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

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PROJECTED 2022 PAYROLLS Figures in millions of dollars, as of 12/1/21. MLB rank in parentheses.
	Open Day (26-man)	CB Tax (40-man)			Open Day (26-man)	CB Tax (40-man)
	$210.7 (3)	$221.1 (3)			$255.5 (1)	$265.0 (1)
	$178.1 (5)	$206.0 (5)			$173.0 (7)	$177.0 (9)
	$137.5 (11)	$159.1 (11)			$128.7 (12)	$148.6 (12)
	$ 79.8 (24)	$110.7 (22)			$117.0 (15)	$135.2 (14)
	$ 40.4 (29)	$ 59.7 (29)			$ 65.0 (27)	$ 91.7 (25)

	$175.6 ( 6)	$194.2 ( 6)			$144.7 (10)	$159.8 (10)
	$116.3 (16)	$133.4 (15)			$112.3 (17)	$127.6 (18)
	$ 87.9 (21)	$114.4 (20)			$112.0 (18)	$125.1 (19)
	$ 77.3 (25)	$ 79.8 (27)			$109.4 (19)	$128.1 (17)
	$ 46.6 (28)	$ 64.9 (28)			$ 34.4 (30)	$ 52.7 (30)

	$172.2 ( 8)	$185.9 (8)			$220.2 (2)	$235.2 (2)
	$168.5 ( 9)	$189.3 (7)			$191.9 (4)	$208.4 (4)
	$125.5 (13)	$136.6 (13)			$118.7 (14)	$132.4 (16)
	$ 80.5 (23)	$ 91.9 (24)			$ 96.6 (20)	$111.2 (21)
	$ 77.1 (26)	$100.4 (23)			$ 81.4 (22)	$ 91.1 (26)

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