2010 MLB Payrolls: Highest to Lowest

SI Staff | Apr 28, 2010

2010 MLB Payrolls: Highest to Lowest /

2010 MLB Payrolls: Highest to Lowest

New York Yankees

Salary data from the website Cot’s Baseball Contracts and published reports. The Yankees, whose payroll is nearly six times that of the Pittsburgh Pirates or San Diego Padres, are led by third baseman Alex Rodriguez's $33 million salary. New York's starting infield will earn $85.2 million (Derek Jeter: $22.6M, Mark Teixeira: $20.6M, Robinson Cano: $9M), more than the entire payroll of 15 major league teams. Other high salaries: C.C. Sabathia: $24.3 million A.J. Burnett: $16.5 million Mariano Rivera: $15 million Jorge Posada: $13.1 million

Boston Red Sox

Highest salaries: John Lackey: $18.7 million J.D. Drew: $14 million David Ortiz: $13 million

Chicago Cubs

Highest salaries: Alfonso Soriano: $19 million Carlos Zambrano: $18.9 million

Philadelphia Phillies

Highest salaries: Ryan Howard: $19 million Roy Halladay: $15.75 million ($6 million owed by Toronto) Chase Utley: $15 million

Detroit Tigers

Highest salaries: Miguel Cabrera: $20 million Magglio Ordoñez: $17.8 million

New York Mets

Highest salaries: Johan Santana: $20.15 million Carlos Beltran: $19.4 million

Los Angeles Angels

Highest salaries: Torii Hunter: $18.5 million Gary Matthews Jr.: $10.9 million (traded to Mets, who are paying an additional $1 million)

Chicago White Sox

Highest salaries: Jake Peavy: $15 million Mark Buehrle: $14 million

Los Angeles Dodgers

Highest salaries: Manny Ramirez: $20 million ($10 million owed by Boston) Hiroki Kuroda: $15.43 million

Minnesota Twins

Highest salaries: Justin Morneau: $15 million Joe Mauer: $12.5 million

San Francisco Giants

Highest salaries: Barry Zito: $18.5 million Aaron Rowand: $13.6 million

St. Louis Cardinals

Highest salaries: Matt Holliday: $17 million Albert Pujols: $16 million Chris Carpenter: $14.5 million

Houston Astros

Highest salaries: Carlos Lee: $19 million Roy Oswalt: $15 million Lance Berkman: $14.5 million

Seattle Mariners

Highest salary: Ichiro Suzuki: $17 million

Milwaukee Brewers

Highest salaries: Jeff Suppan: $12.75 million Prince Fielder: $11 million

Colorado Rockies

Highest salary: Todd Helton: $16.6 million

Atlanta Braves

Highest salaries: Derek Lowe: $15 million Chipper Jones: $13 million

Toronto Blue Jays

Highest salary: Vernon Wells: $16.14 million

Cincinnati Reds

Highest salaries: Aaron Harang: $12.5 million Francisco Cordero: $12.13 million Bronson Arroyo: $11.6 million

Arizona Diamondbacks

Highest salaries: Eric Byrnes: $11.27 million (released by team and signed by Seattle, who are paying an additional $400,000) Brandon Webb: $8.5 million Dan Haren: $8.25 million