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Originally Posted by tophcfa

Two good reasons to not like New York teams, the Mets and Yankees have the top two payrolls in all of Major League Baseball. I’m not a Dodgers fan, but go L.A., at least they aren’t the Evil Empire!

And the Dodgers are third!

But that does not include the Dodgers’ deferred payments. Ohtani deferred 97% of his salary this year which is $68 million. He only gets paid $2 million a year for 10 years and then $68 million a year after that.

If you include deferred payments, I believe the Dodgers have the highest payroll.


Shohei Ohtani, the LA Dodgers, and the Power of $680M in Deferred Payments - Raistone

Ohtani is due $680 million from 2034-43, Freeman $57 million from 2028-40 and Hernández $8.5 million from 2030-39. Betts is owed $115 million in salaries from 2033-44 and the final $5 million of his signing bonus payable from 2033-35.

Mets − $305,624,274
Yankees − $303,322,047
Dodgers − $249,823,654
Phillies − $243,476,617
Astros − $236,524,482
Rangers − $223,355,753
Blue Jays − $221,862,600
Braves − $217,290,000
Cubs − $213,020,500
Giants − $211,044,828
Cardinals − $179,553,567
Red Sox − $176,458,748
Angels − $172,993,096
Padres − $161,937,554
White Sox − $142,995,900
Rockies − $142,571,000
Diamondbacks − $140,825,700
Mariners − $135,738,647
Nationals − $126,862,600
Twins − $124,077,590
Royals − $115,257,261
Reds − $106,441,547
Brewers − $105,833,094
Tigers − $103,834,833
Rays − $101,023,112
Marlins − $97,227,400
Orioles − $94,520,400
Guardians − $93,333,629
Pirates − $85,760,000
Athletics − $60,503,298