This is what happens when there is no team salary caps. The teams that are located in markets where they haul in profits hand over fist can buy a championship. The Dodgers payroll is over 3 times that of Tampa Bay. Both of these teams are facing off in the World Series.
| 1 | New York Yankees | 0.550 | 28 | $77,215,694 | $9,920,725 | $21,482,977 | $6,593,300 | – | $109,439,081 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0.717 | 28 | $77,165,961 | $493,889 | $16,917,530 | $11,339,500 | – | $107,917,397 |
| 3 | Boston Red Sox | 0.400 | 28 | $34,811,788 | $17,903,483 | $15,053,004 | $19,962,928 | – | $83,710,390 |
| 4 | Houston Astros | 0.483 | 28 | $61,049,512 | $18,763,334 | $250,000 | $6,075,200 | – | $82,536,161 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0.467 | 28 | $57,105,401 | $13,236,891 | $7,762,073 | $6,399,500 | – | $78,643,547 |
| 6 | New York Mets | 0.433 | 28 | $46,017,813 | $15,399,881 | $14,418,790 | $4,947,000 | – | $77,603,005 |
| 7 | Chicago Cubs | 0.567 | 28 | $66,116,504 | $6,448,626 | $1,464,463 | $11,069,500 | – | $75,596,171 |
| 8 | San Francisco Giants | 0.483 | 28 | $40,474,622 | $1,428,006 | $13,996,618 | $22,631,250 | – | $73,321,225 |
| 9 | San Diego Padres | 0.617 | 28 | $54,293,958 | $3,531,020 | $13,971,215 | $6,086,600 | – | $72,597,954 |
| 10 | St. Louis Cardinals | 0.517 | 28 | $51,757,860 | $12,343,763 | $11,000,000 | $7,340,100 | – | $72,246,343 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | 0.433 | 28 | $45,664,863 | $20,500,582 | $387,096 | $2,563,500 | – | $68,317,703 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Angels | 0.433 | 28 | $56,525,010 | $509,650 | $3,356,290 | $6,884,500 | – | $66,040,893 |
| 13 | Texas Rangers | 0.367 | 28 | $30,877,925 | $16,905,177 | $14,338,320 | $4,301,000 | – | $63,214,137 |
| 14 | Atlanta Braves | 0.583 | 28 | $50,458,292 | $7,255,497 | $500,284 | $17,610,000 | – | $63,061,931 |
| 15 | Colorado Rockies | 0.433 | 28 | $23,940,328 | $17,205,744 | $24,851,852 | $4,017,500 | – | $61,808,533 |
| 16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0.417 | 28 | $20,283,697 | $1,589,593 | $34,416,446 | $4,524,600 | $563,500 | $59,998,752 |
| 17 | Cincinnati Reds | 0.517 | 28 | $51,957,121 | $658,696 | $1,922,138 | $6,117,500 | – | $55,638,685 |
| 18 | Minnesota Twins | 0.600 | 28 | $45,057,558 | $6,876,058 | $7,063,300 | $6,669,000 | – | $55,429,689 |
| 19 | Toronto Blue Jays | 0.533 | 28 | $33,467,052 | $5,114,444 | $14,167,030 | $6,643,100 | – | $54,497,060 |
| 20 | Chicago White Sox | 0.583 | 28 | $43,034,329 | $1,819,815 | $6,562,642 | $6,821,500 | – | $52,415,251 |
| 21 | Seattle Mariners | 0.450 | 28 | $24,865,136 | $3,268,960 | $29,208,712 | $5,731,000 | – | $48,933,829 |
| 22 | Detroit Tigers | 0.397 | 28 | $29,636,694 | $6,108,631 | $6,488,226 | $5,099,700 | – | $43,164,880 |
| 23 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0.483 | 28 | $28,464,819 | $1,203,704 | $2,984,938 | $4,963,300 | – | $39,934,086 |
| 24 | Cleveland Indians | 0.583 | 28 | $34,471,070 | $209,630 | $1,519,241 | $4,642,500 | $564,800 | $37,549,107 |
| 25 | Oakland Athletics | 0.600 | 28 | $35,283,875 | $902,038 | $113,148 | $3,957,000 | – | $36,720,178 |
| 26 | Kansas City Royals | 0.433 | 28 | $25,320,148 | $7,093,210 | $1,464,114 | $6,818,450 | – | $34,812,194 |
| 27 | Miami Marlins | 0.517 | 28 | $14,721,932 | $2,897,429 | $12,110,262 | $10,427,000 | – | $31,330,593 |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Rays | 0.667 | 28 | $23,621,315 | $1,958,020 | $2,086,951 | $4,537,125 | – | $28,290,689 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.317 | 28 | $12,738,842 | $8,462,127 | $2,187,508 | $2,817,500 | $5,750,000 | $25,087,837 |
| 30 | Baltimore Orioles | 0.417 | 28 | $10,252,278 | $11,102,531 | $1,264,595 |
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