks $73,516,666
Kansas City Royals $70,519,333
Texas Rangers $68,178,798
Baltimore Orioles $67,101,666
Minnesota Twins $65,299,266
Tampa Bay Rays $63,313,034
Oakland Athletics $62,310,000
Washington Nationals $60,328,000
Pittsburgh Pirates $48,693,000
San Diego Padres $43,734,200
Florida Marlins $36,834,000

Source: USA Today

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