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The following is believed to be the only published revenue-sharing figures for each of the 30 clubs in Major League Baseball. Source for the data cited below each listing:
Year 2003 2002 Montreal 29,517,000 28,493,994 Florida 21,030,000 20,946,573 Tampa Bay 20,464,000 14,724,463 Kansas City 19,042,000 16,629,872 Toronto 18,735,000 13,691,953 Minnesota 17,249,000 12,977,421 Detroit 16,738,000 11,615,688 Milwaukee 16,555,000 8,502,007 Pittsburgh 13,299,000 6,400,652 San Diego 13,250,000 6,283,572 Oakland 11,756,000 9,201,545 Philadelphia 9,013,000 9,834,124 Cincinnati 6,469,000 9,807,244 Colorado 2,469,000 (-5,127,222) Anaheim 1,874,000 (-1,303,070) Arizona 1,456,000 (-3,255,682) Houston 1,182,000 (-4,326,392) Baltimore 252,000 (-5,337,479) Cleveland (-4,828,000) (-10,612,923) Chicago W. Sox (-4,833,000) (-3,823,142) Texas (-7,162,000) (-8,205,165) St. Louis (-9,202,000) (-8,385,888) Los Angeles (-9,490,000) (-9,278,555) Atlanta (-11,291,000) (-9,753,575) San Francisco (-12,959,000) (-9,638,790) Chicago Cubs (-16,731,000) (-8,280,260) N.Y. Mets (-21,473,000) (-17,366,067) Seattle (-31,023,000) (-19,877,788) Boston (-38,692,000) (-17,896,820) N.Y. Yankees (-52,650,000) (-26,640,289) Transfer $220,350,000 $169,109,108
Source: The Associated Press
2005
Payors
Team Amount paid (millions) New York Yankees $76 Boston Red Sox $52 Chicago Cubs $32 Seattle Mariners $25 New York Mets $24 Los Angeles Dodgers $20 St. Louis Cardinals $19 Chicago White Sox $18 San Francisco Giants $14 Houston Astros $11 Los Angeles Angels $11 Atlanta Braves $10 Texas Rangers $.035
Payees
Team Amount received (millions) Tampa Bay Devil Rays $33 Toronto Blue Jays $31 Florida Marlins $31 Kansas City Royals $30 Detroit Tigers $25 Pittsburgh Pirates $25 Milwaukee Brewers $24 Minnesota Twins $22 Oakland Athletics $19 Cincinnati Reds $16 Colorado Rockies $16 Arizona D-Backs $13 Cleveland Indians $6.0 Philadelphia Phillies $5.8 San Diego Padres $5.7 Washington Nationals $3.9 Baltimore Orioles $2.0
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Revenue Sharing (Source Deadspin Leaked Docs)
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| Year |
Club |
Amount (+/-) |
| 2009 |
Angels |
($16,402,000) |
| 2008 |
Angels |
($14,747,000) |
| 2008 |
Rays |
$35,345,277 |
| 2007 |
Rays |
$39,380,713 |
| 2009 |
Marlins |
$43,973,000 |
| 2008 |
Marlins |
$47,982,000 |
| 2008 |
Pirates |
$39,046,312 |
| 2009 |
Pirates |
$30,302,652 |
| 2008 |
Mariners |
($16,174,000) |
| 2007 |
Mariners |
($8,284,000) |
| 2009 |
Rangers |
($5,495,000) |
| 2008 |
Rangers |
$5,495,300 |
| 2007 |
Rangers |
($5,005,398) |
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Or did some of the big money that would have been due the 'Spos get retained by the sellers -- a.k.a. MLB themselves?
Quite apart, whatever you think of Boras, I think his squawking about rev. redistribution + licensing, new media, etc., etc. versus actual team spending is bound to shake up baseball (which is probably quite busy being chuffed with itself for "handling" the PED kerfuffle so damn well).
I dig these lists. As much as they depress me.