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2008 Compensation



      


Team Name# PlayersPayroll Payroll Sort$ Per Player $ Per Player Sort1 Year Delta1 Year Delta Sort% Change% Change Sort
Arizona Diamondbacks29 $66,528,00066528000 $2,294,0692294068.9655172$12,624,00012624000+23.4 %23.419412288513
Atlanta Braves30 $103,069,017103069017 $3,435,6343435633.9$15,288,18415288184+17.4 %17.416312283115
Baltimore Orioles31 $66,644,58166644581 $2,149,8252149825.1935484$-27,412,145-27412145-29.1 %-29.144268746926
Boston Red Sox30 $136,798,083136798083 $4,559,9364559936.1$-10,770,750-10770750-7.3 %-7.2987973009179
Chicago Cubs29 $120,270,833120270833 $4,147,2704147270.1034483$20,985,16720985167+21.1 %21.136149703624
Chicago White Sox27 $121,125,167121125167 $4,486,1174486117.2962963$12,168,33412168334+11.2 %11.16803202237
Cincinnati Reds30 $72,788,00072788000 $2,426,2672426266.6666667$3,127,1673127167+4.5 %4.4891323650982
Cleveland Indians29 $77,650,90077650900 $2,677,6172677617.2413793$16,198,80016198800+26.4 %26.360043025381
Colorado Rockies29 $70,706,50070706500 $2,438,1552438155.1724138$13,644,50013644500+23.9 %23.911710069749
Detroit Tigers30 $138,175,833138175833 $4,605,8614605861.1$40,067,33340067333+40.8 %40.839818160506
Florida Marlins39 $25,079,00025079000 $643,051643051.28205128$-6,178,000-6178000-19.8 %-19.765172601337
Houston Astros31 $96,369,00096369000 $3,108,6773108677.4193548$6,138,5006138500+6.8 %6.8031319786547
Kansas City Royals30 $64,221,50064221500 $2,140,7172140716.6666667$-6,006,000-6006000-8.6 %-8.5522053326688
Los Angeles Angels31 $119,783,700119783700 $3,863,9903863990.3225806$10,715,20010715200+9.8 %9.82428473849
Los Angeles Dodgers33 $119,475,901119475901 $3,620,4823620481.8484848$11,190,33811190338+10.3 %10.334099662021
Milwaukee Brewers26 $78,594,00078594000 $3,022,8463022846.1538462$8,018,5008018500+11.4 %11.361591487131
Minnesota Twins25 $61,442,66761442667 $2,457,7072457706.68$-10,746,833-10746833-14.9 %-14.886975252634
New York Mets31 $137,759,000137759000 $4,443,8394443838.7096774$21,076,00021076000+18.1 %18.06261409117
New York Yankees30 $213,493,346213493346 $7,116,4457116444.8666667$17,892,33917892339+9.1 %9.1473654836552
Oakland Athletics25 $46,325,00046325000 $1,853,0001853000$-34,452,050-34452050-42.7 %-42.650790044945
Philadelphia Phillies31 $100,535,047100535047 $3,243,0663243066.0322581$10,695,50010695500+11.9 %11.90511345744
Pittsburgh Pirates31 $50,205,72550205725 $1,619,5401619539.516129$8,761,2258761225+21.1 %21.139656649254
San Diego Padres33 $74,010,11774010117 $2,242,7312242730.8181818$15,439,05015439050+26.4 %26.359516380332
San Francisco Giants30 $75,877,00075877000 $2,529,2332529233.3333333$-13,814,052-13814052-15.4 %-15.401817340709
Seattle Mariners28 $119,080,500119080500 $4,252,8754252875$14,525,50014525500+13.9 %13.892688058916
St. Louis Cardinals32 $99,865,50099865500 $3,120,7973120796.875$5,499,5005499500+5.8 %5.8278405357862
Tampa Bay Rays36 $47,124,50047124500 $1,309,0141309013.8888889$21,333,70021333700+82.7 %82.718256122338
Texas Rangers41 $68,081,98068081980 $1,660,5361660536.097561$-2,852,260-2852260-4.0 %-4.0209918369464
Toronto Blue Jays30 $104,368,800104368800 $3,478,9603478960$20,053,80020053800+23.8 %23.784380003558
Washington Nationals32 $56,261,00056261000 $1,758,1561758156.25$18,913,50018913500+50.6 %50.641943905215
TOTAL919 $2,731,710,197 $2,972,481$212,124,047+8.4 %
Pos Count Tot WARP Avg WARP hidden1Tot Salary hidden1Avg Salary hidden1$/WARP hidden2Pct Sal hidden3Pct WARP hidden4Efficiency hidden5
C 68 57.72 0.85 0.84887870100519 $146,260,410 146260410 $2,150,888 2150888.3823529 $2,533,799 2533799.446029217 4.20% 4.1972148773758 7.14% 7.1390848936283 2.94% 2.9418700162524
1B 41 60.74 1.48 1.4813768823359 $239,082,161 239082161 $5,831,272 5831272.2195122 $3,936,387 3936386.674481767 6.86% 6.860907904363 7.51% 7.511685843149 0.65% 0.65077793878608
2B 46 67.85 1.48 1.4750981073138 $109,672,014 109672014 $2,384,174 2384174.2173913 $1,616,282 1616281.7954752387 3.15% 3.1472427076649 8.39% 8.3920243273896 5.24% 5.2447816197247
3B 47 70.30 1.50 1.4958022286759 $204,385,047 204385047 $4,348,618 4348618.0212766 $2,907,215 2907214.56213239 5.87% 5.8652095941859 8.69% 8.694808686892 2.83% 2.8295990927061
SS 52 63.72 1.23 1.2254295527147 $171,125,800 171125800 $3,290,881 3290880.7692308 $2,685,492 2685491.599203291 4.91% 4.9107735556248 7.88% 7.8809702846281 2.97% 2.9701967290033
LF 58 65.35 1.13 1.1267659795503 $196,478,083 196478083 $3,387,553 3387553.1551724 $3,006,439 3006438.9737117505 5.64% 5.638304535355 8.08% 8.0825744956727 2.44% 2.4442699603176
CF 48 75.57 1.57 1.5744581582646 $126,962,963 126962963 $2,645,062 2645061.7291667 $1,679,982 1679982.2308915337 3.64% 3.6434386938975 9.35% 9.3467442112738 5.70% 5.7033055173763
RF 48 69.82 1.45 1.4545821662371 $197,030,284 197030284 $4,104,798 4104797.5833333 $2,821,977 2821977.113848474 5.65% 5.6541509715335 8.64% 8.6351024133184 2.98% 2.9809514417849
DH 17 14.15 0.83 0.83259889067096 $115,820,667 115820667 $6,812,980 6812980.4117647 $8,182,788 8182788.2406549845 3.32% 3.3236897574675 1.75% 1.7505428501747 -1.57% -1.5731469072928
PH 14 -1.06 -0.08 -0.075664271367714 $8,941,500 8941500 $638,679 638678.57142857 $-8,440,953 -8440953.172266953 0.26% 0.25659299619122 -0.13% -0.1310107360549 -0.39% -0.38760373224611
SP 204 185.25 0.91 0.90810672974433 $1,251,283,501 1251283501 $6,133,743 6133742.6519608 $6,754,429 6754429.243892602 35.91% 35.907910597353 22.91% 22.911580989521 -13.00% -12.996329607832
RP 232 79.12 0.34 0.34105500353125 $717,659,075 717659075 $3,093,358 3093358.0818966 $9,069,968 9069968.333166892 20.59% 20.594563808988 9.79% 9.7858917404073 -10.81% -10.808672068581
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