Final 2008 payrolls for the 30 major league teams, according to information received by clubs from the commissioner's office.
Figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned incentive
bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values.
N.Y. Yankees $222,519,480
Boston 147,075,645
New York Mets 144,693,962
Detroit 136,198,404
Chicago Cubs 130,508,691
Los Angeles Angels 128,142,467
Los Angeles Dodgers 125,864,496
Seattle 120,456,113
Chicago White Sox 113,641,026
Philadelphia 112,654,711
St. Louis 109,989,046
Houston 100,189,948
Toronto 98,343,520
Atlanta 92,494,314
Milwaukee 90,324,347
Cincinnati 82,886,440
San Francisco 82,074,873
Arizona 80,998,526
Baltimore 78,888,250
Cleveland 78,663,582
Texas 78,640,138
Colorado 74,791,621
San Diego 71,212,182
Kansas City 69,297,547
Minnesota 65,096,667
Washington 59,699,668
Oakland 55,223,294
Tampa Bay 51,020,720
Pittsburgh 50,764,410
Florida 27,003,450
Total 2,879,357,538
