2014 MLB Opening Day Team Financials
Published: April 1, 2014
It may be 27 degrees where I'm currently writing this article, but today means one thing: baseball. Rotations have been se, lineups have been filled, and we've compiled team payrolls and players salaries for the 2014 season. The following contains a breakdown of how each team is currently comprised financially heading into opening day.
Related: Spotrac's real-time MLB Payroll Tracker
Notable Notes:
- 5 teams (NYY, DET, SF, BOS, PHI) have more dollars allocated to their starting pitching than the Marlins have in total payroll.
- Felix Hernandez ($22,857,142) accounts for 70% of the Mariners' starting pitching dollars.
- The Dodgers have almost $58M allocated to their disabled list to start the year.
- Staying true to form, the Oakland A's have the most balanced positional payroll in baseball
- Only 50% of MLB teams have a payroll north of $100M.
- The Marlins are spendiing $3.92M on their 5 starting pitchers, an average of $638,400 per pitcher.
| Team | Disabled List | Rotation | Bullpen | Infielders | Outfielders | 2014 Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | $13,390,000 | $28,683,500 | $18,223,500 | $40,835,333 | $10,666,500 | $112,298,833 |
| ATL | $16,725,000 | $17,075,416 | $12,312,500 | $31,277,232 | $35,118,583 | $112,658,731 |
| BAL | $3,144,000 | $21,780,333 | $11,375,500 | $28,002,167 | $39,043,833 | $104,045,833 |
| BOS | $4,327,000 | $51,986,000 | $17,096,125 | $42,332,500 | $20,706,500 | $155,912,125 |
| CHC | $6,044,500 | $33,245,000 | $9,389,000 | $16,312,356 | $9,050,000 | $89,046,356 |
| CWS | $8,175,000 | $22,100,000 | $12,812,000 | $23,634,166 | $8,071,000 | $89,792,166 |
| CIN | $31,610,772 | $26,937,500 | $5,670,000 | $26,675,000 | $20,801,666 | $111,694,938 |
| CLE | $14,500,000 | $11,787,200 | $10,504,900 | $31,008,700 | $11,125,000 | $84,809,134 |
| COL | $9,600,000 | $23,239,500 | $10,704,000 | $23,505,000 | $27,030,571 | $94,079,071 |
| DET | $3,780,000 | $60,345,000 | $15,754,500 | $44,756,000 | $26,500,000 | $163,285,500 |
| HOU | $4,252,000 | $14,022,000 | $9,119,400 | $7,211,200 | $9,368,300 | $50,032,900 |
| KC | $5,747,000 | $32,250,500 | $13,339,500 | $15,325,000 | $15,101,000 | $90,837,000 |
| LAA | $5,390,750 | $34,252,250 | $13,400,250 | $52,842,500 | $19,412,000 | $146,647,750 |
| LAD | $57,896,428 | $40,333,333 | $33,419,100 | $52,022,142 | $41,528,927 | $232,899,930 |
| MIA | $4,010,000 | $3,192,400 | $8,761,500 | $8,761,500 | $9,021,500 | $44,136,900 |
| MIL | $2,950,000 | $38,840,000 | $6,626,000 | $35,642,000 | $19,008,000 | $103,397,967 |
| MIN | $31,502,500 | $12,272,500 | $31,670,000 | $10,020,000 | $85,465,000 | |
| NYM | $5,656,625 | $13,647,050 | $7,769,300 | $29,113,709 | $24,782,181 | $96,554,970 |
| NYY | $64,838,475 | $12,555,425 | $60,325,000 | $48,242,857 | $194,460,757 | |
| OAK | $4,755,000 | $11,800,000 | $17,615,900 | $19,740,000 | $21,500,000 | $80,360,900 |
| PHI | $35,666,666 | $48,425,000 | $18,075,800 | $62,575,000 | $12,987,500 | $177,729,966 |
| PIT | $1,513,000 | $23,012,500 | $9,410,500 | $25,335,500 | $12,658,333 | $71,929,833 |
| SD | $26,728,000 | $13,734,500 | $16,635,000 | $21,276,600 | $11,987,500 | $90,361,600 |
| SF | $12,666,667 | $57,783,333 | $16,705,000 | $25,675,277 | $35,276,000 | $148,589,474 |
| SEA | $7,508,900 | $25,622,442 | $12,364,600 | $31,991,800 | $11,001,900 | $91,739,642 |
| STL | $20,625,000 | $21,589,000 | $6,040,000 | $36,295,000 | $24,719,000 | $112,768,000 |
| TB | $5,625,200 | $16,631,200 | $16,211,750 | $28,651,366 | $5,897,400 | $76,746,916 |
| TEX | $28,161,862 | $3,527,924 | $13,579,245 | $51,362,232 | $32,253,000 | $131,657,214 |
| TOR | $9,200,000 | $41,003,200 | $8,941,600 | $33,778,200 | $29,504,700 | $133,070,557 |
| WAS | $8,951,400 | $21,085,400 | $26,875,000 | $39,685,850 | $36,721,428 | $133,319,078 |
