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PROJECTED 2024 PAYROLLSProjected payrolls as of 3/18/24. 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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$295.6 ( 3) | $306.7 ( 3) | $312.5 ( 1) | $329.5 ( 1) | |||
$229.7 ( 6) | $249.9 ( 8) | $246.6 ( 4) | $260.8 ( 5) | |||
$172.6 (13) | $206.8 (13) | $228.6 ( 7) | $267.5 ( 4) | |||
$ 98.4 (24) | $119.6 (27) | $129.6 (18) | $137.3 (21) | |||
$ 96.4 (26) | $114.4 (29) | $ 96.2 (27) | $121.0 (24) |
$129.3 (19) | $159.8 (16) | $219.3 ( 9) | $233.6 (10) | |||
$124.9 (20) | $121.9 (23) | $177.8 (11) | $212.8 (12) | |||
$118.2 (21) | $159.0 (19) | $107.6 (22) | $147.9 (20) | |||
$103.4 (23) | $120.2 (25) | $ 90.5 (28) | $119.3 (28) | |||
$ 98.0 (25) | $131.6 (22) | $ 86.9 (29) | $119.9 (26) |
$242.4 ( 5) | $258.8 ( 6) | $302.3 ( 2) | $321.3 ( 2) | |||
$221.9 ( 8) | $243.8 ( 9) | $211.8 (10) | $251.9 ( 7) | |||
$173.2 (12) | $188.2 (15) | $168.1 (14) | $229.4 (11) | |||
$142.3 (17) | $159.1 (17) | $145.6 (15) | $158.0 (19) | |||
$ 62.6 (30) | $ 80.5 (30) | $142.9 (16) | $191.2 (14) |
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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