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OCTOBER 4, 2005
NEWS ANALYSIS
How Baseball's Rich Fared
Did the highest-paid teams clean up in the final standings? Some did -- and some didn't come close. Here's a table showing the results
The Salary Standings
| NL EAST |
SALARY STANDING* (Millions of Dollars) |
FINAL STANDING IN DIVISION
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| New York Mets |
$101 |
4th
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| Philadelphia Phillies |
$96 |
2nd
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| Atlanta Braves |
$86 |
1st--playoff bound
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| Florida Marlins |
$60 |
3rd
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| Washington Nationals |
$46 |
5th and last
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| NL CENTRAL |
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| St. Louis Cardinals |
$92 |
1st--playoff bound
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| Chicago Cugs |
$82 |
4th
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| Houston Astros |
$77 |
2nd--wild card berth
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| Cincinnati Reds |
$62 |
5th
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| Milwaukee Brewers |
$40 |
3rd
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| Pittsburgh Pirates |
$38 |
6th and last
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| NL WEST |
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| San Francisco Giants |
$90 |
3rd
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| Los Angeles Dodgers |
$83 |
4th
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| San Diego Padres |
$63 |
1st--playoff bound
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| Arizona Diamondbacks |
$62 |
2nd
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| Colorado Rockies |
$48 |
5th and last
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| AL EAST |
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| New York Yankees |
$208 |
1st--playoff bound
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| Boston Red Sox |
$124 |
2nd--wild card berth
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| Baltimore Orioles |
$74 |
4th
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| Toronto Blue Jays |
$46 |
3rd
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| Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
$30 |
5th and last
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| AL CENTRAL |
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| Chicao White Sox |
$75 |
1st--playoff bound
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| Detroit Tigers |
$69 |
4th
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| Minnesota Twins |
$56 |
3rd
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| Cleveland Indians |
$42 |
2nd
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| Kansas City Royals |
$37 |
5th and last
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| AL WEST |
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| Los Angeles Angels |
$98 |
1st--playoff bound
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| Seattle Mariners |
$88 |
4th and last
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| Texas Rangers |
$56 |
3rd
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| Oakland Athletics |
$55 |
2nd |
*Salary data from USA Today
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