Opening Day payrolls
(Major League contracts plus pro-rated signing bonuses):
2013: $119,277,800
2012: $ 83,739,200
2011: $ 70,567,800
2010: $ 78,689,357
2009: $ 80,538,300
2008: $ 97,973,900
2007: $ 81,942,800
2006: $ 71,915,000
2005: $ 45,719,500
2004: $ 50,017,000
2003: $ 51,269,000
2002: $ 76,864,333
2001: $ 76,896,000
2000: $ 46,363,332
2013 Payroll and Beyond
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Numbers courtesy of Baseball Prospectus.