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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Chris Young	CF	ARI	406,000	4,621	4,776	18,455	2,619	650	1,466	2,538	4,776
Conor Jackson	1B	ARI	419,500	4,655	5,593	34,958	2,590	777	1,741	2,913	4,822
Mark Reynolds	3B	ARI	396,500	4,947	4,088	14,161	3,074	736	1,605	2,609	4,557
Stephen Drew	SS	ARI	1,500,000	14,670	22,388	71,429	8,427	2,455	4,886	9,868	16,484
Adam Dunn	LF	ARI	13,000,000	128,467	130,000	325,000	106,557	25,145	49,057	82,278	164,557
Kelly Johnson	2B	ATL	430,000	5,074	6,232	35,833	2,739	786	1,762	2,867	5,000
Yunel Escobar	3B/SS	ATL	402,500	5,513	6,708	40,250	2,720	783	1,954	2,960	5,669
Jeff Francoeur	RF	ATL	460,000	7,542	6,479	41,818	3,217	768	2,140	2,968	6,571
Gregor Blanco	LF/CF	ATL	390,000	7,924	10,263	390,000	3,611	907	2,932	2,708	7,500
Brian McCann	C	ATL	1,000,000	10,029	11,494	43,478	6,536	1,965	3,759	6,897	14,706
Casey Kotchman	1B	ATL	1,450,000	21,147	19,595	103,571	10,140	2,762	6,744	10,140	22,308
Chipper Jones	3B	ATL	12,333,333	102,665	164,444	560,606	77,083	28,094	48,942	96,354	150,407
Nick Markakis	RF	BAL	455,000	3,874	5,230	22,750	2,500	765	1,558	2,898	4,292
Luke Scott	LF	BAL	430,000	5,830	6,615	18,696	3,525	905	1,920	2,905	6,418
Adam Jones	CF	BAL	390,000	6,660	6,842	43,333	3,023	818	2,042	2,955	6,393
Kevin Millar	1B/DH	BAL	3,800,000	56,420	52,778	190,000	30,645	7,156	18,182	26,207	52,055
Brian Roberts	2B	BAL	6,300,000	58,103	110,526	700,000	34,807	10,311	22,909	40,645	58,879
Aubrey Huff	3B/DH	BAL	8,000,000	66,712	74,074	250,000	43,956	13,378	24,242	51,948	83,333
Melvin Mora	3B	BAL	7,826,915	97,974	75,259	340,301	53,609	15,257	31,560	57,977	101,648
Ram�n Hern�ndez	C	BAL	7,500,000	130,777	115,385	500,000	63,025	16,199	39,894	56,391	153,061
Dustin Pedroia	2B	BOS	457,000	3,682	5,506	26,882	2,146	700	1,419	2,911	3,873
Jacoby Ellsbury	CF/RF	BOS	406,000	5,319	8,638	45,111	2,619	733	1,862	2,800	4,143
Kevin Youkilis	1B/3B	BOS	3,000,000	26,004	26,087	103,448	17,857	5,576	9,804	20,690	32,967
Jason Bay	LF	BOS	6,000,000	52,361	59,406	193,548	36,364	10,399	19,934	38,710	54,054
Geovany Soto	C	CHC	401,000	4,433	4,663	17,435	2,844	812	1,610	2,844	6,076
Ryan Theriot	2B/SS	CHC	428,000	5,335	11,263	428,000	2,404	738	2,058	2,872	5,035
Mark DeRosa	2B/3B	CHC	4,750,000	51,971	54,598	226,190	32,986	9,406	19,547	31,879	46,117
Kosuke Fukudome	RF	CHC	7,000,000	100,594	120,690	700,000	54,264	13,972	36,842	46,667	88,608
Derrek Lee	1B	CHC	13,250,000	125,793	147,222	662,500	73,204	21,268	46,007	85,484	142,473
Aramis Ram�rez	3B	CHC	15,250,000	143,284	137,387	564,815	95,313	27,527	53,136	102,349	157,216
Alfonso Soriano	LF	CHC	14,000,000	165,364	186,667	482,759	110,236	30,905	58,091	128,440	184,211
Joey Votto	1B	CIN	390,000	4,026	4,643	16,250	2,500	741	1,466	2,583	5,652
Edwin Encarnaci�n	3B	CIN	450,000	5,737	6,618	17,308	3,543	889	1,907	3,082	6,000
Jeff Keppinger	1B/SS	CIN	402,500	8,114	9,360	134,167	3,299	877	2,531	3,326	8,944
Brandon Phillips	2B	CIN	2,937,500	38,659	37,660	139,881	20,120	5,255	11,893	20,833	36,719
Ryan Garko	1B	CLE	420,100	6,302	4,668	30,007	3,112	849	2,101	2,979	6,887
Grady Sizemore	CF	CLE	3,166,667	26,007	35,185	95,960	18,627	4,995	9,958	20,170	31,353
Jhonny Peralta	SS	CLE	2,500,000	26,520	28,090	108,696	14,970	4,132	8,741	16,234	24,038
Willy Taveras	CF	COL	1,975,000	38,051	75,962	1,975,000	16,458	4,123	13,908	14,850	30,859
Brad Hawpe	RF	COL	3,925,000	42,777	46,176	157,000	28,442	8,043	16,152	28,442	56,884
Garrett Atkins	3B	COL	4,387,500	48,263	44,318	208,929	25,071	7,181	15,897	28,306	51,017
Matt Holliday	LF	COL	9,500,000	77,830	107,955	380,000	54,913	17,625	32,759	68,345	88,785
Carlos Quentin	LF	CWS	400,000	3,911	4,000	11,111	2,899	833	1,460	3,077	4,167
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
Nick Swisher	1B/CF	CWS	3,600,000	53,913	52,174	150,000	33,028	7,243	17,647	23,841	41,860
A.J. Pierzynski	C	CWS	5,850,000	85,547	97,500	450,000	39,000	11,017	26,351	43,985	88,636
Jermaine Dye	RF	CWS	9,500,000	88,596	98,958	279,412	55,882	16,212	29,968	62,092	98,958
Ken Griffey Jr.	RF	CWS	8,282,695	113,659	116,658	460,150	67,891	16,903	39,821	58,743	123,622
Orlando Cabrera	SS	CWS	10,000,000	119,239	175,439	1,250,000	54,054	15,221	40,984	62,500	107,527
Jim Thome	DH	CWS	15,666,667	171,509	174,074	460,784	127,371	31,146	61,924	106,576	168,459

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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.

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