Major league playoff teams and their payrolls
A look at how playoff teams have ranked among the 30 Major League Baseball teams in payroll the last five seasons and this year. World Series winners in bold:
2006
AL East: New York, 1
AL Central: Minnesota, 21
AL West: Oakland, 19
AL wild card: Detroit, 14
NL East: New York, 3
NL Central, St. Louis, 10
NL West, Dodgers, 5
NL wild card: San Diego, 17
2007
AL East: Boston, 2
AL Central: Cleveland, 22
AL West: Angels, 7
AL wild card: New York, 1
NL East: Philadelphia, 8
NL Central: Chicago, 5
NL West: Arizona, 23
NL wild card: Colorado, 26
2008
AL East: Tampa Bay, 28
AL Central: Chicago, 9
AL West: Angels, 6
AL wild card: Boston, 2
NL East: Philadelphia, 10
NL Central: Chicago, 5
NL West: Dodgers, 7
NL wild card: Milwaukee, 15
2009
AL East: New York, 1
AL Central: Minnesota, 24
AL West: Angels, 6
AL wild card: Boston, 4
NL East: Philadelphia, 7
NL Central: St. Louis, 13
NL West: Dodgers, 9
NL wild card: Colorado, 18
2010
AL East: Tampa Bay, 21
AL Central: Minnesota, 11
AL West: Texas, 27
AL wild card: New York, 1
NL East: Philadelphia, 4
NL Central: Cincinnati, 19
NL West: San Francisco, 10
NL wild card: Atlanta, 15
2011*
AL East: New York, 1
AL Central: Detroit, 10
AL West: Texas, 13
AL wild card: Boston, 3
NL East: Philadelphia, 2
NL Central: Milwaukee, 17
NL West: Arizona, 25
NL wild card: Atlanta, 15
*If season had ended after Friday’s games.
Sources: Major League Baseball, USA Today.
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