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The 2010 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value.
 There are 433 baseball players earning $1 million or more.
Complete List of 2010 players earning 1 million and over

1, Alex Rodriguez, NYY $33,000,000
2, CC Sabathia, NYY 24,285,714
3, Derek Jeter, NYY 22,600,000
4, Mark Teixeira, NYY 20,625,000
5, Johan Santana, NYM 20,144,708
6, Miguel Cabrera, Det 20,000,000
7, Carlos Beltran, NYM 19,401,571
8, Ryan Howard, Phi 19,000,000
(tie) Carlos Lee, Hou 19,000,000
(tie) Alfonso Soriano, Cubs 19,000,000
11, Carlos Zambrano, Cubs 18,875,000
12, John Lackey, Bos 18,700,000
13, Manny Ramirez, LAD 18,695,007
14, Torii Hunter, LAA 18,500,000
(tie) Barry Zito, SF 18,500,000
16, Ichiro Suzuki, Sea 18,000,000
17, Magglio Ordonez, Det 17,825,976
18, Todd Helton, Col 17,775,000
19, Aramis Ramirez, Cubs 17,000,000
20, A.J. Burnett, NYY 16,500,000
21, Matt Holliday, StL 16,333,328
22, Vernon Wells, Tor 16,142,857
23, Chris Carpenter, StL 15,840,971
24, Roy Halladay, Phi 15,750,000
25, Hiroki Kuroda, LAD 15,433,333

The 2009 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value.
There are 433 baseball players earning $1 million or more.
Complete List of 2009 players earning 1 million and over

Rank Player Salary Team
1 Rodriguez, Alex $ 33,000,000                    New York Yankees
2 Ramirez, Manny $ 23,854,494                    Los Angeles Dodgers
3 Jeter, Derek $ 21,600,000                    New York Yankees
4 Teixeira, Mark $ 20,625,000                    New York Yankees
5 Beltran, Carlos $ 19,243,682                    New York Mets
6 Lee, Carlos $ 19,000,000                    Houston Astros
7 Ordonez, Magglio $ 18,971,596                    Detroit Tigers
8 Santana, Johan $ 18,876,139                    New York Mets
9 Zambrano, Carlos $ 18,750,000                    Chicago Cubs
10 Zito, Barry $ 18,500,000                    San Francisco Giants
11 Hunter, Torii $ 18,000,000                    Los Angeles Angels
12 Suzuki, Ichiro $ 18,000,000                    Seattle Mariners
13 Soriano, Alfonso $ 17,000,000                    Chicago Cubs
14 Ramirez, Aramis $ 16,650,000                    Chicago Cubs
15 Helton, Todd $ 16,600,000                    Colorado Rockies
16 Burnett, A.J. $ 16,500,000                    New York Yankees
17 Hudson, Tim $ 15,500,000                    Atlanta Braves
18 Sabathia, CC $ 15,285,714                    New York Yankees
19 Schmidt, Jason $ 15,217,401                    Los Angeles Dodgers
20 Guerrero, Vladimir $ 15,000,000                    Los Angeles Angels
21 Howard, Ryan $ 15,000,000                    Philadelphia Phillies
22 Lowe, Derek $ 15,000,000                    Atlanta Braves
23 Rivera, Mariano $ 15,000,000                    New York Yankees
24 Tejada, Miguel $ 14,811,414                    Houston Astros
25 Berkman, Lance $ 14,500,000                    Houston Astros

The 2008 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value.
There are 434 baseball players earning $1 million or more.
Complete List of 2008 players earning 1 million and over

Rank Player Salary Team
1 Rodriguez, Alex $ 28,000,000                    New York Yankees
2 Giambi, Jason $ 23,428,571                    New York Yankees
3 Jeter, Derek $ 21,600,000                    New York Yankees
4 Ramirez, Manny $ 18,929,923                    Boston Red Sox
5 Beltran, Carlos $ 18,622,809                    New York Mets
6 Suzuki, Ichiro $ 17,102,149                    Seattle Mariners
7 Santana, Johan $ 16,984,216                    New York Mets
8 Helton, Todd $ 16,600,000                    Colorado Rockies
9 Hunter, Torii $ 16,500,000                    Los Angeles Angels
10 Abreu, Bobby $ 16,000,000                    New York Yankees
11 Delgado, Carlos $ 16,000,000                    New York Mets
12 Pettitte, Andy $ 16,000,000                    New York Yankees
13 Zambrano, Carlos $ 16,000,000                    Chicago Cubs
14 Hampton, Mike $ 15,975,184                    Atlanta Braves
15 Ordonez, Magglio $ 15,768,174                    Detroit Tigers
16 Furcal, Rafael $ 15,730,195                    Los Angeles Dodgers
17 Thome, Jim $ 15,666,666                    Chicago White Sox
18 Guerrero, Vladimir  $ 15,500,000                    Los Angeles Angels
19 Hudson, Tim $ 15,500,000                    Atlanta Braves
20 Sexson, Richie $ 15,500,000                    Seattle Mariners
21 Schmidt, Jason $ 15,217,401                    Los Angeles Dodgers
22 Johnson, Randy $ 15,100,546                    Arizona Diamondbacks
23 Ramirez, Aramis $ 15,000,000                    Chicago Cubs
24 Rivera, Mariano $ 15,000,000                    New York Yankees
25 Tejada, Miguel $ 14,811,414                    Houston Astors

The 2007 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value.
There are 425 baseball players earning $1 million or more.
Complete List of 2007 players earning 1 million and over

Rank Player Salary Team
1 Rodriguez, Alex $ 27,708,525                    New York Yankees
2 Giambi, Jason $ 23,428,571                    New York Yankees
3 Jeter, Derek $ 21,600,000                    New York Yankees
4 Ramirez, Manny $ 17,016,381                    Boston Red Sox
5 Helton, Todd $ 16,600,000                    Colorado Rockies
6 Colon, Bartolo $ 16,000,000                    Los Angeles Angels
tie Pettitte, Andy $ 16,000,000                    New York Yankees
8 Schmidt, Jason $ 15,703,946                    Los Angeles Dodgers
9 Bonds, Barry $ 15,533,970                    San Francisco Giants 
10 Sexson, Richie $ 15,500,000                    Seattle Mariners
11 Abreu, Bobby $ 15,000,000                    New York Yankees
12 Thome, Jim $ 14,833,333                    Chicago White Sox
13 Berkman, Lance $ 14,500,000                    Houston Astros
tie Delgado, Carlos $ 14,500,000                    New York Mets
tie Guerrero, Vladimir $ 14,500,000                    Los Angeles Angels
tie Hampton, Mike $ 14,500,000                    Atlanta Braves
17 Martinez, Pedro $ 14,002,234                    New York Mets
18 Drew, J.D. $ 14,000,000                    Boston Red Sox
tie Jones, Andruw $ 14,000,000                    Atlanta Braves
20 Tejada, Miguel $ 13,811,415                    Baltimore Orioles
21 Furcal, Rafael $ 13,730,196                    Los Angeles Dodgers
22 Beltran, Carlos $ 13,571,429                    New York Mets
23 Burrell, Pat $ 13,250,000                    Philadelphia Phillies
tie Lee, Derrek $ 13,250,000                    Chicago Cubs
tie Ortiz, David $ 13,250,000                    Boston Red Sox

Rocket's Re-Entry
 Roger Clemens re-signed with the NY Yankees.  The 1 year deal would amount to $28 million, making him the highest paid player in the game.  The actual pro-rated salary breaks down as follows assuming he returns June 1.  His actual first appearance was on June 9, 2007.

18.7 Million
 Pro-rated salary
$765,027
 Earnings for each of his projected 24 starts
$153,000
 For each day he is on the Yankees' roster
$145,833 per strikeout
 If he matches his rate of 5.4 per start of last year
$7,650
 Per pitch, based on 100 pitches per start

The 2006 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value.
 Complete List of 2006 players earning 1 million and over

Rank Player Salary Team
1 Rodriguez, Alex $ 21,680,727                    New York Yankees
2 Jeter, Derek $ 20,600,000                    New York Yankees
3 Giambi, Jason $ 20,428,571                    New York Yankees
4 Bagwell, Jeff $ 19,369,019                    Houston Astros
5 Bonds, Barry $ 19,331,470                    San Francisco Giants
6 Mussina, Mike $ 19,000,000                    New York Yankees
7 Ramirez, Manny $ 18,279,238                    Boston Red Sox
8 Helton, Todd $ 16,600,000                    Colorado Rockies
9 Pettitte, Andy $ 16,428,416                    Houston Astros
10 Ordonez, Magglio $ 16,200,000                    Detroit Tigers
11 Johnson, Randy $ 15,661,427                    New York Yankees
12 Park, Chan Ho $ 15,505,142                    San Diego Padres
13 Martinez, Pedro $ 14,875,000                    New York Mets
14 Hampton, Mike $ 14,503,543                    Atlanta Braves
15 Berkman, Lance $ 14,500,000                    Houston Astros
16 Thome, Jim $ 14,166,667                    Chicago White Sox
17 Colon, Bartolo $ 14,000,000                    Los Angeles Angels
18 Pujols, Albert $ 14,000,000                    St. Louis Cardinals
19 Abreu, Bobby $ 13,600,000                    Philadelphia Phillies
20 Beltran, Carlos $ 13,571,428                    New York Mets
21 Delgado, Carlos $ 13,500,000                    New York Mets
22 Guerrero, Vladimir 13,500,000                    Los Angeles Angels
23 Jones, Andruw $ 13,500,000                    Atlanta Braves
24 Damon, Johnny $ 13,000,000                    New York Yankees
25 Matsui, Hideki $ 13,000,000                    New York Yankees

The 2005 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value.
 Complete List of 2005 players earning over 1 million

Rank Player Salary Team
1 Rodriguez, Alex  $ 26,000,000 New York Yankees
2 Bonds, Barry  $ 22,000,000 San Francisco Giants 
3 Ramirez, Manny $ 22,000,000 Boston Red Sox
4 Jeter, Derek $ 19,600,000 New York Yankees
5 Mussina, Mike $ 19,000,000 New York Yankees
6 Bagwell, Jeff $ 18,000,000 Houston Astros
7 Clemens, Roger $ 18,000,000 Houston Astros
8 Sosa, Sammy  $ 17,000,000 Baltimore Orioles
9 Piazza, Mike $ 16,071,429 New York Mets
10 Jones, Chipper  $ 16,061,802 Atlanta Braves
11 Johnson, Randy $ 16,000,000 New York Yankees
12 Brown, Kevin $ 15,714,286 New York Yankees
13 Hampton, Mike $ 15,125,000 Atlanta Braves
14 Park, Chan Ho $ 15,000,000 Texas Rangers
15 Schilling, Curt $ 14,500,000 Boston Red Sox
16 Giambi, Jason $ 13,428,571 New York Yankees
17 Dreifort, Darren $ 13,400,000 Los Angeles Dodgers
18 Thome, Jim $ 13,166,667 Philadelphia Phillies
19 Abreu, Bobby $ 13,100,000 Philadelphia Phillies
20 Jones, Andruw $ 13,000,000 Atlanta Braves
21 Sheffield, Gary $ 13,000,000 New York Yankees
22 Walker, Larry $ 12,666,667 St. Louis Cardinals
23 Helton, Todd $ 12,600,000 Colorado Rockies
24 Griffey Jr, Ken $ 12,500,000 Cincinnati Reds
25 Guerrero, Vladimir  $ 12,500,000 Los Angeles Angels

The 2004 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value.
 Complete list of 2004 players earning over 1 million and over

Rank Player Salary Team
1 Ramirez, Manny  $ 22,500,000 Boston Red Sox
2 Rodriguez, Alex $ 22,000,000 New York Yankees
3 Delgado, Carlos $ 19,700,000 Toronto Blue Jays
4 Jeter, Derek $ 18,600,000 New York Yankees
5 Bonds, Barry $ 18,000,000 San Francisco Giants
6 Martinez, Pedro $ 17,500,000 Boston Red Sox
7 Vaughn, Mo $ 17,166,667 New York Mets
8 Green, Shawn $ 16,666,667 Los Angeles Dodgers
9 Piazza, Mike $ 16,071,429 New York Mets
10 Bagwell, Jeff $ 16,000,000 Houston Astros
11 Johnson, Randy $ 16,000,000 Arizona Diamondbacks 
12 Mussina, Mike $ 16,000,000 New York Yankees
13 Sosa, Sammy $ 16,000,000 Chicago Cubs
14 Brown, Kevin $ 15,714,286 New York Yankees
15 Jones, Chipper $ 15,333,333 Atlanta Braves
16 Hampton, Mike $ 14,625,000 Atlanta Braves
17 Ordonez, Magglio  $ 14,000,000 Chicago White Sox
18 Park, Chan Ho $ 14,000,000 Texas Rangers
19 Sheffield, Gary $ 13,000,000 New York Yankees
20 Walker, Larry $ 12,666,667 Colorado Rockies
21 Griffey Jr, Ken $ 12,500,000 Cincinnati Reds
22 Hidalgo, Richard $ 12,500,000 Houston Astros
23 Jones, Andruw $ 12,500,000 Atlanta Braves
24 Morris, Matt $ 12,500,000 St. Louis Cardinals
25 Giambi, Jason $ 12,428,571 New York Yankees

2004 Salary Arbitration Figures

Player, Pos. Team Asked Offered 2003 Salary
Kevin Millwood, RHP Phillies  $12,500,000  $10,000,000 $9,900,000
Albert Pujols, 1B-OF Cardinals $10,500,000 $7,000,000 $900,000
Eric Gagne, RHP Dodgers $8,000,000 $5,000,000 $550,000
David Ortiz, 1B-DH Red Sox $5,000,000 $4,250,000 $1,250,000
Placido Polanco, INF Phillies $4,500,000 $3,400,000 $2,875,000
Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B Twins $3,600,000 $2,500,000 $1,750,000
A.J. Pierzynski, C Giants $3,500,000 $2,250,000 $365,000
Melvin Mora, UT Orioles $3,300,000 $2,400,000  $1,725,000
Vicente Padilla, RHP Phillies $2,950,000 $2,350,000 $425,000
Shea Hillenbrand, 3B D'backs $2,875,000 $2,400,000 $407,500
Jay Gibbons, 1B-OF Orioles $2,800,000 $2,400,000 $375,000
Gabe White, LHP Yankees $2,700,000 $1,825,000 $3,316,667
Johan Santana, LHP Twins $2,450,000 $1,600,000 $335,000
Darrell May, LHP Royals $2,200,000 $1,850,000 $450,000
David Eckstein, SS Angels $2,150,000 $1,600,000 $425,000
Shawn Chacon, RHP Rockies $2,100,000 $1,650,000 $300,000
Jack Wilson, SS Pirates $1,850,000 $1,400,000 $335,000
Guillermo Mota, RHP Dodgers $1,750,000 $1,200,000 $675,000
Kyle Farnsworth, RHP Cubs $1,700,000 $1,100,000 $600,000
Nick Johnson, 1B Expos $1,600,000 $1,200,000 $364,100
B.J. Ryan, LHP Orioles $1,550,000 $1,000,000 $762,500
Chris Reitsma, RHP Reds $1,450,000 $950,000 $350,000
Jolbert Cabrera, UT Dodgers $1,350,000 $850,000 $435,000
Chad Bradford, RHP Athletics $1,125,000 $850,000 $331,000
J.C. Romero, LHP Twins $925,000 $650,000 $325,000

The 2003 salaries for the top 25 contracts by average annual value and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses.
Complete list of 2003 players earning 1 million

Rank Player Salary Club
1Rodriguez, Alex  $ 22,000,000 Texas Rangers
2 Ramirez, Manny  $ 20,000,000 Boston Red Sox
3Delgado, Carlos $ 18,700,000 Toronto Blue Jays
4 Vaughn, Mo $ 17,166,667 NY Mets
5Sosa, Sammy $ 16,000,000 Chicago Cubs
6 Brown, Kevin J $ 15,714,286 LA Dodgers
7Green, Shawn $ 15,666,667 LA Dodgers
8 Jeter, Derek  $ 15,600,000 NY Yankees
9Piazza, Mike $ 15,571,429 NY Mets
10 Bonds, Barry  $ 15,500,000 SF Giants
11Martinez, Pedro $ 15,500,000 Boston Red Sox
12 Johnson, Randy  $ 15,000,000 Arizona Diamondbacks 
13Maddux, Greg $ 14,750,000 Atlanta Braves
14 Hampton, Mike  $ 13,625,000 Atlanta Braves
15Jones, Chipper $ 13,333,333 Atlanta Braves
16 Bagwell, Jeff $ 13,000,000 Houston Astros
17Belle, Albert $ 13,000,000 Baltimore Orioles
18 Gonzalez, Juan  $ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
19Mondesi, Raul $ 13,000,000 NY Yankees
20 Park, Chan Ho  $ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
21Walker, Larry $ 12,666,667 Colorado Rockies
22 Griffey Jr, Ken $ 12,500,000 Cincinnati Reds
23Dreifort, Darren $ 12,400,000 LA Dodgers
24 Williams, Bernie   $ 12,357,143 NY Yankees
25Burnitz, Jeromy $ 12,166,667 NY Mets

The 2002 salaries for the top 15 contracts by average annual value and include all guaranteed income but not income from potential incentive bonuses.

Player  Club  Years  Avg. Salary 
Alex Rodriguez  Texas Rangers  2001-10  $25,200,000 
Manny Ramirez  Boston Red Sox  2001-08  $20,000,000 
Derek Jeter  NY Yankees  2001-10  $18,900,000 
Sammy Sosa  Chicago Cubs  2002-05  $18,000,000 
Barry Bonds  SF Giants  2002-06  $18,000,000 
Jason Giambi  NY Yankees  2002-08  $17,142,857 
Jeff Bagwell  Houston Astros  2002-06  $17,000,000 
Carlos Delgado  Toronto Blue Jays  2001-04  $17,000,000 
Todd Helton  Colorado Rockies  2003-11  $15,722,222 
Roger Clemens  NY Yankees  2001-02  $15,450,000 
Mike Hampton  Colorado Rockies  2001-08  $15,125,000 
Kevin Brown  LA Dodgers  1999-05  $15,000,000 
Chipper Jones  Atlanta Braves  2001-06  $15,000,000 
Mike Mussina  NY Yankees  2001-06  $14,750,000 
Shawn Green  LA Dodgers  2000-05   $14,000,000 

The 2001 salaries for the players earning 12 million or more.
 Complete list of 2001 players earning 1 million and over

Player  Club  Years  Avg. Salary 
Alex Rodriguez  Texas Rangers 2001-10  $25,200,000 
Manny Ramirez  Boston Red Sox 2001-08  $20,000,000 
Derek Jeter  NY Yankees 2001-10  $18,900,000 
Jeff Bagwell  Houston Astros 2002-06  $17,000,000 
Carlos Delgado  Toronto Blue Jay 2001-04  $17,000,000 
Roger Clemens  NY Yankees 2001-02  $15,450,000 
Mike Hampton  Colorado Rockies 2001-08  $15,125,000 
Kevin Brown  LA Dodgers 1999-05  $15,000,000 
Chipper Jones  Atlanta Braves 2001-06  $15,000,000 
Mike Mussina  NY Yankees 2001-06  $14,750,000 
Shawn Green  LA Dodgers 2000-05  $14,000,000 
Mo Vaughn  Anaheim Angels 1999-04  $13,333,333 
Randy Johnson  Arizona Diamondbacks  1999-02  $13,100,000 
Mike Piazza  NY Mets 1999-05  $13,000,000 
Albert Belle  Baltimore Orioles 1999-03  $13,000,000 
Ken Griffey Jr.  Cincinnati Reds 2000-08  $12,944,444 
Pedro Martinez  Boston Red Sox 1998-03  $12,500,000 
Larry Walker  Colorado Rockies 2000-05  $12,500,000 
Bernie Williams  NY Yankees 1999-05  $12,500,000 
Pedro Martinez Boston Red Sox 1998-03   $12,000,000 

The 2000 salaries for the top 15 major league baseball players on opening day rosters.
 Complete list of 2000 players earning 1 million and over

Player  Salary 
1. Kevin Brown, L.A.   $15,714,286 
2. Randy Johnson, Ariz.  $13,350,000 
3. Albert Belle, Balt.  $12,868,670 
4. Bernie Williams, NYY  $12,357,143 
5. Larry Walker, Col.  $12,142,857 
6. Mike Piazza, NYM $12,071,429 
7. David Cone, NYY $12,000,000 
8. Pedro J. Martinez, Bos.  $11,500,000 
9. Mo Vaughn, Ana.  $11,166,667 
10. Greg Maddux, Atl.  $11,100,000 
11. Sammy Sosa, Cubs  $11,000,000 
12. Barry Bonds, S.F.  $10,658,826 
13. Derek Jeter, NYY $10,000,000 
(tie) Raul Mondesi, Tor.  $10,000,000 
15. Gary Sheffield, L.A.  $9,916,667 

The 1999 salaries for the top 15 major league baseball players on opening day rosters.
 Complete list of 1999 players earning 1 million and over

Player / Club / Salary 

1. Albert Belle, Bal - $11,949,794
2. Pedro J. Martinez, Bos - 11,000,000
3. Kevin Brown, LA - 10,714,286
4. Greg Maddux, Atl - 10,600,000
5. Gary Sheffield, LA - 9,916,667
6. Bernie Williams, NYY - 9,857,143
7. Barry Bonds, SF - 9,381,057
8. Randy Johnson, Ari - 9,350,000
9. Raul Mondesi, LA - 9,000,000
(tie) Sammy Sosa, Cubs - 9,000,000
11. Mark McGwire, StL - 8,833,333
12. Rafael Palmeiro, Tex - 8,649,931
13. Pat Hentgen, Tor - 8,600,000
(tie) Ivan Rodriguez, Tex - 8,600,000
15. Ken Griffey Jr., Sea - 8,510,532

2009 Baseball Team Valuations

Rank Team Current
($mil)		 1-Yr Change
(%)		 Debt/Value
(%)		 Revenues
($mil)		 Operating Inc.
($mil)
1 New York Yankees 1,500 15 95 375 -3.7
2 New York Mets 912 11 76 261 23.5
3 Boston Red Sox 833 2 29 269 25.7
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 722 4 58 241 16.5
5 Chicago Cubs 700 9 0 239 29.7
6 LA Angels of Anaheim 509 2 7 212 10.3
7 Philadelphia Phillies 496 3 35 216 16.3
8 St Louis Cardinals 486 0 50 195 6.6
9 San Francisco Giants 471 -5 28 196 22.4
10 Chicago White Sox 450 2 9 196 13.8
11 Atlanta Braves 446 -10 0 186 4.7
12 Houston Astros 445 -4 12 194 17.0
13 Seattle Mariners 426 -9 23 189 3.8
14 Washington Nationals 406 -12 62 184 42.6
15 Texas Rangers 405 -2 66 176 17.4
16 San Diego Padres 401 4 60 174 22.9
17 Baltimore Orioles 400 0 38 174 27.2
18 Cleveland Indians 399 -4 25 181 19.5
19 Arizona Diamondbacks 390 3 51 177 3.9
20 Colorado Rockies 373 1 21 178 24.5
21 Detroit Tigers 371 -9 57 186 -26.3
22 Minnesota Twins 356 9 28 158 26.8
23 Toronto Blue Jays 353 0 0 172 3.0
24 Milwaukee Brewers 347 5 35 173 11.8
25 Cincinnati Reds 342 2 12 171 17.0
26 Tampa Bay Rays 320 10 19 160 29.4
27 Oakland Athletics 319 -1 28 160 26.2
28 Kansas City Royals 314 4 13 143 9.0
29 Pittsburgh Pirates 288 -1 35 144 15.9
30 Florida Marlins 277 8 32 139 43.7

2006 Baseball Team Valuations

Rank Team Current
(mil)		 1 yr. Change Debt / Value
%		 Revenues
(mil)		 Operating Inc.
(mmil)
1 New York Yankees 1,026 8 12 277 -50.0
2 Boston Red Sox 617 10 39 206 -18.5
3 New York Mets 604 20 42 195 -16.1
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 482 14 87 189 13.4
5 Chicago Cubs 448 12 0 179 7.9
6 Washington Nationals 440 42 27 145 27.9
7 St Louis Cardinals 429 16 47 165 7.9
8 Seattle Mariners 428 3 23 179 7.3
9 Philadelphia Phillies 424 8 42 176 14.8
10 Houston Astros 416 17 13 173 30.2
11 San Francisco Giants 410 8 37 171 11.2
12 Atlanta Braves 405 6 7 172 27.6
13 LA Angels of Anaheim 368 25 10 167 -2.6
14 Baltimore Orioles 359 5 42 156 21.0
15 San Diego Padres 354 8 56 158 13.0
16 Texas Rangers 353 8 45 153 24.7
17 Cleveland Indians 352 10 28 150 34.6
18 Chicago White Sox 315 20 11 157 21.7
19 Arizona Diamondbacks  305 7 79 145 21.8
20 Colorado Rockies 298 3 30 145 16.3
21 Detroit Tigers 292 22 73 146 3.5
22 Toronto Blue Jays 286 34 0 136 29.7
23 Cincinnati Reds 274 8 15 137 17.9
24 Pittsburgh Pirates 250 15 44 125 21.9
25 Kansas City Royals 239 28 15 117 20.8
26 Milwaukee Brewers 235 13 51 131 22.4
27 Oakland Athletics 234 26 38 134 16.0
28 Florida Marlins 226 10 31 119 -11.9
29 Minnesota Twins 216 21 42 114 7.0
30 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 209 19 17 116 20.3

2001 Estimated Franchise Values
In Millions
Average: 286

New York Yankees730 Houston337 San Diego207
New York Mets482 Baltimore319 Cincinnati204
Los Angeles435 Chicago Cubs287 Anaheim195
Boston426 Arizona280 Toronto182
Atlanta424 St. Louis271 Oakland157
Seattle373 Detroit262 Kansas City152
Cleveland360 Pittsburgh242 Tampa Bay142
Texas356 Milwaukee238 Florida137
San Francisco355 Philadelphia231 Minnesota127
Colorado347 Chicago White Sox223 Montreal108

Luxury "Competitive Balance" Tax

Player Salary Statistics
 1967-2010

Year Minimum Average % Chg
2010 $400,000  $3,300,000 1.8
2009 $400,000  $3,260,000 4
2008 $390,000 $3,150,000 7.4
2007  $380,000 $2,820,000 4.6
2006  $327,000 $2,699,292 9
2005  $316,000 $2,632,655 5.9
2004  $300,000 $2,486,609 (-2.7)
2003  $300,000 $2,555,416  7.2
2002  $200,000 $2,340,920  5.2
2001  $200,000 $2,138,896  13.9
2000  $200,000 $1,895,630  15.6
1999  $200,000 $1,611,166  19.3
1998  $170,000 $1,398,831  4.2
1997  $150,000 $1,336,609  17.6
1996  $122,667 $1,119,981  9.9
1995  $109,000 $1,110,766  (-9.9)
1994  $109,000 $1,168,263  6.1
1993  $109,000 $1,076,089  3.3
1992  $109,000 $1,028,667  21.7
1991  $100,000 $851,492  53.9
1990  $100,000 $597,537  12.9
1989  $68,000 $497,254   
1988  $62,500 $438,729 
1987  $62,500 $412,454 
1986  $60,000 $412,520 
1985  $60,000 $371,571 
1984  $40,000 $329,408 
1983  $35,000 $289,194 
1982  $33,500 $241,497 
1981  $32,500 $185,651 
1980  $30,000 $143,756 
1979  $21,000 $113,558 
1978  $21,000 $99,876 
1977  $19,000 $76,066 
1976  $19,000 $51,501 
1975  $16,000 $44,676 
1974  $15,000 $40,839 
1973  $15,000 $36,566 
1972  $13,500 $34,092 
1971  $12,750 $31,543 
1970  $12,000 $29,303 
1969  $10,000 $24,909 
1968  $10,000 NA 
1967  $6,000 $19,000 

Top  Arbitration Awards 1974 - 2001
Year  Player  Club  Salary 
2001 Andruw Jones  Atlanta Braves $8,200,000 
2000 Mariano Rivera*  NY Yankees $7,250,000 
1994 Jack McDowell*  Chicago White Sox $5,300,000 
1992 Ruben Sierra  Texas Rangers $5,000,000 
1999 Derek Jeter  NY Yankees $5,000,000 
1996 Chuck Knoblauch  Minnesota Twins $4,670,000 
1994 Gregg Jefferies  St. Louis Cardinals $4,600,000 
2000 Charles Johnson  Baltimore Orioles $4,600,000 
1995 Ben McDonald  Baltimore Orioles $4,500,000 
1992 David Cone  NY Mets$4,250,000 
1999 Mariano Rivera  NY Yankees $4,250,000 
1996 Steve Avery  Atlanta Braves $4,200,000 
1993 Jack McDowell  Chicago White Sox  $4,000,000  
1996 Ivan Rodriguez*  Texas Rangers $4,000,000 

* Lost Arbitration Case

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