I offer the following without comment:
Because it wouldn't be baseball season without talking about money at some point, here are the projected Opening Day payrolls for the 30 major-league clubs:
Yankees: $200 million
Red Sox: $170 million
Mets: $140 million
Phillies: $140 million
Cubs: $138 million
Angels: $120 million
Cardinals: $105 million
Tigers: $105 million
Dodgers: $100 million
Giants: $100 million
White Sox: $100 million
Twins: $96 million
Braves: $95 million
Astros: $93 million
Mariners: $90 million
Blue Jays: $86 million
Brewers: $85 million
Diamondbacks: $79 million
Orioles: $75 million
Reds: $75 million
Rockies: $74 million
Rays: $72 million
Royals: $68 million
Indians: $65 million
Nationals: $63 million
Rangers: $58 million
Athletics: $56 million
Marlins: $45 million
Padres: $40 million
Pirates: $36 million