How much it all costs

We know the new Yankee Stadium has a gaudy price tag, but what about the new-look Yankees? The team had a total payroll of $209,081,577 in 2008 (source) and spent a lot of money to land CC Sabathia. A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira this winter.

Joel Sherman ran the Opening Day numbers yesterday, and they may be a bit surprising. The Yanks’ total payroll clocks in at $207,461,739, a good $1.6 million less than last year. The team still has to decide between Angel Berroa or Ramiro Peña to that list, but either one of them will get just a prorated amount for the time they spend on the big league roster.

Basically, the Yankees managed to break even on the payroll while filling holes and making the team better than it was last year. Salary cap proponents like to bemoan the Yankees’ spending ways, but they are spending wisely. They replaced players they lost dollar for dollar and did so without sacrificing the minor league depth they have. That’s moneyball for you.

After the jump, the full breakdown of salary figures. This will change before the end of the year.

Alex Rodriguez: $33,000,000
Derek Jeter: $21,600,000
Mark Teixeira: $20,600,000
A.J. Burnett: $16,500,000
CC Sabathia: $15,285,714
Mariano Rivera: $15,000,000
Jorge Posada: $13,100,000
Johnny Damon: $13,000,000
Hideki Matsui: $13,000,000
Xavier Nady: $6,550,000
Robinson Cano: $6,000,000
Andy Pettitte: $5,500,000
Nick Swisher: $5,400,000
Chien-Ming Wang: $5,000,000
Kei Igawa: $4,000,000
Damaso Marte: $3,750,000
Jose Molina: $2,125,000
Melky Cabrera: $1,400,000
Brian Bruney: $1,250,000
Andrew Brackman: $1,137,500
Angel Berroa: $800,000
Juan Miranda: $500,000
Cody Ransom: $455,100
Jose Veras: $432,975
Joba Chamberlain: $432,575
Edwar Ramirez: $422,500
Brett Gardner: $414,000
Phil Coke: $403,300
Jonathan Albaladejo: $403,075