The following is believed to be the only published revenue-sharing figures for each of the 30 clubs in Major League Baseball. Source for the data cited below each listing:

Year                           2003               2002
Montreal                 29,517,000     28,493,994
Florida                    21,030,000     20,946,573
Tampa Bay            20,464,000     14,724,463
Kansas City           19,042,000     16,629,872
Toronto                   18,735,000     13,691,953
Minnesota              17,249,000      12,977,421
Detroit                     16,738,000      11,615,688
Milwaukee              16,555,000       8,502,007
Pittsburgh               13,299,000       6,400,652
San Diego              13,250,000       6,283,572
Oakland                  11,756,000       9,201,545
Philadelphia            9,013,000       9,834,124
Cincinnati                 6,469,000       9,807,244
Colorado                  2,469,000     (-5,127,222)
Anaheim                  1,874,000     (-1,303,070)
Arizona                     1,456,000     (-3,255,682)
Houston                   1,182,000     (-4,326,392)
Baltimore                    252,000     (-5,337,479)
Cleveland               (-4,828,000) (-10,612,923)
Chicago W. Sox    (-4,833,000)   (-3,823,142)
Texas                    (-7,162,000)   (-8,205,165)
St. Louis                (-9,202,000)   (-8,385,888)
Los Angeles           (-9,490,000)   (-9,278,555)
Atlanta                (-11,291,000)   (-9,753,575)
San Francisco       (-12,959,000)    (-9,638,790)
Chicago Cubs       (-16,731,000)    (-8,280,260)
N.Y. Mets            (-21,473,000)  (-17,366,067)
Seattle                (-31,023,000)  (-19,877,788)
Boston                (-38,692,000)  (-17,896,820)
N.Y. Yankees       (-52,650,000)  (-26,640,289)
Transfer             $220,350,000   $169,109,108

Source: The Associated Press

2005

Payors

Team                  Amount paid (millions)
New York Yankees          $76
Boston Red Sox              $52
Chicago Cubs                  $32
Seattle Mariners              $25
New York Mets               $24
Los Angeles Dodgers       $20
St. Louis Cardinals           $19
Chicago White Sox          $18
San Francisco Giants        $14
Houston Astros              $11
Los Angeles Angels         $11
Atlanta Braves               $10
Texas Rangers               $.035

Payees

Team                 Amount received (millions)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays    $33
Toronto Blue Jays         $31
Florida Marlins               $31
Kansas City Royals         $30
Detroit Tigers              $25
Pittsburgh Pirates         $25
Milwaukee Brewers       $24
Minnesota Twins          $22
Oakland Athletics          $19
Cincinnati Reds             $16
Colorado Rockies          $16
Arizona D-Backs            $13
Cleveland Indians          $6.0
Philadelphia Phillies        $5.8
San Diego Padres         $5.7
Washington Nationals   $3.9
Baltimore Orioles          $2.0

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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Low '05 Nat's payment
written by HighJaysFan, November 21, 2009

Does anyone know if the low 2005 payment to the Nationals was because they were precluded from more by sale/transfer agreements betwixt them and the Expos just prior to that season?

Or did some of the big money that would have been due the 'Spos get retained by the sellers -- a.k.a. MLB themselves?

Quite apart, whatever you think of Boras, I think his squawking about rev. redistribution + licensing, new media, etc., etc. versus actual team spending is bound to shake up baseball (which is probably quite busy being chuffed with itself for "handling" the PED kerfuffle so damn well).

I dig these lists. As much as they depress me.

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Fair is fair
written by Supermet, November 28, 2009

This seems like a fair system.....Why should big market
fans have to subsidize smaller market teams anymore than
they already have been doing. NOTICE, I said "BIG MARKET FANS,"
which pay exorbinant prices for tickets and other expenses
at the ballpark.

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