◾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
Not too shabby. We only paid about 36M for 1 added win from the year before. Paul Beeston, you can retire with honour, Sir.