Opening Day payrolls for 25-man roster
(salaries plus pro-rated signing bonuses):
o 2008: $137,793,376
o 2007: $115,231,663
o 2006: $101,084,963
o 2005: $101,305,821
o 2004: $ 96,660,970
o 2003: $117,476,429
o 2002: $ 94,633,593
o 2001: $ 93,674,429
o 2000: $ 79,800,000
YANKEES:
Opening Day payrolls for 25-man roster
(salaries plus pro-rated signing bonuses):
o 2008: $209,081,577
o 2007: $189,639,045
o 2006: $194,663,079
o 2005: $208,306,817
o 2004: $184,193,950
o 2003: $152,749,814
o 2002: $125,928,583
o 2001: $112,287,143
o 2000: $107,588,459
SALARY CAP:
o 2011: $178,000,000
o 2010: $170,000,000
o 2009: $162,000,000
o 2008: $155,000,000
o 2008: $155,000,000
o 2007: $148,000,000
The penalty for going over the salary cap is....
22.5% for first time offenders, 30% for second time and 40% for third time and beyond. All of this money is then divided among small market teams. The tax has been implemented ten times and the Yankees have been taxed five times.
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