In an age of baseball where some MLB teams have assembled rosters worth north of $300 million annually as they pursue a World Series title, the two teams participating in this year’s Fall Classic have gone against the grain. The Rays and Brewers both rank in the bottom half of the league in terms of their respective payrolls, with Tampa allotting just $95,615,469 million to its roster (third-lowest in MLB) and the Brewers paying $146,206,320 which is the 19th highest payroll in MLB.
The Rays have just one player on the books making more than $10 million annually, and only six players making more than $5 million. The team’s top earners are Yandy Díaz ($12 million), Nick Martinez ($9 million), Freddy Peralta ($8 million), Steven Matz ($7.5 million), Cedric Mullins ($6.5 million) and Drew Rasmussen ($5.75 million).
