Top 25 from 2003:
Team
1 Rodriguez, Alex $ 22,000,000 Texas Rangers
2 Ramirez, Manny $ 20,000,000 Boston Red Sox
3 Delgado, Carlos $ 18,700,000 Toronto Blue Jays
4 Vaughn, Mo $ 17,166,667 New York Mets
5 Sosa, Sammy $ 16,000,000 Chicago Cubs
6 Brown, Kevin J $ 15,714,286 Los Angeles Dodgers
7 Green, Shawn $ 15,666,667 Los Angeles Dodgers
8 Jeter, Derek $ 15,600,000 New York Yankees
9 Piazza, Mike $ 15,571,429 New York Mets
10 Bonds, Barry $ 15,500,000 San Francisco Giants
11 Martinez, Pedro $ 15,500,000 Boston Red Sox
12 Johnson, Randy $ 15,000,000 Arizona Diamondbacks
13 Maddux, Greg $ 14,750,000 Atlanta Braves
14 Hampton, Mike $ 13,625,000 Atlanta Braves
15 Jones, Chipper $ 13,333,333 Atlanta Braves
16 Bagwell, Jeff $ 13,000,000 Houston Astros
17 Belle, Albert $ 13,000,000 Baltimore Orioles
18 Gonzalez, Juan $ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
19 Mondesi, Raul $ 13,000,000 New York Yankees
20 Park, Chan Ho $ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
21 Walker, Larry $ 12,666,667 Colorado Rockies
22 Griffey Jr, Ken $ 12,500,000 Cincinnati Reds
23 Dreifort, Darren $ 12,400,000 Los Angeles Dodgers
24 Williams, Bernie $ 12,357,143 New York Yankees
25 Burnitz, Jeromy $ 12,166,667 New York Mets
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Team
1 Rodriguez, Alex $ 22,000,000 Texas Rangers
2 Ramirez, Manny $ 20,000,000 Boston Red Sox
3 Delgado, Carlos $ 18,700,000 Toronto Blue Jays
4 Vaughn, Mo $ 17,166,667 New York Mets
5 Sosa, Sammy $ 16,000,000 Chicago Cubs
6 Brown, Kevin J $ 15,714,286 Los Angeles Dodgers
7 Green, Shawn $ 15,666,667 Los Angeles Dodgers
8 Jeter, Derek $ 15,600,000 New York Yankees
9 Piazza, Mike $ 15,571,429 New York Mets
10 Bonds, Barry $ 15,500,000 San Francisco Giants
11 Martinez, Pedro $ 15,500,000 Boston Red Sox
12 Johnson, Randy $ 15,000,000 Arizona Diamondbacks
13 Maddux, Greg $ 14,750,000 Atlanta Braves
14 Hampton, Mike $ 13,625,000 Atlanta Braves
15 Jones, Chipper $ 13,333,333 Atlanta Braves
16 Bagwell, Jeff $ 13,000,000 Houston Astros
17 Belle, Albert $ 13,000,000 Baltimore Orioles
18 Gonzalez, Juan $ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
19 Mondesi, Raul $ 13,000,000 New York Yankees
20 Park, Chan Ho $ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
21 Walker, Larry $ 12,666,667 Colorado Rockies
22 Griffey Jr, Ken $ 12,500,000 Cincinnati Reds
23 Dreifort, Darren $ 12,400,000 Los Angeles Dodgers
24 Williams, Bernie $ 12,357,143 New York Yankees
25 Burnitz, Jeromy $ 12,166,667 New York Mets
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Living out here in Los Angeles no doubt about it Kevin Brown. $105 Million for 7 years and the dodgers never made the playoffs with him. He spent more time in the disable lists then starting every 5th day in the rotation. He'll have a harder time in the east now that he has the face the DH hitters in the american league.
All MLB players are overpaid. I know you didnt ask this, and Im not trying to be a wise guy, but not being a fan of the game this is how I feel. What do they do.....Sit in the dugout, go up to bat 3~4 times a game, and stand out in the field and possibly get 4~5 balls hit their way per game..........
Jeter isn`t the 8th best player in the game lol...Jeter is a very good player, but he is only as good as his surroundings, which have been almost unprecedented in the past 30 years!!! Jeter would be making about 65% of that had he not be born with a Silver Yankees Spoon is his mouth...
The Yankees are the only team that would pay Jeter that money...I can name 25 players better than Jeter...
The Yankees are the only team that would pay Jeter that money...I can name 25 players better than Jeter...
Last year by club.
Team Total payroll
NEW YORK YANKEES $ 152,749,814
NEW YORK METS $ 117,176,429
ATLANTA BRAVES $ 106,243,667
LOS ANGELES DODGERS $ 105,872,620
TEXAS RANGERS $ 103,491,667
BOSTON RED SOX $ 99,946,500
SEATTLE MARINERS $ 86,959,167
ST LOUIS CARDINALS $ 83,486,666
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS $ 82,852,167
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS $ 80,640,333
CHICAGO CUBS $ 79,868,333
ANAHEIM ANGELS $ 79,031,667
BALTIMORE ORIOLES $ 73,877,500
HOUSTON ASTROS $ 71,040,000
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES $ 70,780,000
COLORADO ROCKIES $ 67,179,667
CINCINNATI REDS $ 59,355,667
MINNESOTA TWINS $ 55,505,000
PITTSBURGH PIRATES $ 54,812,429
MONTREAL EXPOS $ 51,948,500
TORONTO BLUE JAYS $ 51,269,000
CHICAGO WHITE SOX $ 51,010,000
OAKLAND ATHLETICS $ 50,260,834
DETROIT TIGERS $ 49,168,000
FLORIDA MARLINS $ 49,050,000
CLEVELAND INDIANS $ 48,584,834
SAN DIEGO PADRES $ 47,928,000
MILWAUKEE BREWERS $ 40,627,000
KANSAS CITY ROYALS $ 40,518,000
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS $ 19,630,000
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PS. Notice AROD and Manny each made more than the entire Devil Ray team.
Team Total payroll
NEW YORK YANKEES $ 152,749,814
NEW YORK METS $ 117,176,429
ATLANTA BRAVES $ 106,243,667
LOS ANGELES DODGERS $ 105,872,620
TEXAS RANGERS $ 103,491,667
BOSTON RED SOX $ 99,946,500
SEATTLE MARINERS $ 86,959,167
ST LOUIS CARDINALS $ 83,486,666
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS $ 82,852,167
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS $ 80,640,333
CHICAGO CUBS $ 79,868,333
ANAHEIM ANGELS $ 79,031,667
BALTIMORE ORIOLES $ 73,877,500
HOUSTON ASTROS $ 71,040,000
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES $ 70,780,000
COLORADO ROCKIES $ 67,179,667
CINCINNATI REDS $ 59,355,667
MINNESOTA TWINS $ 55,505,000
PITTSBURGH PIRATES $ 54,812,429
MONTREAL EXPOS $ 51,948,500
TORONTO BLUE JAYS $ 51,269,000
CHICAGO WHITE SOX $ 51,010,000
OAKLAND ATHLETICS $ 50,260,834
DETROIT TIGERS $ 49,168,000
FLORIDA MARLINS $ 49,050,000
CLEVELAND INDIANS $ 48,584,834
SAN DIEGO PADRES $ 47,928,000
MILWAUKEE BREWERS $ 40,627,000
KANSAS CITY ROYALS $ 40,518,000
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS $ 19,630,000
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PS. Notice AROD and Manny each made more than the entire Devil Ray team.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Journeyman:
Face! Mr. Steinbrenner<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Damn JMan...you are one Yankee HATER!!!!
Next time you get a chance, do a search on the VALUE of the NYY. General Steingrabber overspends but he does it to sell tix, increase the value of the franchise, make more money from TV. Baseball is a game but it is also a business. Giambi really hasn't done shit in pinstripes but according to ESPN, tix sales in the Bronx were up 6% the year he got here.
Regarding Jeter, I like the guy. He's definitiely not my favorite Yank and while the guy has been surrounded by talent, somehow, someway, that MOFO gets a big hit or shows more range than he has all season just when you need him to. He was not the best SS in the game last year but he is a "clutch" player as much as it pains my analytical ass to say that.
Face! Mr. Steinbrenner<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Damn JMan...you are one Yankee HATER!!!!
Next time you get a chance, do a search on the VALUE of the NYY. General Steingrabber overspends but he does it to sell tix, increase the value of the franchise, make more money from TV. Baseball is a game but it is also a business. Giambi really hasn't done shit in pinstripes but according to ESPN, tix sales in the Bronx were up 6% the year he got here.
Regarding Jeter, I like the guy. He's definitiely not my favorite Yank and while the guy has been surrounded by talent, somehow, someway, that MOFO gets a big hit or shows more range than he has all season just when you need him to. He was not the best SS in the game last year but he is a "clutch" player as much as it pains my analytical ass to say that.
Swami- in all seriousness I don`t hate the Yankees at all...I think the players NY has are some of the better guys in baseball...I am not wild about George though, and I am very disgusted at how the players union has destroyed the greatest game of all time...
Let me ask you a question Swami, remember the play Jeter made against Oakland where he rushed over to the 1st baseline and cut the ball off, then wheeled and threw out Giambi?
I have always wondered why all the fuss over that play? I think the ball would have arrived and got Giambi even if Jeter never cut it off,lol..I could be wrong, but I always thought this...BTW I love Jeter he is a great player...A great clutch player, I just think he`s a bit overpaid...
Let me ask you a question Swami, remember the play Jeter made against Oakland where he rushed over to the 1st baseline and cut the ball off, then wheeled and threw out Giambi?
I have always wondered why all the fuss over that play? I think the ball would have arrived and got Giambi even if Jeter never cut it off,lol..I could be wrong, but I always thought this...BTW I love Jeter he is a great player...A great clutch player, I just think he`s a bit overpaid...
