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

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Name	POS	Team	Salary	GP	RC	AVG	RBI	HR	HITS	AB	TB	X2B	X3B	RUNS	BB	K	SB	CS	SLG	OBP
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Chris Young	CF	ARI	406,000	160	87.90	0.248	85	22	155	625	277	42	7	85	62	165	14	5	0.443	0.315
Conor Jackson	1B	ARI	419,500	144	90.10	0.3	75	12	162	540	241	31	6	87	59	61	10	2	0.446	0.376
Mark Reynolds	3B	ARI	396,500	152	80.20	0.239	97	28	129	539	247	28	3	87	64	204	11	2	0.458	0.32
Stephen Drew	SS	ARI	1,500,000	152	102.30	0.291	67	21	178	611	307	44	11	91	41	109	3	3	0.502	0.333
Adam Dunn	LF	ARI	13,000,000	158	101.20	0.236	100	40	122	517	265	23	0	79	122	164	2	1	0.513	0.386
Kelly Johnson	2B	ATL	430,000	150	84.70	0.287	69	12	157	547	244	39	6	86	52	113	11	6	0.446	0.349
Yunel Escobar	3B/SS	ATL	402,500	136	73.00	0.288	60	10	148	514	206	24	2	71	59	62	2	5	0.401	0.366
Jeff Francoeur	RF	ATL	460,000	155	61.00	0.239	71	11	143	599	215	33	3	70	39	111	0	1	0.359	0.294
Gregor Blanco	LF/CF	ATL	390,000	144	49.20	0.251	38	1	108	430	133	14	4	52	74	99	13	5	0.309	0.366
Brian McCann	C	ATL	1,000,000	145	99.70	0.301	87	23	153	509	266	42	1	68	57	64	5	0	0.523	0.373
Casey Kotchman	1B	ATL	1,450,000	143	68.60	0.272	74	14	143	525	215	28	1	65	36	39	2	1	0.41	0.328
Chipper Jones	3B	ATL	12,333,333	128	120.10	0.364	75	22	160	439	252	24	1	82	90	61	4	0	0.574	0.47
Nick Markakis	RF	BAL	455,000	157	117.50	0.306	87	20	182	595	292	48	1	106	99	113	10	7	0.491	0.406
Luke Scott	LF	BAL	430,000	148	73.80	0.257	65	23	122	475	224	29	2	67	53	102	2	2	0.472	0.336
Adam Jones	CF	BAL	390,000	132	58.60	0.27	57	9	129	477	191	21	7	61	23	108	10	3	0.4	0.311
Kevin Millar	1B/DH	BAL	3,800,000	145	67.40	0.234	72	20	124	531	209	25	0	73	71	93	0	1	0.394	0.323
Brian Roberts	2B	BAL	6,300,000	155	108.40	0.296	57	9	181	611	275	51	8	107	82	104	40	10	0.45	0.378
Aubrey Huff	3B/DH	BAL	8,000,000	154	119.90	0.304	108	32	182	598	330	48	2	96	53	89	4	0	0.552	0.36
Melvin Mora	3B	BAL	7,826,915	135	79.90	0.285	104	23	146	513	248	29	2	77	37	70	3	7	0.483	0.342
Ram�n Hern�ndez	C	BAL	7,500,000	133	57.30	0.257	65	15	119	463	188	22	1	49	32	62	0	0	0.406	0.308
Dustin Pedroia	2B	BOS	457,000	157	124.10	0.326	83	17	213	653	322	54	2	118	50	52	20	1	0.493	0.376
Jacoby Ellsbury	CF/RF	BOS	406,000	145	76.30	0.28	47	9	155	554	218	22	7	98	41	80	50	11	0.394	0.336
Kevin Youkilis	1B/3B	BOS	3,000,000	145	115.40	0.312	115	29	168	538	306	43	4	91	62	108	3	5	0.569	0.39
Jason Bay	LF	BOS	6,000,000	155	114.60	0.286	101	31	165	577	301	35	4	111	81	137	10	0	0.522	0.373
Geovany Soto	C	CHC	401,000	141	90.50	0.285	86	23	141	494	249	35	2	66	62	121	0	1	0.504	0.364
Ryan Theriot	2B/SS	CHC	428,000	149	80.20	0.307	38	1	178	580	208	19	4	85	73	58	22	13	0.359	0.387
Mark DeRosa	2B/3B	CHC	4,750,000	149	91.40	0.285	87	21	144	505	243	30	3	103	69	106	6	0	0.481	0.376
Kosuke Fukudome	RF	CHC	7,000,000	150	69.60	0.257	58	10	129	501	190	25	3	79	81	104	12	4	0.379	0.359
Derrek Lee	1B	CHC	13,250,000	155	105.30	0.291	90	20	181	623	288	41	3	93	71	119	8	2	0.462	0.361
Aramis Ram�rez	3B	CHC	15,250,000	149	106.40	0.289	111	27	160	554	287	44	1	97	74	94	2	2	0.518	0.38
Alfonso Soriano	LF	CHC	14,000,000	109	84.70	0.28	75	29	127	453	241	27	0	76	43	103	19	3	0.532	0.344
Joey Votto	1B	CIN	390,000	151	96.90	0.297	84	24	156	526	266	32	3	69	59	102	7	5	0.506	0.368
Edwin Encarnaci�n	3B	CIN	450,000	146	78.40	0.251	68	26	127	506	236	29	1	75	61	102	1	0	0.466	0.34
Jeff Keppinger	1B/SS	CIN	402,500	121	49.60	0.266	43	3	122	459	159	24	2	45	30	24	3	1	0.346	0.31
Brandon Phillips	2B	CIN	2,937,500	141	76.00	0.261	78	21	146	559	247	24	7	80	39	93	23	10	0.442	0.312
Ryan Garko	1B	CLE	420,100	141	66.70	0.273	90	14	135	495	200	21	1	61	45	86	0	0	0.404	0.346
Grady Sizemore	CF	CLE	3,166,667	157	121.80	0.268	90	33	170	634	318	39	5	101	98	130	38	5	0.502	0.375
Jhonny Peralta	SS	CLE	2,500,000	154	94.30	0.276	89	23	167	605	286	42	4	104	48	126	3	1	0.473	0.331
Willy Taveras	CF	COL	1,975,000	133	51.90	0.251	26	1	120	479	142	15	2	64	36	79	68	7	0.296	0.308
Brad Hawpe	RF	COL	3,925,000	138	91.80	0.283	85	25	138	488	243	24	3	69	76	134	2	2	0.498	0.381
Garrett Atkins	3B	COL	4,387,500	155	90.90	0.286	99	21	175	611	276	32	3	86	40	100	1	1	0.452	0.328
Matt Holliday	LF	COL	9,500,000	139	122.10	0.321	88	25	173	539	290	38	2	107	74	104	28	2	0.538	0.409
Carlos Quentin	LF	CWS	400,000	130	102.30	0.288	100	36	138	480	274	26	1	96	66	80	7	3	0.571	0.394
Alexei Ram�rez	2B/CF	CWS	1,075,000	134	69.90	0.29	77	21	139	480	228	22	2	65	18	61	13	9	0.475	0.317
Nick Swisher	1B/CF	CWS	3,600,000	151	66.80	0.219	69	24	109	497	204	21	1	86	82	135	3	3	0.41	0.332
A.J. Pierzynski	C	CWS	5,850,000	133	68.40	0.282	60	13	150	531	222	31	1	66	19	70	1	0	0.418	0.314
Jermaine Dye	RF	CWS	9,500,000	153	107.20	0.29	96	34	170	586	317	41	2	96	44	104	3	2	0.541	0.343
Ken Griffey Jr.	RF	CWS	8,282,695	141	72.90	0.249	71	18	122	490	208	30	1	67	78	88	0	1	0.424	0.353
Orlando Cabrera	SS	CWS	10,000,000	160	83.90	0.282	57	8	185	657	244	33	1	93	56	71	19	6	0.371	0.335
Jim Thome	DH	CWS	15,666,667	147	91.30	0.245	90	34	123	503	253	28	0	93	91	143	1	0	0.503	0.362

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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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