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Apr 1, 2008 3:23 pm US/Eastern
Red Sox Salaries For 2008 Season
As Obtained By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) ―
The 2008 payroll and salaries for major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income. For some players, parts of deferred signing bonuses and salaries are discounted to reflect present-day values.
BOSTON RED SOX
Total Payroll: $133,440,037 (4th)
Average Salary: $4,765,716
Manny Ramirez $18,929,923
J.D. Drew $14,000,000
David Ortiz 13,000,000
Mike Lowell 12,500,000
Jason Varitek 10,442,031
Josh Beckett 10,166,667
Julio Lugo 9,250,000
Daisuke Matsuzaka 8,333,333
Curt Schilling 8,000,000
Coco Crisp 5,083,333
Tim Wakefield 4,000,000
Julian Tavarez 3,850,000
Mike Timlin 3,000,000
Kevin Youkilis 3,000,000
Alex Cora 2,000,000
Hideki Okajima 1,275,000
Javier Lopez 840,000
Kyle Snyder 835,000
Sean Casey 800,000
Jonathan Papelbon 775,000
Dustin Pedroia 457,000
Kevin Cash 450,000
Jon Lester 421,500
Manny Delcarmen 421,000
Jacoby Ellsbury 406,000
Bryan Corey 405,000
David Aardsma 403,250
Clay Buchholz 396,000
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