得過最多次WS冠軍的紐約洋基是一支由美金2億($203 million)重金打造的球隊; 波士頓紅襪1億多($126 million)排第二.

All eight playoff teams are among the top half of the 30 major league clubs when it comes to payrolls, led by the New York Yankees at nearly $203 million.

New York’s payroll as of Aug. 31, the last day before active rosters expanded, was a major league-record $202,978,809 - nearly triple that of the San Diego Padres.

Among the other playoff teams, the World Series champion Boston Red Sox were second at $126,800,160, and the Los Angeles Angels were fifth at $96,140,560.

The NL champion St. Louis Cardinals had the highest payroll among the NL playoff teams, 10th at $83,510,604, and the Houston Astros were 11th at $77,453,843. The Atlanta Braves were 12th at $74,977,433.

Among the four AL playoff teams, the Chicago White Sox had the lowest payroll, 13th in the majors at $74,273,478. The Padres were 15th in the big leagues at $70,503,572.

Those figures are for 25-man rosters, the traditional measuring point in the major leagues.

Using 40-man rosters, the figures changed slightly, with the Yankees first at $204,156,832, the Red Sox second at $127,702,298, the Angels fifth at $97,030,040, the Cardinals 10th at $84,170,300, the Astros 11th at $78,315,359, the White Sox 12th at $77,431,936, the Braves 13th at $75,482,562 and the Padres 15th at $71,581,153.

The figures, which don’t include earned performance bonuses, are unofficial. The rosters include players on the disabled list, and the salaries take into account prorated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income.

Final payroll figures, which include both performance and award bonuses, will not be available until late December.