2009 MLB team payrolls
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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7 responses so far ↓
1 LinkedOnSports.com| Payroll Issues, Power Rankings, Starving for a Pennant // Apr 8, 2009 at 12:58 pm
[...] -Here’s a list of payrolls in the MLB. It’s shocking how much more the Yankees spend&#… [...]
2 Oh, Hello King Douche … Good to see you « // Apr 10, 2009 at 11:11 am
[...] just do the math. See, if you spend a shit ton of money (Cubs payroll: almost $135 million - third highest in baseball, only behind the Yankees and Mets), you’re supposed to win games when they matter. The [...]
3 Are the Indians really a farm team for other major league teams. - Baseball - Page 3 - City-Data Forum // Sep 4, 2009 at 11:23 pm
[...] Posted by aardvarks Am I going to have to start another the Red Sox are not the Yankees thread. 2009 MLB team payrolls | GetListy!!! the Sox are 4th in payroll and are in line with, the Cubs, Tigers, Angels and Phillies. and are [...]
4 The Dord of Darien // Sep 15, 2009 at 5:42 pm
[...] What are you talking about, you crazy man? The Angels have a payroll of $113,709,000, good for sixth in all of MLB and tops in their divison by $15M. The other teams that play in the [...]
5 The Dord of Darien // Oct 12, 2009 at 4:13 pm
[...] Yes, there’s a lot the Twins organisation does right. They’re competitive almost every year, and they have a tiny payroll. [...]
6 MAYBE THE WORST BASEBALL ARTICLE YOU’LL EVER READ | Unathletic // Oct 28, 2009 at 8:08 am
[...] Phillies spent more money than all but two teams in the National League this year. They had the 7th-highest payroll in [...]
7 The Evil Empire « The Business of Sports // Nov 7, 2009 at 7:13 pm
[...] This website provides an eye-opening look at the disparity in payrolls in the MLB. The Yankees top the list at $201,449,189 with the second place Mets coming in at $149,373,987. Only seven other teams are even above $100,000,000. After being bounced from the playoffs early last year, New York reached out to super-star pitchers CC Sabathia and AJ Burnett and signed them to enormous contracts. The signings stole the free agent aces away from their small-market teams and brought them in like ringers to bring back the title. [...]
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