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Final 2006 payrolls for the 30 major league teams, as determined by the commissioner’s office. Figures are for 40-man rosters and include salaries, prorated shares of signing bonuses and earned incentive bonuses and other compensation. In some cases, parts of salaries that are deferred are discounted to reflect present-day values. Figures include money paid or received in cash transactions between teams to defray parts of salaries of traded players:

N.Y. Yankees...$207,461,320

Boston...$137,497,097

N.Y. Mets...$116,571,696

Houston...$107,659,635

Dodgers...$107,260,989

Angels...$104,016,671

Chicago Cubs...$99,021,384

San Francisco...$98,978,681

Chi. White Sox...$96,913,615

St. Louis...$96,115,466

Seattle...$95,335,400

Philadelphia...$93,329,232

Atlanta...$92,185,986

Detroit...$89,763,276

Texas...$82,730,146

Baltimore...$76,138,206

San Diego...$73,796,449

Toronto...$72,439,018

Oakland...$70,967,799

Washington...$67,483,815

Minnesota...$64,809,258

Cincinnati...$63,697,573

Arizona...$61,466,435

Milwaukee...$58,075,937

Colorado...$53,238,293

Cleveland...$52,414,602

Kansas City...$51,467,137

Pittsburgh...$43,443,685

Tampa Bay...$36,446,477

Florida...$21,124,332

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Source: Associated Press

Los Angeles Times