The Pay’s The Thing

These pages track MLB contracts and payrolls. Figures are unofficial, collected from published reports and sources around the game.

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Contact Jeff at JEuston@baseballprospectus.com.

PROJECTED 2023 PAYROLLS

Figures in millions of dollars, as of 3/23/23. MLB rank in parentheses.
Competitive Balance Tax assessed on tax payrolls exceeding $233 million.

Open Day 26-man
 CB Tax   40-man
Open Day 26-man
 CB Tax   40-man
$278.0 ( 2) $295.3 ( 2) $328.3 ( 1) $375.3 ( 1)
$208.7 ( 7) $249.0 ( 6) $240.9 ( 3) $253.7 ( 4)
$180.0 (1) $215.1 (11) $196.7 ( 8) $235.9 ( 7)
$ 72.1 (28) $126.1 (23) $101.4 (22) $126.1 (22)
$ 61.8 (29) $ 83.7 (29) $ 92.8 (23) $122.2 (24)
$180.0 (12) $206.3 (14) $182.0 (11) $222.1 ( 9)
$151.5 (17) $167.5 (18) $179.3 (14) $197.8 (15)
$120.8 (19) $141.0 (19) Milwaukee Brewers $117.2 (20) $136.0 (20)
$ 88.0 (24) $107.8 (26) $ 83.6 (26) $101.7 (27)
$ 86.9 (25) $117.7 (25) $ 73.5 (27) $ 92.7 (28)
$209.6 ( 6) $223.9 ( 8) $238.4 ( 4) $275.8 ( 3)
$193.8 ( 9) $217.7 (10) $222.1 ( 5) $250.4 ( 5)
$178.3 (15) $214.9 (12) $185.9 (10) $212.3 (13)
$137.7 (18) $181.7 (17) $172.9 (16) $196.1 (16)
$ 56.2 (30) $ 77.1 (30) $116.7 (21) $135.1 (21)

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