Baseball Salaries 2008: The best baseball players and teams for the money | Lists

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Name	POS	Team	Salary	$ Per RC	$ Per RBI	$ Per HR	$ Per Hit	$ Per AB	$ Per TB	$ Per GP	$ Per Run
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Joey Votto	1B	CIN	390,000	4,026	4,643	16,250	2,500	741	1,466	2,583	5,652
Conor Jackson	1B	ARI	419,500	4,655	5,593	34,958	2,590	777	1,741	2,913	4,822
James Loney	1B	LAD	411,000	4,716	4,567	31,615	2,390	691	1,593	2,553	6,227
Mike Jacobs	1B	FLA	395,000	5,359	4,247	12,344	3,347	828	1,612	2,801	5,896
Prince Fielder	1B	MIL	670,000	6,158	6,569	19,706	4,136	1,139	2,248	4,214	7,791
Ryan Garko	1B	CLE	420,100	6,302	4,668	30,007	3,112	849	2,101	2,979	6,887
Daric Barton	1B	OAK	390,000	7,737	8,298	43,333	3,861	874	2,516	2,786	6,610
Adri�n Gonz�lez	1B	SD	875,000	7,816	7,353	24,306	5,087	1,420	2,787	5,401	8,495
Casey Kotchman	1B	ATL	1,450,000	21,147	19,595	103,571	10,140	2,762	6,744	10,140	22,308
Adam LaRoche	1B	PIT	5,000,000	59,531	58,824	200,000	37,594	10,163	20,325	36,765	75,758
Carlos Pe�a	1B	TB	6,000,000	67,111	58,824	193,548	49,587	12,245	24,793	43,165	78,947
Justin Morneau	1B	MIN	8,400,000	71,751	65,116	365,217	44,920	13,548	27,010	51,852	86,598
Lyle Overbay	1B	TOR	6,750,000	83,343	97,826	450,000	45,918	12,408	29,605	42,722	91,216
Albert Pujols	1B	STL	13,870,950	87,455	119,577	374,891	74,176	26,471	40,558	93,723	138,710
Ryan Howard	1B	PHI	10,000,000	89,449	68,493	208,333	65,359	16,393	30,211	61,728	95,238
Mark Teixeira	1B	LAA	12,500,000	96,232	103,306	378,788	70,621	21,777	39,432	79,618	122,549
Derrek Lee	1B	CHC	13,250,000	125,793	147,222	662,500	73,204	21,268	46,007	85,484	142,473
Carlos Delgado	1B	NYM	16,000,000	148,152	139,130	421,053	98,765	26,756	51,613	100,629	166,667
Paul Konerko	1B	CWS	12,000,000	183,873	193,548	545,455	114,286	27,397	62,500	100,000	203,390
Kevin Youkilis	1B/3B	BOS	3,000,000	26,004	26,087	103,448	17,857	5,576	9,804	20,690	32,967
Miguel Cabrera	1B/3B	DET	11,300,000	97,048	88,976	305,405	62,778	18,344	34,139	70,625	132,941
Nick Swisher	1B/CF	CWS	3,600,000	53,913	52,174	150,000	33,028	7,243	17,647	23,841	41,860
Kevin Millar	1B/DH	BAL	3,800,000	56,420	52,778	190,000	30,645	7,156	18,182	26,207	52,055
Jason Giambi	1B/DH	NYY	23,428,571	287,958	244,048	732,143	207,332	51,154	101,863	161,576	344,538
Mark Teahen	1B/RF	KC	2,337,500	32,917	39,619	155,833	16,010	4,087	10,163	15,688	35,417
Lance Berkman	1B/RF	HOU	14,500,000	109,078	136,792	500,000	83,815	26,173	46,178	91,195	127,193
Jeff Keppinger	1B/SS	CIN	402,500	8,114	9,360	134,167	3,299	877	2,531	3,326	8,944
Dustin Pedroia	2B	BOS	457,000	3,682	5,506	26,882	2,146	700	1,419	2,911	3,873
Dan Uggla	2B	FLA	417,000	4,378	4,533	13,031	3,022	785	1,527	2,856	4,299
Kelly Johnson	2B	ATL	430,000	5,074	6,232	35,833	2,739	786	1,762	2,867	5,000
Ian Kinsler	2B	TEX	700,000	6,712	9,859	38,889	4,242	1,351	2,612	5,785	6,863
Rickie Weeks	2B	MIL	1,056,000	16,653	22,957	75,429	9,514	2,223	5,587	8,186	11,865
Jos� L�pez	2B	SEA	1,750,000	18,944	19,663	102,941	9,162	2,717	6,140	11,006	21,875
Brandon Phillips	2B	CIN	2,937,500	38,659	37,660	139,881	20,120	5,255	11,893	20,833	36,719
Robinson Can�	2B	NYY	3,000,000	41,274	41,667	214,286	18,519	5,025	12,245	18,868	42,857
Pl�cido Polanco	2B	DET	4,600,000	54,278	79,310	575,000	25,843	7,931	19,008	32,624	51,111
Brian Roberts	2B	BAL	6,300,000	58,103	110,526	700,000	34,807	10,311	22,909	40,645	58,879
Chase Utley	2B	PHI	7,785,714	65,701	74,863	235,931	43,987	12,827	23,956	48,967	68,900
Freddy S�nchez	2B	PIT	4,150,000	66,691	79,808	461,111	26,948	7,293	19,668	28,621	55,333
Mark Ellis	2B	OAK	5,000,000	93,060	121,951	416,667	48,544	11,312	30,303	42,735	90,909
Akinori Iwamura	2B/3B	TB	2,400,000	29,241	50,000	400,000	13,953	3,828	10,084	15,789	26,374
Mark DeRosa	2B/3B	CHC	4,750,000	51,971	54,598	226,190	32,986	9,406	19,547	31,879	46,117
Alexei Ram�rez	2B/CF	CWS	1,075,000	15,383	13,961	51,190	7,734	2,240	4,715	8,022	16,538
Felipe L�pez	2B/LF	STL	4,900,000	78,861	106,522	816,667	36,029	10,187	26,344	34,266	76,563
Ryan Theriot	2B/SS	CHC	428,000	5,335	11,263	428,000	2,404	738	2,058	2,872	5,035
Mark Reynolds	3B	ARI	396,500	4,947	4,088	14,161	3,074	736	1,605	2,609	4,557
Jorge Cant�	3B	FLA	500,000	5,160	5,263	17,241	2,874	796	1,656	3,226	5,435
Kevin Kouzmanoff	3B	SD	410,000	5,311	4,881	17,826	2,531	657	1,519	2,662	5,775
Alex Gordon	3B	KC	406,000	5,424	6,881	25,375	3,172	824	1,906	3,030	5,639
Edwin Encarnaci�n	3B	CIN	450,000	5,737	6,618	17,308	3,543	889	1,907	3,082	6,000

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Source: Associated Press. All figures are for 2008 regular season. Only those players who met eligibility requirement for the 2008 MLB batting title of at least 502 plate appearances or 3.1 appearances per team game are included.

Hitters - Value ($) from best to worst