League Financial Report Tuesday, 3/2/2000

PAYROLLS

#  Team Payroll         1  Minnesota $112,377,143         2  California $96,108,571         3  Chicago(A) $95,249,999         4  Milwaukee $93,034,638         5  San Francisco $92,597,143         6  San Diego $91,500,467         7  St. Louis $88,388,571         8  Cleveland $87,225,000         9  Kansas City $87,034,506         10  New York (A) $85,641,435         11  Philadelphia $84,600,000         12  Montreal $83,942,857         13  Oakland $80,623,603         14  Washington $78,661,110         15  Chicago (N) $70,215,814         16  Cincinnati $69,497,143         17  Pittsburgh $62,032,857         18  Boston $58,487,777         19  Baltimore $57,021,571         20  Houston $48,649,583         21  Los Angeles $42,353,000         22  Detroit $38,861,428         23  Atlanta $37,785,714         24  Seattle $33,560,000         25  Toronto $31,174,286         26  New York(N) $29,960,000

HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS

#  Pos  Name Team  Salary       1  LF  Reggie Sanders CAL  $23,500,000       2  3B  Chipper Jones NYY  $23,000,000       3  LF  Barry Bonds CLE  $20,000,000       4  DH  Jose Canseco HOU  $19,000,000       5  C   Darrin Fletcher MIL  $19,000,000       6  RF  Carlos Delgado CAL  $17,770,000       7  RF  Brady Anderson STL  $17,500,000       8  P   Jose Mesa MIL  $16,000,000       9  1B  Jeff Bagwell BAL  $16,000,000       10  1B  Frank Thomas CWS  $16,000,000       11  P   Jose Guzman MON  $15,000,000       12  P   Eric Show CHI  $15,000,000       13  P   Randy Johnson MIL  $15,000,000       14  2B  Craig Biggio STL  $15,000,000       15  RF  Larry Walker CWS  $14,750,000       16  RF  Sammy Sosa ATL  $14,500,000       17  3B  Mike Blowers SF  $14,250,000       18  SS  Jose Offerman SF  $14,190,000       19  RF  David Justice MIL  $14,040,000       20  RF  Manny Ramirez MON  $13,680,000       21  P   Greg Maddux CAL  $13,500,000       22  LF  Albert Belle SEA  $13,250,000       23  1B  Don Mattingly Cin  $13,000,000       24  P   John Smoltz KCR  $12,345,648       25  1B  Mark Mcgwire CLE  $12,000,000

ATTENDANCE

#  Team ATTENDANCE 2000 ATTENDANCE 1999       1  Minnesota 0 3,394,511       2  California 0 2,275,302       3  Chicago(A) 0 1,906,650       4  Milwaukee 0 1,121,707       5  San Francisco 0 1,688,839       6  San Diego 0 4,037,523       7  St. Louis 0 1,579,993       8  Cleveland 0 1,420,629       9  Kansas City 0 1,904,306       10  New York (A) 0 2,662,954       11  Philadelphia 0 3,845,394       12  Montreal 0 3,108,059       13  Oakland 0 3,806,573       14  Washington 0 2,540,489       15  Chicago (N) 0 3,094,129       16  Cincinnati 0 3,949,493       17  Pittsburgh 0 972,649       18  Boston 0 1,762,129       19  Baltimore 0 4,304,601       20  Houston 0 2,418,249       21  Los Angeles 0 1,059,146       22  Detroit 0 1,135,775       23  Atlanta 0 1,614,760       24  Seattle 0 786,229       25  Toronto 0 1,042,202       26  New York(N) 0 758,516

Team Focus & Age

#  Team Focus Team Age   1  Milwaukee Rebuilding! 34.38   2  New York (A) Balanced 33.65   3  Minnesota Balanced 33.26   4  Montreal Balanced 32.73   5  Boston Balanced 32.70   6  San Diego Win Now! 32.62   7  Atlanta Balanced 32.35   8  Cleveland Balanced 32.05   9  Houston Rebuilding! 31.74   10  Oakland Balanced 31.37   11  Chicago(A) Balanced 31.09   12  St. Louis Balanced 30.93   13  Washington Win Now! 30.89   14  San Francisco Rebuilding! 30.82   15  Chicago (N) Balanced 30.20   16  Philadelphia Win Now! 30.05   17  New York(N) Rebuilding! 30.00   18  Kansas City Balanced 29.88   19  Cincinnati Balanced 29.76   20  Toronto Balanced 29.71   21  Baltimore Win Now! 29.64   22  Detroit Rebuilding! 29.13   23  Seattle Balanced 29.11   24  California Win Now! 28.84   25  Los Angeles Rebuilding! 28.61   26  Pittsburgh Balanced 28.39     AVERAGE   30.79

Baltimore Orioles

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 88 / 100       Attendance 0 4,304,601     Attendance / Game 0 53,143     Attendance Revenue $0 $43,046,010     Revenue / Game $0 $531,432               Broadcasting Revenue $62,000,000 $62,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $1,067,066     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $2,899,314     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $57,021,571       Total Revenue $62,000,000 $109,012,390     Total Player Expenses $0 $95,277,222     Total +/- $62,000,000 $13,735,168               Cash $97,367,015       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $187,020,424       $$ left for Free Agents $146,458,520

Boston Redsox

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 45 / 100       Attendance 0 1,762,129     Attendance / Game 0 21,755     Attendance Revenue $0 $17,621,290     Revenue / Game $0 $217,547               Broadcasting Revenue $58,000,000 $58,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $5,101,259     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $58,487,777       Total Revenue $58,000,000 $80,722,549     Total Player Expenses $0 $59,135,340     Total +/- $58,000,000 $21,587,209               Cash $201,520,647       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $234,805,419       $$ left for Free Agents $223,755,419

Detroit Tigers

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 26 / 100       Attendance 0 1,135,775     Attendance / Game 0 14,022     Attendance Revenue $0 $9,086,200     Revenue / Game $0 $112,175               Broadcasting Revenue $50,000,000 $50,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $4,344,792     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $38,861,428       Total Revenue $50,000,000 $63,430,992     Total Player Expenses $5,900,000 $43,860,578     Total +/- $44,100,000 $19,570,414               Cash $156,258,019       Ticket Price $8                 $$ left for Extensions $194,202,344       $$ left for Free Agents $180,827,583

New York (A) Yankees

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 59 / 100       Attendance 0 2,662,954     Attendance / Game 0 32,876     Attendance Revenue $0 $26,629,540     Revenue / Game $0 $328,760               Broadcasting Revenue $54,000,000 $58,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $2,069,922     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $85,641,435       Total Revenue $54,000,000 $86,699,462     Total Player Expenses $0 $90,082,668     Total +/- $54,000,000 $-3,383,206               Cash $66,741,717       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $85,834,509       $$ left for Free Agents $63,799,744

Toronto Blue Jays

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 8 / 100       Attendance 0 1,042,202     Attendance / Game 0 12,867     Attendance Revenue $0 $10,422,020     Revenue / Game $0 $128,667               Broadcasting Revenue $52,000,000 $52,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $1,293,447     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $31,174,286       Total Revenue $52,000,000 $63,715,467     Total Player Expenses $0 $49,891,386     Total +/- $52,000,000 $13,824,081               Cash $122,262,565       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $170,374,699       $$ left for Free Agents $154,803,746

Chicago(A) White Sox

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 53 / 100       Attendance 0 1,906,650     Attendance / Game 0 23,539     Attendance Revenue $0 $19,066,500     Revenue / Game $0 $235,389               Broadcasting Revenue $54,000,000 $60,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $1,970,532     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $95,249,999       Total Revenue $54,000,000 $81,037,032     Total Player Expenses $0 $82,539,762     Total +/- $54,000,000 $-1,502,730               Cash $296,570,170       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $306,273,869       $$ left for Free Agents $276,357,203

Cleveland Indians

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 47 / 100       Attendance 0 1,420,629     Attendance / Game 0 17,539     Attendance Revenue $0 $17,047,548     Revenue / Game $0 $210,464               Broadcasting Revenue $56,000,000 $56,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $369,044     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $87,225,000       Total Revenue $56,000,000 $73,416,592     Total Player Expenses $0 $98,065,124     Total +/- $56,000,000 $-24,648,532               Cash $46,794,128       Ticket Price $12                 $$ left for Extensions $56,890,721       $$ left for Free Agents $32,985,720

Kansas City Royals

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 67 / 100       Attendance 0 1,904,306     Attendance / Game 0 23,510     Attendance Revenue $0 $22,851,672     Revenue / Game $0 $282,119               Broadcasting Revenue $58,000,000 $58,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $3,966,543     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $87,034,506       Total Revenue $58,000,000 $84,818,215     Total Player Expenses $0 $90,403,590     Total +/- $58,000,000 $-5,585,375               Cash $180,460,117       Ticket Price $12                 $$ left for Extensions $184,640,017       $$ left for Free Agents $178,243,826

Milwaukee Brewers

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 42 / 100       Attendance 0 1,121,707     Attendance / Game 0 13,848     Attendance Revenue $0 $8,973,656     Revenue / Game $0 $110,786               Broadcasting Revenue $46,000,000 $46,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $3,418,234     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $93,034,638       Total Revenue $46,000,000 $58,391,890     Total Player Expenses $0 $35,592,493     Total +/- $46,000,000 $22,799,397               Cash $198,852,753       Ticket Price $8                 $$ left for Extensions $168,167,977       $$ left for Free Agents $164,210,005

Minnesota Twins

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 100 / 100       Attendance 0 3,394,511     Attendance / Game 0 41,908     Attendance Revenue $0 $33,945,110     Revenue / Game $0 $419,075               Broadcasting Revenue $48,000,000 $48,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $3,323,669     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $1,267,234     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $112,377,143       Total Revenue $48,000,000 $86,536,013     Total Player Expenses $20,400,000 $196,474,546     Total +/- $27,600,000 $-109,938,533               Cash $19,880,000       Ticket Price $1                 $$ left for Extensions $32,192,112       $$ left for Free Agents $0

California Angels

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 79 / 100       Attendance 0 2,275,302     Attendance / Game 0 28,090     Attendance Revenue $0 $25,028,322     Revenue / Game $0 $308,992               Broadcasting Revenue $54,000,000 $54,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $611,873     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $6,940,209     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $96,108,571       Total Revenue $54,000,000 $86,580,404     Total Player Expenses $0 $91,702,404     Total +/- $54,000,000 $-5,122,000               Cash $82,495,108       Ticket Price $11                 $$ left for Extensions $76,875,304       $$ left for Free Agents $66,026,732

Oakland A's

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 100 / 100       Attendance 0 3,806,573     Attendance / Game 0 46,995     Attendance Revenue $0 $38,542,807     Revenue / Game $0 $475,837               Broadcasting Revenue $60,000,000 $60,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $2,277,760     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $4,439,650     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $80,623,603       Total Revenue $60,000,000 $105,260,217     Total Player Expenses $0 $90,898,489     Total +/- $60,000,000 $14,361,728               Cash $242,387,505       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $276,084,945       $$ left for Free Agents $262,584,469

Seattle Mariners

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 15 / 100       Attendance 0 786,229     Attendance / Game 0 9,707     Attendance Revenue $0 $6,289,832     Revenue / Game $0 $77,652               Broadcasting Revenue $48,000,000 $48,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $1,392,910     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $33,560,000       Total Revenue $48,000,000 $55,682,742     Total Player Expenses $0 $39,540,359     Total +/- $48,000,000 $16,142,383               Cash $83,776,553       Ticket Price $8                 $$ left for Extensions $133,805,962       $$ left for Free Agents $105,899,295

Washington Senators

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 60 / 100       Attendance 0 2,540,489     Attendance / Game 0 31,364     Attendance Revenue $0 $27,684,123     Revenue / Game $0 $341,779               Broadcasting Revenue $54,000,000 $58,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $5,400,354     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $78,661,110       Total Revenue $54,000,000 $91,084,477     Total Player Expenses $0 $80,943,633     Total +/- $54,000,000 $10,140,844               Cash $120,495,220       Ticket Price $11                 $$ left for Extensions $161,115,252       $$ left for Free Agents $128,918,587

Chicago (N) Cubs

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 82 / 100       Attendance 0 3,094,129     Attendance / Game 0 38,199     Attendance Revenue $0 $30,941,290     Revenue / Game $0 $381,991               Broadcasting Revenue $58,000,000 $58,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $3,352,832     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $6,616,806     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $70,215,814       Total Revenue $58,000,000 $98,910,928     Total Player Expenses $0 $64,558,077     Total +/- $58,000,000 $34,352,851               Cash $167,478,024       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $204,362,144       $$ left for Free Agents $189,556,332

New York(N) Mets

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 16 / 100       Attendance 0 758,516     Attendance / Game 0 9,364     Attendance Revenue $0 $7,585,160     Revenue / Game $0 $93,644               Broadcasting Revenue $50,000,000 $50,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $3,127,286     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $29,960,000       Total Revenue $50,000,000 $60,712,446     Total Player Expenses $0 $23,108,566     Total +/- $50,000,000 $37,603,880               Cash $172,962,367       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $214,541,480       $$ left for Free Agents $203,714,813

Philadelphia Phillies

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 100 / 100       Attendance 0 3,845,394     Attendance / Game 0 47,474     Attendance Revenue $0 $42,299,334     Revenue / Game $0 $522,214               Broadcasting Revenue $62,000,000 $62,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $263,632     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $6,455,704     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $84,600,000       Total Revenue $62,000,000 $111,018,670     Total Player Expenses $0 $107,355,881     Total +/- $62,000,000 $3,662,789               Cash $156,225,096       Ticket Price $11                 $$ left for Extensions $181,838,062       $$ left for Free Agents $176,188,062

Pittsburgh Pirates

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 19 / 100       Attendance 0 972,649     Attendance / Game 0 12,008     Attendance Revenue $0 $7,781,192     Revenue / Game $0 $96,064               Broadcasting Revenue $50,000,000 $50,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $4,020,933     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $62,032,857       Total Revenue $50,000,000 $61,802,125     Total Player Expenses $0 $53,483,348     Total +/- $50,000,000 $8,318,777               Cash $94,434,323       Ticket Price $8                 $$ left for Extensions $121,906,448       $$ left for Free Agents $94,203,591

Atlanta Braves

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 39 / 100       Attendance 0 1,614,760     Attendance / Game 0 19,935     Attendance Revenue $0 $16,147,600     Revenue / Game $0 $199,353               Broadcasting Revenue $48,000,000 $52,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $3,705,228     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $37,785,714       Total Revenue $48,000,000 $71,852,828     Total Player Expenses $0 $42,174,664     Total +/- $48,000,000 $29,678,164               Cash $49,629,332       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $92,322,160       $$ left for Free Agents $79,696,446

Cincinnati Reds

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 88 / 100       Attendance 0 3,949,493     Attendance / Game 0 48,759     Attendance Revenue $0 $37,217,670     Revenue / Game $0 $459,477               Broadcasting Revenue $56,000,000 $56,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $1,246,713     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $3,477,200     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $69,497,143       Total Revenue $56,000,000 $97,941,583     Total Player Expenses $0 $127,831,939     Total +/- $56,000,000 $-29,890,356               Cash $52,056,085       Ticket Price $11                 $$ left for Extensions $86,850,468       $$ left for Free Agents $77,023,325

Montreal Expos

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 69 / 100       Attendance 0 3,108,059     Attendance / Game 0 38,371     Attendance Revenue $0 $31,080,590     Revenue / Game $0 $383,711               Broadcasting Revenue $62,000,000 $62,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $4,256,699     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $83,942,857       Total Revenue $62,000,000 $97,337,289     Total Player Expenses $0 $110,869,511     Total +/- $62,000,000 $-13,532,222               Cash $51,957,272       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $96,014,561       $$ left for Free Agents $65,351,704

St. Louis Cardinals

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 41 / 100       Attendance 0 1,579,993     Attendance / Game 0 19,506     Attendance Revenue $0 $14,219,937     Revenue / Game $0 $175,555               Broadcasting Revenue $48,000,000 $48,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $2,765,956     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $88,388,571       Total Revenue $48,000,000 $64,985,893     Total Player Expenses $0 $89,197,818     Total +/- $48,000,000 $-24,211,925               Cash $66,013,787       Ticket Price $9                 $$ left for Extensions $49,526,346       $$ left for Free Agents $42,611,109

Houston Astros

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 48 / 100       Attendance 0 2,418,249     Attendance / Game 0 29,855     Attendance Revenue $0 $24,182,490     Revenue / Game $0 $298,549               Broadcasting Revenue $60,000,000 $60,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $4,245,180     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $48,649,583       Total Revenue $60,000,000 $88,427,670     Total Player Expenses $0 $54,024,429     Total +/- $60,000,000 $34,403,241               Cash $153,840,729       Ticket Price $10                 $$ left for Extensions $205,518,399       $$ left for Free Agents $193,618,816

Los Angeles Dodgers

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 8 / 100       Attendance 0 1,059,146     Attendance / Game 0 13,076     Attendance Revenue $0 $7,414,022     Revenue / Game $0 $91,531               Broadcasting Revenue $52,000,000 $52,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $1,816,890     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $42,353,000       Total Revenue $52,000,000 $61,230,912     Total Player Expenses $0 $40,283,599     Total +/- $52,000,000 $20,947,313               Cash $58,449,137       Ticket Price $7                 $$ left for Extensions $88,522,049       $$ left for Free Agents $77,327,049

San Diego Padres

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 100 / 100       Attendance 0 4,037,523     Attendance / Game 0 49,846     Attendance Revenue $0 $41,714,015     Revenue / Game $0 $514,988               Broadcasting Revenue $58,000,000 $58,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $3,894,932     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $2,565,549     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $91,500,467       Total Revenue $58,000,000 $106,174,496     Total Player Expenses $8,728,571 $114,597,579     Total +/- $49,271,429 $-8,423,083               Cash $39,453,137       Ticket Price $11                 $$ left for Extensions $76,882,576       $$ left for Free Agents $51,561,617

San Francisco Giants

Category This Year Last Year     Fan Interest 38 / 100       Attendance 0 1,688,839     Attendance / Game 0 20,850     Attendance Revenue $0 $8,444,195     Revenue / Game $0 $104,249               Broadcasting Revenue $48,000,000 $48,000,000     Merchandising Revenue $0 $4,091,343     Play-Offs Revenue $0 $0     Attendance Revenue $0 $0               Payroll $92,597,143       Total Revenue $48,000,000 $60,535,538     Total Player Expenses $0 $92,683,157     Total +/- $48,000,000 $-32,147,619               Cash $91,468,950       Ticket Price $5                 $$ left for Extensions $104,354,488       $$ left for Free Agents $59,407,345

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