Here are the final payrolls for 2006. Surprising to see the Sox drop all the way to 9th, and only $1.6 million from 11th.
1 New York Yankees $207.5 (Luxury tax - $26)
2 Boston Red Sox $137.5 (Luxury tax - $0.5)
3 New York Mets $116.6
4 Houston Astros $107.7
5 Los Angeles Dodgers $107.3
6 Los Angeles Angels $104.0
7 Chicago Cubs $99.0
8 San Francisco Giants $98.9
9 Chicago White Sox $96.9
10 St. Louis Cardinals $96.1
11 Seattle Mariners $95.3
12 Philadelphia Phillies $93.3
13 Atlanta Braves $92.2
14 Detroit Tigers $89.8
15 Texas Rangers $82.7
16 Baltimore Orioles $76.1
17 San Diego Padres $73.8
18 Toronto Blue Jays $72.4
19 Oakland A's $70.9
20 Washington Nationals $67.4
21 Minnesota Twins $64.8
22 Cincinnati Reds $63.7
23 Arizona Diamondbacks $61.5
24 Milwaukee Brewers $58.1
25 Colorado Rockies $53.2
26 Cleveland Indians $52.4
27 Kansas City Royals $51.5
28 Pittsburgh Pirates $43.4
29 Tampa Bay Devil Rays $36.4
30 Florida Marlins $21.1
* All figures in Millions (US)
Note: Figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and earned incentive bonuses and other compensation. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values. Figures include money paid or received in cash transactions between teams to defray parts of salaries of traded players.




There is 1 Comment. Load Now.
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment
X - Mark as Read
R - Reply
Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous
Shift + A - Mark All Read
Comment Settings
Live comment alert: Hide it!
Comments for this post are closed.