1. Los Angeles. Dodgers; $291,056,310
2. New York Yankees: $223,589,947
3. Boston Red Sox: $185,568,958
4. San Francisco Giants: $180,726,826
5. Washington Nationals: $169,277,370
6. Detroit Tigers: $164,010,992
7. Texas Rangers: $156,283,670
8. Los Angeles Angels: $149,686,871
9. Philadelphia Phillies: $145,656,077
10. Toronto Blue Jays: $135,728,804
11. Chicago Cubs: $133,051,389
12. St. Louis Cardinals: $132,638,936
13. Kansas City Royals: $128,892,314
14. Baltimore Orioles: $124,715,044
15. Seattle Mariners: $124,385,330
16. Chicago White Sox: $120,366,643
17. Cincinnati Reds: $118,858,360
18. San Diego Padres: $110,283,300
19. New York Mets: $109,779,018
20. Minnesota Twins: $108,275,245
21. Colorado Rockies: $107,665,140
22. Atlanta Braves: $107,539,387
23. Milwaukee Brewers: $98,089,079
24. Pittsburgh Pirates: $95,889,960
25. Cleveland Indians: $86,962,179
26. Oakland Athletics: $84,191,119
27. Houston Astros: $82,395,216
28. Arizona Diamondbacks; $79,741,546
29. Tampa Bay Rays: $77,018,676
30. Miami Marlins: $63,096,627
Total: $3,895,420,333
Source: The News Tribune (Tacoma)
Damn, the Phillies paid that much for that craphole of a team?
I guess most of that can be blamed on Cliff Lee, who after the buyout made a tidy sum of 37.5 million this year, about 1/4 of the entire payroll. Another 1/4 was spent on bench level production from Howard and Utley.
This is why you dont tie up half your payroll in 2-3 players