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
Highest salaries: John Lackey: $18.7 million J.D. Drew: $14 million David Ortiz: $13 million
Highest salaries: Alfonso Soriano: $19 million Carlos Zambrano: $18.9 million
Highest salaries: Ryan Howard: $19 million Roy Halladay: $15.75 million ($6 million owed by Toronto) Chase Utley: $15 million
Highest salaries: Miguel Cabrera: $20 million Magglio Ordoñez: $17.8 million
Highest salaries: Johan Santana: $20.15 million Carlos Beltran: $19.4 million
Highest salaries: Torii Hunter: $18.5 million Gary Matthews Jr.: $10.9 million (traded to Mets, who are paying an additional $1 million)
Highest salaries: Jake Peavy: $15 million Mark Buehrle: $14 million
Highest salaries: Manny Ramirez: $20 million ($10 million owed by Boston) Hiroki Kuroda: $15.43 million
Highest salaries: Justin Morneau: $15 million Joe Mauer: $12.5 million
Highest salaries: Barry Zito: $18.5 million Aaron Rowand: $13.6 million
Highest salaries: Matt Holliday: $17 million Albert Pujols: $16 million Chris Carpenter: $14.5 million
Highest salaries: Carlos Lee: $19 million Roy Oswalt: $15 million Lance Berkman: $14.5 million
Highest salary: Ichiro Suzuki: $17 million
Highest salaries: Jeff Suppan: $12.75 million Prince Fielder: $11 million
Highest salary: Todd Helton: $16.6 million
Highest salaries: Derek Lowe: $15 million Chipper Jones: $13 million
Highest salary: Vernon Wells: $16.14 million
Highest salaries: Aaron Harang: $12.5 million Francisco Cordero: $12.13 million Bronson Arroyo: $11.6 million
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
Highest salaries: Gil Meche: $12.4 million Jose Guillen: $12 million
Highest salary: Kevin Millwood: $15 million ($3 million owed by Texas)
Highest salaries: Carlos Peña: $10.13 million Carl Crawford: $10 million Pat Burrell: $9 million
Highest salary: Adam Dunn: $12 million
Highest salary: Michael Young: $16 million
Highest salaries: Travis Hafner: $11.5 million Jake Westbrook: $11 million Kerry Wood: $10.5 million
Highest salaries: Eric Chavez: $12.5 million Ben Sheets: $10 million
Highest salaries: Nate Robertson: $10 million ($9.6 million owed by Detroit) Dan Uggla: $7.8 million Hanley Ramirez: $7 million
Highest salary: Paul Maholm: $5 million
Highest salary: Chris Young: $6.38 million