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Baseball 2007 payrolls

Published: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:06 a.m. MDT
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NEW YORK (AP) — Payrolls and average salaries for the opening day rosters of the 30 major league teams. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income. For some players, parts of deferred signing bonuses and salaries are discounted to reflect present-day values. Cash transactions among the clubs are not included.

Team Payroll Average

Yankees $195,229,045 $6,732,036

Red Sox 143,526,214 5,125,936

Mets 117,915,819 3,930,527

White Sox 109,680,167 4,218,468

Angels 109,251,333 3,641,711

Dodgers 108,704,524 3,748,432

Mariners 106,516,833 3,945,068

Cubs 99,937,000 3,701,370

Tigers 95,180,369 3,172,679

Orioles 95,107,807 3,396,707

Giants 90,469,056 3,479,579

Cardinals 90,286,823 3,224,529

Braves 89,492,685 3,196,167

Phillies 89,368,214 3,081,663

Astros 87,759,500 3,250,352

Athletics 79,938,369 2,854,942

Blue Jays 79,925,600 2,960,207

Brewers 71,986,500 2,666,167

Twins 71,439,500 2,551,411

Reds 69,154,980 2,161,093

Rangers 68,818,675 2,457,810

Royals 67,366,500 2,173,113

Indians 61,673,267 2,126,664

Padres 58,235,567 2,239,829

Rockies 54,424,000 2,015,704

D-backs 52,067,546 1,859,555

Pirates 38,604,500 1,429,796

Nationals 37,347,500 1,287,845

Marlins 30,507,000 984,097

Devil Rays 24,124,200 893,489

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