[We’ve moved the Cost Index to Mondays because what better way is there to start a week at your crappy job but to see how GMs are wasting millions of dollars on your underachieving team. (For most you anyway, both on the job and on the team.)]
This week, the Phillies and the Padres make the biggest leaps after wininng 8 in a row. The costliest club so far? Braves, Angels, Mariners and Yankees. But at least the Yankees are winning their division.
** all $ are in millions.
| Rank (Pv) | Team | 2006 Payroll | GP | Wins | YTD Payroll | Cost/Win | |
| 1 (1) | Marlins | $15.0 | 29 | 8 | $2.68 | $0.34 | |
| 2 (2) | Rockies | $41.1 | 32 | 19 | $8.13 | $0.43 | |
| 3 (3) | Devil Rays | $35.4 | 32 | 13 | $7.00 | $0.54 | |
| 4 (4) | Reds | $59.5 | 32 | 21 | $11.75 | $0.56 | |
| 5 (7) | D’backs | $59.2 | 32 | 18 | $11.70 | $0.65 | |
| 6 (6) | Indians | $56.8 | 32 | 17 | $11.22 | $0.66 | |
| 7 (5) | Brewers | $56.8 | 32 | 16 | $11.22 | $0.70 | |
| 8 (8) | A’s | $62.3 | 31 | 16 | $11.93 | $0.75 | |
| 9 (9) | Rangers | $65.5 | 32 | 17 | $12.93 | $0.76 | |
| 10 (10) | Tigers | $82.3 | 32 | 20 | $16.26 | $0.81 | |
| 11 (12) | Blue Jays | $71.9 | 30 | 16 | $13.32 | $0.83 | |
| 12 (21) | Padres | $69.7 | 31 | 16 | $13.34 | $0.83 | |
| 13 (11) | Cardinals | $88.4 | 32 | 20 | $17.47 | $0.87 | |
| 14 (15) | White Sox | $102.9 | 31 | 22 | $19.69 | $0.89 | |
| 15 (16) | Pirates | $40.2 | 33 | 9 | $8.20 | $0.91 | |
| 16 (17) | Mets | $100.9 | 31 | 21 | $19.31 | $0.92 | |
| 17 (13) | Astros | $92.6 | 31 | 19 | $17.71 | $0.93 | |
| 18 (20) | Twins | $63.8 | 31 | 13 | $12.21 | $0.94 | |
| 19 (26) | Phillies | $88.3 | 31 | 17 | $16.89 | $0.99 | |
| 20 (14) | Orioles | $72.6 | 33 | 14 | $14.79 | $1.06 | |
| 21 (22) | Nationals | $63.3 | 32 | 11 | $12.50 | $1.14 | |
| 22 (24) | Royals | $47.3 | 29 | 7 | $8.47 | $1.21 | |
| 23 (27) | Red Sox | $120.1 | 31 | 19 | $22.98 | $1.21 | |
| 24 (18) | Giants | $90.9 | 31 | 14 | $17.39 | $1.24 | |
| 25 (19) | Cubs | $94.8 | 30 | 14 | $17.56 | $1.25 | |
| 26 (23) | Dodgers | $99.2 | 32 | 15 | $19.59 | $1.31 | |
| 27 (29) | Braves | $92.5 | 31 | 13 | $17.69 | $1.36 | |
| 28 (25) | Mariners | $88.3 | 33 | 13 | $17.99 | $1.38 | |
| 29 (28) | Angels | $103.6 | 32 | 14 | $20.47 | $1.46 | |
| 30 (30) | Yankees | $198.7 | 29 | 18 | $35.56 | $1.98 |
