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

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Rank	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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1	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
2	Albert Pujols	1B	STL	13,870,950	148	158.60	0.357	116	37	187	524	342	44	0	100	104	54	7	3	0.653	0.462
3	Manny Ram�rez	LF	LAD	18,929,923	153	141.00	0.332	121	37	183	552	332	36	1	102	87	124	3	0	0.601	0.43
4	Joe Mauer	C	MIN	6,250,000	145	101.80	0.33	85	9	176	533	242	31	4	98	84	48	1	1	0.454	0.415
5	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
6	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
7	Milton Bradley	RF/DH	TEX	5,250,000	126	100.20	0.321	77	22	133	414	233	32	1	78	80	112	5	3	0.563	0.436
8	Ian Kinsler	2B	TEX	700,000	121	104.30	0.319	71	18	165	518	268	41	4	102	45	67	26	2	0.517	0.375
9	Magglio Ord��ez	RF	DET	15,768,175	146	102.20	0.317	103	21	178	561	277	32	2	72	53	76	1	5	0.494	0.376
10	Cristian Guzm�n	SS	WAS	4,200,000	138	86.20	0.316	55	9	183	579	255	35	5	77	23	57	6	5	0.44	0.345
11	Lance Berkman	1B/RF	HOU	14,500,000	159	132.90	0.312	106	29	173	554	314	46	4	114	99	108	18	4	0.567	0.42
12	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
13	Ichiro Suzuki	CF	SEA	17,102,149	162	101.80	0.311	42	6	213	686	265	20	7	103	51	65	43	4	0.386	0.361
14	Mark Teixeira	1B	LAA	12,500,000	157	129.90	0.308	121	33	177	574	317	41	0	102	97	93	2	0	0.552	0.41
15	Pl�cido Polanco	2B	DET	4,600,000	141	84.70	0.307	58	8	178	580	242	34	3	90	35	43	7	1	0.417	0.35
16	David DeJes�s	LF/CF	KC	2,500,000	135	83.80	0.307	73	12	159	518	234	25	7	70	46	71	11	8	0.452	0.366
17	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
18	Brian Giles	RF	SD	9,666,667	147	101.50	0.306	63	12	171	559	255	40	4	81	87	52	2	2	0.456	0.398
19	Randy Winn	CF/RF	SF	9,125,000	155	98.20	0.306	64	10	183	598	255	38	2	84	59	88	25	2	0.426	0.363
20	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
21	Xavier Nady	RF	NYY	3,350,000	148	99.00	0.305	97	25	169	555	283	37	1	76	39	103	2	1	0.51	0.358
22	Andre Ethier	LF/RF	LAD	424,500	141	100.30	0.305	77	20	160	525	268	38	5	90	59	88	6	3	0.51	0.375
23	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
24	Josh Hamilton	CF/RF	TEX	396,830	156	123.50	0.304	130	32	190	624	331	35	5	98	64	126	9	1	0.53	0.371
25	Vladimir Guerrero	RF	LAA	15,500,000	143	102.00	0.303	91	27	164	541	282	31	3	85	51	77	5	3	0.521	0.365
26	Johnny Damon	CF/LF	NYY	13,000,000	143	98.40	0.303	71	17	168	555	256	27	5	95	64	82	29	8	0.461	0.375
27	�lex Rodr�guez	3B	NYY	28,000,000	138	113.40	0.302	103	35	154	510	292	33	0	104	65	117	18	3	0.573	0.392
28	Justin Morneau	1B	MIN	8,400,000	162	117.10	0.302	129	23	187	620	311	47	4	97	76	84	0	1	0.502	0.375
29	David Wright	3B	NYM	5,250,000	160	132.10	0.302	124	33	189	626	334	42	2	115	94	118	15	5	0.534	0.39
30	Skip Schumaker	LF/RF	STL	396,000	153	79.20	0.302	46	8	163	540	219	22	5	87	47	60	8	2	0.406	0.359
31	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
32	Hanley Ram�rez	SS	FLA	439,000	153	127.30	0.301	67	33	177	589	318	34	4	125	92	122	35	12	0.54	0.4
33	Derek Jeter	SS	NYY	21,600,000	150	86.90	0.3	69	11	179	596	243	25	3	88	52	85	11	5	0.408	0.363
34	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
35	Ryan Ludwick	LF/CF	STL	411,000	152	116.90	0.299	113	37	161	538	318	40	3	104	62	146	4	4	0.591	0.375
36	Jos� Reyes	SS	NYM	4,375,000	159	121.00	0.297	68	16	204	688	327	37	19	113	66	82	56	15	0.475	0.358
37	Jos� L�pez	2B	SEA	1,750,000	159	92.40	0.297	89	17	191	644	285	41	1	80	27	67	6	3	0.443	0.322
38	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
39	Bobby Abreu	RF	NYY	16,000,000	156	106.10	0.296	100	20	180	609	287	39	4	100	73	109	22	11	0.471	0.371
40	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
41	Garret Anderson	LF/DH	LAA	12,600,000	145	78.60	0.293	84	15	163	557	241	27	3	66	29	77	7	4	0.433	0.325
42	Ra�l Iba�ez	LF	SEA	5,500,000	162	107.40	0.293	110	23	186	635	304	43	3	85	64	110	2	4	0.479	0.358
43	Shane Victorino	CF/RF	PHI	480,000	146	89.80	0.293	58	14	167	570	255	30	8	102	45	69	36	11	0.447	0.352
44	Miguel Cabrera	1B/3B	DET	11,300,000	160	116.40	0.292	127	37	180	616	331	36	2	85	56	126	1	0	0.537	0.349
45	Bengie Molina	C	SF	6,250,000	145	74.80	0.292	95	16	155	530	236	33	0	46	19	38	0	0	0.445	0.322
46	Chase Utley	2B	PHI	7,785,714	159	118.50	0.292	104	33	177	607	325	41	4	113	64	104	14	2	0.535	0.38
47	Delmon Young	LF/RF	MIN	1,440,000	151	78.10	0.292	69	10	167	572	233	28	4	80	35	105	14	5	0.407	0.338
48	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
49	�lex R�os	CF/RF	TOR	4,835,000	155	101.10	0.291	79	15	185	635	293	47	8	91	44	112	32	8	0.461	0.337
50	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

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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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