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Offseason Free Agent Spending By Team

By Tim Dierkes [March 31, 2010 at 2:47pm CST]

A total of $972MM was spent on Major League free agent contracts this offseason, led by the Red Sox at $137MM.  The Marlins are on bottom, with no big league free agent contracts signed.  Each team spent about $32MM on average.  Check out the list below, and contact us if you notice any errors.

  1. Red Sox - $137,030,000
  2. Cardinals - $129,450,000
  3. Mets - $75,350,000
  4. Brewers - $55,650,000
  5. Angels - $52,000,000
  6. Mariners - $51,325,000
  7. Braves - $41,350,000
  8. Reds - $37,070,000
  9. Giants - $34,750,000
  10. Phillies - $30,850,000
  11. Astros - $29,900,000
  12. Nationals - $29,900,000
  13. Cubs - $25,800,000
  14. Tigers - $23,950,000
  15. Orioles - $23,900,000
  16. Rangers - $22,500,000
  17. Athletics - $20,900,000
  18. Blue Jays - $20,500,000 
  19. Yankees - $19,800,000
  20. Diamondbacks - $19,100,000
  21. Royals - $18,600,000
  22. Twins - $14,400,000
  23. Rockies - $13,100,000
  24. Dodgers - $11,500,000 
  25. Padres - $8,675,000
  26. White Sox - $8,375,000
  27. Pirates - $8,125,000
  28. Rays - $5,300,000
  29. Indians - $2,850,000
  30. Marlins - $0

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