2001 Major League Baseball payroll rankings

Payrolls for the Opening Day rosters of the 30 major-league teams. Figures include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses. In some cases, parts of salaries deferred without interest are discounted to reflect present-day values.

Team- Payroll

New York Yankees- $109,791,893

Boston Red Sox- $109,558,908

Los Angeles Dodgers- $108,980,952

New York Mets- $93,174,428

Cleveland Indians- $91,974,979

Atlanta Braves- $91,851,687

Texas Rangers- $88,504,421

Arizona Diamondbacks- $81,206,513

St. Louis Cardinals- $77,270,855

Toronto Blue Jays- $75,798,500

Seattle Mariners- $75,652,500

Baltimore Ravens- $72,426,328

Colorado Rockies- $71,068,000

Chicago Cubs- $64,015,833

San Francisco 49ers- $63,332,667

Chicago White Sox- $62,363,000

Houston Astros- $60,382,667

Tampa Bay Devils Rays- $54,951,602

Pittsburgh Pirates- $52,698,333

Detroit Tigers- $49,831,167

Anaheim Angels- $46,568,180

Cincinnati Reds- $45,227,882

Milwaukee Brewers- $43,089,333

Philadelphia Phillies- $41,664,167

San Diego Padres- $38,333,117

Kansas City Royals- $35,643,000

Florida Marlins- $35,504,167

Montreal Expos- $34,774,500

Oakland Athletics- $33,810,750

Minnesota Twins- $24,350,000