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

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Rank	Name	POS	Team	Salary	$ Per RC	$ Per RBI	$ Per HR	$ Per Hit	$ Per AB	$ Per TB	$ Per GP	$ Per Run
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147	Joey Votto	1B	CIN	390,000	4,026	4,643	16,250	2,500	741	1,466	2,583	5,652
146	Cody Ross	CF/RF	FLA	390,000	5,552	5,342	17,727	3,250	846	1,733	2,690	6,610
145	Adam Jones	CF	BAL	390,000	6,660	6,842	43,333	3,023	818	2,042	2,955	6,393
144	Daric Barton	1B	OAK	390,000	7,737	8,298	43,333	3,861	874	2,516	2,786	6,610
143	Gregor Blanco	LF/CF	ATL	390,000	7,924	10,263	390,000	3,611	907	2,932	2,708	7,500
142	Fred Lewis	LF	SF	392,000	5,314	9,800	43,556	2,970	838	1,903	2,947	4,840
141	Mike Jacobs	1B	FLA	395,000	5,359	4,247	12,344	3,347	828	1,612	2,801	5,896
140	Kurt Suzuki	C	OAK	395,000	6,086	9,405	56,429	2,669	745	2,015	2,669	7,315
139	Jeremy Hermida	RF	FLA	395,000	6,093	6,475	23,235	3,160	787	1,936	2,782	5,338
138	Carlos G�mez	LF/CF	MIN	395,000	6,429	6,695	56,429	2,651	687	1,899	2,599	5,000
137	Jack Hannahan	3B	OAK	395,000	8,614	8,404	43,889	4,158	906	2,651	2,762	8,229
136	Hunter Pence	CF/RF	HOU	396,000	4,676	4,771	15,840	2,475	666	1,430	2,522	5,077
135	Skip Schumaker	LF/RF	STL	396,000	5,002	8,609	49,500	2,429	733	1,808	2,588	4,552
134	Michael Bourn	CF	HOU	396,000	9,163	13,655	79,200	3,701	848	2,829	2,870	6,947
133	Mark Reynolds	3B	ARI	396,500	4,947	4,088	14,161	3,074	736	1,605	2,609	4,557
132	Josh Hamilton	CF/RF	TEX	396,830	3,212	3,053	12,401	2,089	636	1,199	2,544	4,049
131	Carlos Quentin	LF	CWS	400,000	3,911	4,000	11,111	2,899	833	1,460	3,077	4,167
130	Geovany Soto	C	CHC	401,000	4,433	4,663	17,435	2,844	812	1,610	2,844	6,076
129	Yunel Escobar	3B/SS	ATL	402,500	5,513	6,708	40,250	2,720	783	1,954	2,960	5,669
128	Lastings Milledge	CF/RF	WAS	402,500	5,986	6,598	28,750	2,875	770	1,917	2,917	6,192
127	Jeff Keppinger	1B/SS	CIN	402,500	8,114	9,360	134,167	3,299	877	2,531	3,326	8,944
126	Matt Kemp	CF/RF	LAD	406,000	4,221	5,342	22,556	2,307	670	1,460	2,619	4,366
125	Chris Young	CF	ARI	406,000	4,621	4,776	18,455	2,619	650	1,466	2,538	4,776
124	Jacoby Ellsbury	CF/RF	BOS	406,000	5,319	8,638	45,111	2,619	733	1,862	2,800	4,143
123	Alex Gordon	3B	KC	406,000	5,424	6,881	25,375	3,172	824	1,906	3,030	5,639
122	Jack Cust	LF/DH	OAK	410,000	4,774	5,325	12,424	3,694	852	1,790	2,770	5,325
121	Kevin Kouzmanoff	3B	SD	410,000	5,311	4,881	17,826	2,531	657	1,519	2,662	5,775
120	Ryan Ludwick	LF/CF	STL	411,000	3,517	3,637	11,108	2,553	764	1,292	2,704	3,952
119	James Loney	1B	LAD	411,000	4,716	4,567	31,615	2,390	691	1,593	2,553	6,227
118	B.J. Upton	CF	TB	412,100	4,828	6,151	45,789	2,842	776	1,935	2,842	4,848
117	Dan Uggla	2B	FLA	417,000	4,378	4,533	13,031	3,022	785	1,527	2,856	4,299
116	Conor Jackson	1B	ARI	419,500	4,655	5,593	34,958	2,590	777	1,741	2,913	4,822
115	Ryan Garko	1B	CLE	420,100	6,302	4,668	30,007	3,112	849	2,101	2,979	6,887
114	Andre Ethier	LF/RF	LAD	424,500	4,230	5,513	21,225	2,653	809	1,584	3,011	4,717
113	Nate McLouth	CF	PIT	425,500	4,007	4,527	16,365	2,579	713	1,433	2,799	3,765
112	Ryan Theriot	2B/SS	CHC	428,000	5,335	11,263	428,000	2,404	738	2,058	2,872	5,035
111	Kelly Johnson	2B	ATL	430,000	5,074	6,232	35,833	2,739	786	1,762	2,867	5,000
110	Luke Scott	LF	BAL	430,000	5,830	6,615	18,696	3,525	905	1,920	2,905	6,418
109	Hanley Ram�rez	SS	FLA	439,000	3,449	6,552	13,303	2,480	745	1,381	2,869	3,512
108	Corey Hart	RF	MIL	444,000	5,251	4,879	22,200	2,707	725	1,580	2,828	5,842
107	Edwin Encarnaci�n	3B	CIN	450,000	5,737	6,618	17,308	3,543	889	1,907	3,082	6,000
106	Nick Markakis	RF	BAL	455,000	3,874	5,230	22,750	2,500	765	1,558	2,898	4,292
105	Ryan Braun	LF	MIL	455,000	4,054	4,292	12,297	2,615	745	1,346	3,013	4,946
104	Dustin Pedroia	2B	BOS	457,000	3,682	5,506	26,882	2,146	700	1,419	2,911	3,873
103	Jeff Francoeur	RF	ATL	460,000	7,542	6,479	41,818	3,217	768	2,140	2,968	6,571
102	Shane Victorino	CF/RF	PHI	480,000	5,344	8,276	34,286	2,874	842	1,882	3,288	4,706
101	Jorge Cant�	3B	FLA	500,000	5,160	5,263	17,241	2,874	796	1,656	3,226	5,435
100	Russell Martin	C	LAD	500,000	5,877	7,246	38,462	3,226	904	2,283	3,226	5,747
99	Prince Fielder	1B	MIL	670,000	6,158	6,569	19,706	4,136	1,139	2,248	4,214	7,791
98	Ian Kinsler	2B	TEX	700,000	6,712	9,859	38,889	4,242	1,351	2,612	5,785	6,863

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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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