Ranking AL Central payrolls

By JOE CHRISTENSEN, Star Tribune

Last update: March 29, 2008 - 2:46 PM

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While they usually find themselves in the middle of the AL Central spendingwise, the Twins have won the Central title with the largest payroll in the division (2003), and the smallest (2002). They are much closer to the bottom than the top this year:

2008 figures

Detroit: $134 million > Chicago: $118m > Cleveland: $80m > Twins: $61m > Kansas City: $58m > Division total: $451m

Total: $404m

2007	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Cleveland	96	66	.593	—	$62m (5)
Detroit	88	74	.543	8.0	$95m (2)
Twins	79	83	.488	17.0	$71m (3)
Chicago	72	90	.444	24.0	$109m (1)
Kansas City	69	93	.426	27.0	$67m (4)

Total: $352m

2006	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Twins	96	66	.593	—	$63m (3)
Detroit	95	67	.586	1.0	$83m (2)
Chicago	90	72	.556	6.0	$103m (1)
Cleveland	78	84	.481	18.0	$56m (4)
Kansas City	62	100	.383	34.0	$47m (5)

Total: $279m

2005	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Chicago	99	63	.611	—	$75m (1)
Cleveland	93	69	.574	6.0	$42m (4)
Twins	83	79	.512	16.0	$56m (3)
Detroit	71	91	.438	28.0	$69m (2)
Kansas City	56	106	.346	43.0	$37m (5)

Total: $248m

2004	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Twins	92	70	.568	—	$54m (2)
Chicago	83	79	.512	9.0	$65m (1)
Cleveland	80	82	.494	12.0	$34m (5)
Detroit	72	90	.444	20.0	$47m (4)
Kansas City	58	104	.358	34.0	$48m (3)

Total: $246m

2003	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Twins	90	72	.556	—	$56m (1)
Chicago	86	76	.531	4.0	$51m (2)
Kansas City	83	79	.512	7.0	$41m (5)
Cleveland	68	94	.420	22.0	$49m (4)
Detroit	43	119	.265	47.0	$49m (3)

Total: $278m

2002	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Twins	94	67	.584	—	$40m (5)
Chicago	81	81	.500	13.5	$57m (2)
Cleveland	74	88	.457	20.5	$79m (1)
Kansas City	62	100	.383	32.5	$47m (4)
Detroit	55	106	.342	39.0	$55m (3)

Total: $267m

2001	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Cleveland	91	71	.562	—	$93m (1)
Twins	85	77	.525	6.0	$24m (5)
Chicago	83	79	.512	8.0	$66m (2)
Detroit	66	96	.407	25.0	$49m (3)
Kansas City	65	97	.401	26.0	$35m (4)

Total: $209m

2000	W	L	Pct.	GB	Pay (rank)
Chicago	95	67	.586	—	$31m (3)
Cleveland	90	72	.556	5.0	$77m (1)
Detroit	79	83	.488	16.0	$62m (2)
Kansas City	77	85	.475	18.0	$23m (4)
Twins	69	93	.426	26.0	$16m (5)

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