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NEW MLB NUMBERS FOCUS ON 25-MAN ROSTER, O'S STILL TOP LEAGUE
Published April 2, 1998
Opening-day MLB club payrolls, based on this season's
salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses for players
on the 25-man rosters and the DL, are listed by Murray Chass
of the N.Y. TIMES. These numbers differ from figures cited
in the 3/27 issue of THE DAILY from the Players Relations
Committee, which includes the salaries of all players on the
40-man roster, bonuses and benefits. The following numbers
include information on a team's 25-man roster (N.Y. TIMES,
4/2). USA TODAY also lists each team's payroll and complete
individual player salaries (USA TODAY, 4/2):
| TEAM |
PAYROLL
|
TEAM
|
PAYROLL
|
|
| ORIOLES |
$70,408,134
|
GIANTS |
$40,320,833
|
|
| YANKEES |
$63,159,901
|
ANGELS |
$38,537,000
|
|
| BRAVES |
$59,536,000
|
WHITE SOX |
$36,840,000
|
|
| INDIANS |
$58,433,500
|
PHILLIES |
$34,370,000
|
|
| RANGERS |
$54,704,595
|
MARLINS |
$33,434,000
|
|
| CARDINALS |
$52,572,500
|
ROYALS |
$32,962,500
|
|
| MARINERS |
$52,132,291
|
BREWERS |
$32,072,584
|
|
| RED SOX |
$51,647,000
|
DIAMONDBACKS |
$30,266,500
|
|
| METS |
$49,859,667
|
TWINS |
$26,537,500
|
|
| CUBS |
$49,383,000
|
DEVIL RAYS |
$25,112,500
|
|
| BLUE JAYS |
$48,416,000
|
TIGERS |
$22,725,000
|
|
| DODGERS |
$47,470,000
|
REDS |
$21,995,000
|
|
| ROCKIES |
$47,433,334
|
ATHLETICS |
$20,008,000
|
|
| PADRES |
$45,368,000
|
PIRATES |
$13,752,000
|
|
| ASTROS |
$40,629,000
|
EXPOS |
$9,202,000
|
