Tigers Have Second Highest Payroll in Baseball

The Tigers have the second highest payroll in baseball.  An Associated Press article of big league contracts shows the Dodgers are #1, and the New York Yankees are third.

• Los Angeles Dodgers $225.00 million
• Detroit Tigers             $199.75 million
• New York Yankees     $195.00 million

The article also identifies the highest paid players.

• Dodgers’ pitcher Clayton Kershaw, is the highest paid player for a second straight year at $33 million.
• Arizona Diamondbacks' pitcher Zack Greinke, Kershaw's former team-mate,  is second at $31.8 million.
• Former Tiger David Price, who now pitches for Boston, is third at $30 million.

So who are the top earning Detroit Tigers?   Check out these numbers from Baseball Reference.

• Miguel Cabrera                 $28M
• Justin Verlander               $28M
• Justin Upton                    $22.125M
• Jordan Zimmermann       $18M
• Victor Martinez                 $18M
• Anibal Sanchez                $16.8M
• Ian Kinsler                        $11M
• J.D. Martinez                   $11.75M
• Francisco Rodriguez        $6M
• Mike Pelfrey                      $8M
• Mark Lowe                        $5.5M
• Iglesias                             $4.1M