Twins Payroll
by Jesse on Apr 2, 2008 4:13 PM EDT
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Minnesota comes in near the low-end again after losing stars.
Even after significant raises for Joe Nathan, Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer and Michael Cuddyer, the Twins are spending less on their payroll in '08 than in '07. Losing mega-stars does that.
| Rank | Team | 2008 Salary |
| 1 | New York Yankees | $209,081,579 |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | $138,685,197 |
| 3 | New York Mets | $138,293,378 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | $133,440,037 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | $121,152,667 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Angels | $119,216,333 |
| 7 | Chicago Cubs | $118,595,833 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $118,536,038 |
| 9 | Seattle Mariners | $117,993,982 |
| 10 | Atlanta Braves | $102,424,018 |
| 11 | St. Louis Cardinals | $100,624,450 |
| 12 | Toronto Blue Jays | $98,641,957 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Phillies | $98,269,881 |
| 14 | Houston Astros | $88,930,415 |
| 15 | Milwaukee Brewers | $81,004,167 |
| 16 | Cleveland Indians | $78,970,067 |
| 17 | San Francisco Giants | $76,904,500 |
| 18 | Cincinnati Reds | $74,277,695 |
| 19 | San Diego Padres | $73,677,617 |
| 20 | Colorado Rockies | $68,655,500 |
| 21 | Texas Rangers | $68,239,551 |
| 22 | Baltimore Orioles | $67,196,248 |
| 23 | Arizona Diamondbacks | $66,202,713 |
| 24 | Minnesota Twins | $62,182,767 |
| 25 | Kansas City Royals | $58,245,500 |
| 26 | Washington Nationals | $54,961,000 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $49,365,283 |
| 28 | Oakland Athletics | $47,967,126 |
| 29 | Tampa Bay Rays | $43,820,598 |
| 30 | Florida Marlins | $21,836,500 |
In spite of ranking 24th of the 30 teams overall, their average salary of $2,487,311 comes in 20th. With nearly a 13% decrease from 2007, this is the Twins lowest Opening Day payroll since 2005. While in the last ten years the Yankee payroll has more than doubled, Minnesota's has more than tripled.
| Year | Team Salary | MLB Rank |
| 2008 | $62,182,767 | 24/30 |
| 2007 | $71,439,500 | 19/30 |
| 2006 | $63,396,006 | 19/30 |
| 2005 | $56,186,000 | 20/30 |
| 2004 | $53,585,000 | 19/30 |
| 2003 | $65,318,977 | 18/30 |
| 2002 | $41,309,031 | 27/30 |
| 2001 | $24,350,000 | 30/30 |
| 2000 | $16,519,500 | 30/30 |
| 1999 | $19,242,500 | 28/30 |
Just an interesting look. Happy Thursday, everyone.
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Sweet... we've got an outside shot at maybe paying less than a million bucks per win!
by Jon Marthaler on Apr 2, 2008 5:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's also interesting
to note that the MLB minimum salary in '99 was $200K. That's nearly doubled in ten years as well. Baseball is one helluva a racket.
by Jesse on Apr 2, 2008 6:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Average Salary???
How are we 24th in team salary, but 20th in average salary? Do the payroll's not account for all 25 players for every team. If you divide each team total by the 25 players, they mathematically have to stay in the same order, greatest to least. My guess is maybe some teams are still paying to those not on the 25 man roster? If that's the case, then what 26th player are we paying to move us up 4 spots? Just curious how this all works.
by SDTwinsFan on Apr 2, 2008 7:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This number...
...is a bit misleading. It either doesn't include Nathan's new contract which was signed late in spring training, or more likely the bonuses paid to Morneau and Cuddyer. With those added they move up into that #21-22 group
by roger13 on Apr 3, 2008 4:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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