1998
Quote:
Baltimore: $71,860,921
N.Y. Yankees: 65,663,698
Los Angeles: 62,806,667
Atlanta: 61,708,000
Texas: 60,519,595
Cleveland: 59,543,165
Boston: 59,497,000
N.Y. Mets: 58,660,665
1999
Quote:
Yankees: $88,180,7120
Texas: 81,576,598
Atlanta: 74,890,000
Cleveland: 73,278,458
Baltimore: 72,198,363
Boston: 71,725,000
Mets: 71,506,427
2000
Quote:
NY Yankees: $92,538,260
Los Angeles: $88,124,286
Atlanta: $84,537,836
Baltimore: $81,447,435
Arizona: $81,027,833
NY Mets: $79,509,776
2001
Quote:
NY Yankees: $109,791,893
Boston: $109,558,908
Los Angeles: $108,980,952
NY Mets: $93,174,428
2002
Quote:
NY Yankees: $125,928,583
Boston Red Sox: $108,366,060
Texas Rangers: $105,302,124
Arizona Diamondbacks: $102,820,000
LA Dodgers: $94,850,952
NY Mets: $94,633,593
2003
Quote:
NY Yankees: $ 152,749,814
NY Mets: $ 117,176,429
2004
Quote:
N.Y. Yankees: $182,835,513
Boston: 125,208,542
Anaheim: 101,084,667
New York Mets: 100,629,303
The top payroll team is first and then count down. That is where the Mets where in total payroll.