The biggest losers this week are the A’s, who continue their awful play by losing to the Royals. The A’s have dropped to 14th in the Cost Index. That $62.3M payroll doesn’t help if it’s sitting on the DL the whole season.
** all $ are in millions.
| Rank (Pv) | Team | 2006 Payroll | GP | Wins | YTD Payroll | Cost/Win | |
| 1 (1) | Marlins | $15.0 | 49 | 16 | $4.54 | $0.28 | |
| 2 (2) | Rockies | $41.1 | 51 | 27 | $12.95 | $0.48 | |
| 3 (3) | Devil Rays | $35.4 | 51 | 21 | $11.15 | $0.53 | |
| 4 (5) | D’backs | $59.2 | 50 | 29 | $18.28 | $0.63 | |
| 5 (4) | Reds | $59.5 | 51 | 28 | $18.73 | $0.67 | |
| 6 (6) | Brewers | $56.8 | 51 | 26 | $17.88 | $0.69 | |
| 7 (7) | Indians | $56.8 | 50 | 24 | $17.53 | $0.73 | |
| 8 (9) | Tigers | $82.3 | 51 | 35 | $25.91 | $0.74 | |
| 9 (10) | Pirates | $40.2 | 51 | 17 | $12.67 | $0.75 | |
| 10 (11) | Rangers | $65.5 | 51 | 27 | $20.61 | $0.76 | |
| 11 (14) | Blue Jays | $71.9 | 50 | 28 | $22.20 | $0.79 | |
| 12 (13) | Cardinals | $88.4 | 51 | 33 | $27.84 | $0.84 | |
| 13 (12) | Padres | $69.7 | 51 | 26 | $21.95 | $0.84 | |
| 14 (8) | A’s | $62.3 | 51 | 23 | $19.62 | $0.85 | |
| 15 (15) | Twins | $63.8 | 50 | 23 | $19.69 | $0.86 | |
| 16 (16) | White Sox | $102.9 | 50 | 33 | $31.75 | $0.96 | |
| 17 (22) | Nationals | $63.3 | 52 | 21 | $20.31 | $0.97 | |
| 18 (17) | Orioles | $72.6 | 51 | 23 | $22.85 | $0.99 | |
| 19 (19) | Mets | $100.9 | 50 | 31 | $31.14 | $1.00 | |
| 20 (18) | Phillies | $88.3 | 50 | 26 | $27.24 | $1.05 | |
| 21 (23) | Dodgers | $99.2 | 51 | 29 | $31.22 | $1.08 | |
| 22 (24) | Braves | $92.5 | 51 | 27 | $29.11 | $1.08 | |
| 23 (21) | Giants | $90.9 | 51 | 26 | $28.60 | $1.10 | |
| 24 (20) | Astros | $92.6 | 52 | 26 | $29.71 | $1.14 | |
| 25 (25) | Royals | $47.3 | 49 | 12 | $14.30 | $1.19 | |
| 26 (26) | Red Sox | $120.1 | 49 | 30 | $36.33 | $1.21 | |
| 27 (27) | Mariners | $88.3 | 53 | 22 | $28.90 | $1.31 | |
| 28 (29) | Angels | $103.6 | 51 | 22 | $32.62 | $1.48 | |
| 29 (28) | Cubs | $94.8 | 50 | 19 | $29.27 | $1.54 | |
| 30 (30) | Yankees | $198.7 | 49 | 29 | $60.09 | $2.07 |
