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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 Astros

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 has 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
2Ramirez, Manny$ 20,000,000Boston Red Sox
3Delgado, Carlos$ 18,700,000 Toronto Blue Jays
4Vaughn, Mo$ 17,166,667NY Mets
5Sosa, Sammy$ 16,000,000Chicago Cubs
6Brown, Kevin J$ 15,714,286LA Dodgers
7Green, Shawn$ 15,666,667LA Dodgers
8Jeter, Derek$ 15,600,000 NY Yankees
9Piazza, Mike$ 15,571,429 NY Mets
10Bonds, Barry$ 15,500,000 SF Giants
11Martinez, Pedro$ 15,500,000Boston Red Sox
12Johnson, Randy$ 15,000,000 Arizona Diamondbacks 
13Maddux, Greg$ 14,750,000 Atlanta Braves
14Hampton, Mike$ 13,625,000 Atlanta Braves
15Jones, Chipper$ 13,333,333 Atlanta Braves
16Bagwell, Jeff$ 13,000,000 Houston Astros
17Belle, Albert$ 13,000,000 Baltimore Orioles
18Gonzalez, Juan$ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
19Mondesi, Raul$ 13,000,000 NY Yankees
20Park, Chan Ho$ 13,000,000 Texas Rangers
21Walker, Larry$ 12,666,667 Colorado Rockies
22Griffey Jr, Ken$ 12,500,000 Cincinnati Reds
23Dreifort, Darren$ 12,400,000 LA Dodgers
24Williams, Bernie $ 12,357,143NY 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 Rangers2001-10 $25,200,000 
Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox2001-08 $20,000,000 
Derek Jeter NY Yankees2001-10 $18,900,000 
Jeff Bagwell Houston Astros2002-06 $17,000,000 
Carlos Delgado Toronto Blue Jay2001-04 $17,000,000 
Roger Clemens NY Yankees2001-02 $15,450,000 
Mike Hampton Colorado Rockies2001-08 $15,125,000 
Kevin Brown LA Dodgers1999-05 $15,000,000 
Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves2001-06 $15,000,000 
Mike Mussina NY Yankees2001-06 $14,750,000 
Shawn Green LA Dodgers2000-05 $14,000,000 
Mo Vaughn Anaheim Angels1999-04 $13,333,333 
Randy Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks 1999-02 $13,100,000 
Mike Piazza NY Mets1999-05 $13,000,000 
Albert Belle Baltimore Orioles1999-03 $13,000,000 
Ken Griffey Jr. Cincinnati Reds2000-08 $12,944,444 
Pedro Martinez Boston Red Sox1998-03 $12,500,000 
Larry Walker Colorado Rockies2000-05 $12,500,000 
Bernie Williams NY Yankees1999-05 $12,500,000 
Pedro MartinezBoston Red Sox1998-03  $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

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2006 Baseball Team Valuations

Rank Team Current
($mil)		 1 yr Change
(%)		 Debt/Value
(%)		 Revenues
($mil)		 Operating Inc.
($mil)
1 New York Yankees 1026 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 Phil