THEY BUY THEM !
ESPN WEB NUMBERS --JULY 2003
This is not counting The Millions The Yankees sent to other teams in trades and The money to pay MULTI-MILLION $$$ Minor League contracts.
Team...............................PAYROLL.....................LUX TAX
YANKEES......................180,322,000.................10,765,000
METS............................116,254,000........................0
LA.................................109,249,000........................0
Texas...........................106,278,000.........................0
Red Sox........................104,874,000........................0
Atlanta..........................103,912,000........................0
ST. LOU.........................101,826,000........................0
SAN FRAN.......................100,061,000.......................0
PHILLY............................95,339,000.........................0
ARIZONA.........................92,665,000........................0
Seattle...........................92,268,000..........................0
CUBS..............................86,577,000..........................0
ANAHEIM.........................83,235,000.........................0
ASTROS...........................79,947,000.........................0
COLO...............................78,738,000........................0
BALT................................75,502,000.........................0
CHISOX............................71,336,000........................0
MINNY..............................65,319,000........................0
CINCY...............................65,083,000.......................0
FLORIDA...........................63,281,000........................0
PITT...................................62,315,000.......................0
TORONTO..........................61,176,000.......................0
TIGERS..............................59,007,000.......................0
CLEVE...............................59,109,000........................0
PADRES.............................57,872,000.......................0
OAK As..............................56,597,000.......................0
ROYALS..............................48,475,000.......................0
MILW.................................47,294,000.......................0
MONT.................................45,854,000......................0
TAMPA...............................31,661,000.......................0
TOTAL..............................2,400,425,000...............10,765,000
ESPN WEB NUMBERS --JULY 2003
This is not counting The Millions The Yankees sent to other teams in trades and The money to pay MULTI-MILLION $$$ Minor League contracts.
Team...............................PAYROLL.....................LUX TAX
YANKEES......................180,322,000.................10,765,000
METS............................116,254,000........................0
LA.................................109,249,000........................0
Texas...........................106,278,000.........................0
Red Sox........................104,874,000........................0
Atlanta..........................103,912,000........................0
ST. LOU.........................101,826,000........................0
SAN FRAN.......................100,061,000.......................0
PHILLY............................95,339,000.........................0
ARIZONA.........................92,665,000........................0
Seattle...........................92,268,000..........................0
CUBS..............................86,577,000..........................0
ANAHEIM.........................83,235,000.........................0
ASTROS...........................79,947,000.........................0
COLO...............................78,738,000........................0
BALT................................75,502,000.........................0
CHISOX............................71,336,000........................0
MINNY..............................65,319,000........................0
CINCY...............................65,083,000.......................0
FLORIDA...........................63,281,000........................0
PITT...................................62,315,000.......................0
TORONTO..........................61,176,000.......................0
TIGERS..............................59,007,000.......................0
CLEVE...............................59,109,000........................0
PADRES.............................57,872,000.......................0
OAK As..............................56,597,000.......................0
ROYALS..............................48,475,000.......................0
MILW.................................47,294,000.......................0
MONT.................................45,854,000......................0
TAMPA...............................31,661,000.......................0
TOTAL..............................2,400,425,000...............10,765,000
