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PROJECTED 2024 PAYROLLSProjected payrolls as of 5/2/24. Figures in millions. MLB rank in parentheses. |
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Year End 40-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
Year End 40-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
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$302.7 ( 3) | $313.7 ( 3) | $329.6 ( 1) | $344.0 ( 1) | |||
$226.3 ( 7) | $246.6 ( 9) | $243.1 ( 4) | $257.4 ( 5) | |||
$181.6 (11) | $220.8 (12) | $225.5 ( 8) | $264.4 ( 4) | |||
$102.4 (23) | $123.6 (24) | $129.7 (19) | $139.5 (21) | |||
$ 95.7 (27) | $113.7 (29) | $ 96.3 (26) | $121.8 (25) |
$133.1 (18) | $130.0 (23) | $217.3 ( 9) | $231.6 (10) | |||
$128.7 (20) | $159.2 (17) | $175.5 (13) | $210.6 (14) | |||
$117.4 (21) | $158.1 (19) | $108.5 (22) | $146.2 (20) | |||
$ 99.6 (24) | $133.1 (22) | $ 91.4 (28) | $120.2 (26) | |||
$ 99.1 (25) | $115.8 (28) | $ 85.3 (29) | $118.3 (27) |
$237.9 ( 5) | $254.3 ( 6) | $312.2 ( 2) | $326.9 ( 2) | |||
$227.3 ( 6) | $249.2 ( 8) | $210.5 (10) | $251.6 ( 7) | |||
$176.6 (12) | $191.6 (15) | $168.2 (14) | $216.8 (13) | |||
$141.5 (17) | $158.4 (18) | $164.6 (15) | $225.4 (11) | |||
$ 62.5 (30) | $ 80.4 (30) | $146.3 (16) | $166.1 (16) |
2023 PAYROLLSFigures in millions. MLB rank in parentheses. Final tax payrolls as of 12/23/23, per the Associated Press. |
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Opening Day 26-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
Opening Day 26-man |
CB Tax 40-man |
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$277.7 ( 2) | $296.3 ( 2) | $330.6 ( 1) | $374.6 ( 1) | |||
$209.9 ( 7) | $257.7 ( 5) | $243.0 ( 4) | $255.3 ( 6) | |||
$181.2 (12) | $225.7 (12) | $203.0 ( 8) | $248.7 ( 7) | |||
$ 73.1 (28) | $131.8 (25) | $101.1 (22) | $134.6 (24) | |||
$ 60.8 (29) | $ 89.4 (29) | $ 92.5 (23) | $134.9 (23) |
$181.1 (13) | $200.5 (14) | $184.2 (11) | $230.3 (10) | |||
$153.7 (17) | $177.1 (18) | $176.5 (14) | $186.4 (16) | |||
$122.2 (19) | $146.4 (21) | $118.7 (20) | $151.7 (20) | |||
$ 92.4 (24) | $119.4 (26) | $ 82.8 (26) | $113.0 (27) | |||
$ 89.4 (25) | $136.6 (22) | $ 73.2 (27) | $ 89.7 (28) |
$212.2 ( 6) | $232.9 ( 9) | $248.9 ( 3) | $291.2 ( 3) | |||
$195.8 ( 9) | $242.1 ( 8) | $222.6 ( 5) | $269.8 ( 4) | |||
$179.8 (14) | $226.2 (11) | $187.9 (10) | $218.4 (13) | |||
$137.4 (18) | $183.3 (17) | $172.1 (16) | $193.3 (15) | |||
$ 56.8 (30) | $ 81.7 (30) | $116.1 (21) | $154.5 (19) |
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