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What Major League Baseball teams are worth

By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published April 20, 2006

Rank Team Current value 1-yr change Revenues Income
1. New York Yankees $1-billion 8% $277-million $50-million
2. Boston Red Sox 617-million 10% 206-million 18.5-million
3. New York Mets 604-million 20% 195-million 16.1-million
4. Los Angeles Dodgers 482-million 14% 189-million 13.4-million
5. Chicago Cubs 448-million 12% 179-million 7.9-million
6. Washington Nationals 440-million 42% 145-million 27.9-million
7. St. Louis Cardinals 429-million 16% 165-million 7.9-million
8. Seattle Mariners 428-million 3% 179-million 7.3-million
9 .Philadelphia Phillies 424-million 8% 176-million 14.8-million
10. Houston Astros 416-million 17% 173-million 30.2-million
11 San Francisco Giants 410-million 8% 171-million 11.2-million
12. Atlanta Braves 405-million 6% 172-million 27.6-million
13. LA Angels of Anaheim 368-million 25% 167-million 2.6-million
14. Baltimore Orioles 359-million 5% 156-million 21.0-million
15. San Diego Padres 354-million 7% 158-million 13.0-million
16. Texas Rangers 353-million 8% 153-million 24.7-million
17. Cleveland Indians 352-million 10% 150-million 34.6-million
18. Chicago White Sox 315-million 20% 157-million 21.7-million
19. Arizona Diamondbacks 305-million 7% 145-million 21.8-million
20. Colorado Rockies 298-million 3% 16.3-million 145-million
21. Detroit Tigers 292-million 22% 146-million 3.5-million
22. Toronto Blue Jays 286-million 34% 136-million 29.7-million
23. Cincinnati Reds 274-million 8% 37-million 17.9-million
24. Pittsburgh Pirates 250-million 15% 125-million 21.9-million
25. Kansas City Royals 239-million 28% 117-million 20.8-million
26. Milwaukee Brewers 235-million 13% 131-milllion 22.4-million
27. Oakland Athletics 234-million 26% 134-million 16.0-million
28. Florida Marlins 226-million 10% 119-million - 11.9-million
29. Minnesota Twins 216-million 21% 114-million 7.0-million
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays 209-million 19% 116-million 3-milion
20. League Average 376-million 15% 158-million 12.1-million
Source: Forbes magazine

 

[Last modified April 21, 2006, 14:15:35]


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