The 2008 payrolls were released earlier this month by Major League Baseball, and there were a few surprises.  What isn’t much of a surprise is that the New York Yankees were once again #1 on that list, topping $209 million (yet another payroll record).

Of interest though is that both the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets have leap-froged the Boston Red Sox, who have now slid into 4th place on the list. The Mets now outspend their closest divisional rival, the Braves, by roughly $37 million. 

Another thing that gave me pause was that the Marlins actually cracked $20 million! I was thinking more in the range of $13-15 million, but it’s still a roughly $9 decrease from last season.  Anyway, here are the rankings.  Enjoy!

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