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Posted on: Monday, April 5, 2010

Shane Victorino, Brandon League among baseball's millionaires


Associated Press

Two Hawaii players — Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies and Brandon League of the Seattle Mariners — are among 433 major-league baseball players on opening-day rosters earning $1 million or more.

Victorino, who played at St. Anthony on Maui, will be making $5 million this season.Victorino, who played the Phillies win a World Series title two seasons ago and earn a runner-up finish last season, is an all-star outfielder and a gold glove winner.

League, who pitched for Saint Louis School, will earn $1,087,500

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.

Player, Club Salary

1, Alex Rodriguez, NYY $33,000,000

2, CC Sabathia, NYY $24,285,714

3, Derek Jeter, NYY $22,600,000

4, Mark Teixeira, NYY $20,625,000

5, Johan Santana, NYM $20,144,708

6, Miguel Cabrera, Det $20,000,000

7, Carlos Beltran, NYM $19,401,571

8, Ryan Howard, Phi $19,000,000

(tie) Carlos Lee , Hou $19,000,000

(tie) Alfonso Soriano, Cubs $19,000,000

11, Carlos Zambrano, Cubs $18,875,000

12, John Lackey, Bos $18,700,000

13, Manny Ramirez, LAD $18,695,007

14, Torii Hunter, LAA $18,500,000

(tie) Barry Zito, SF $18,500,000

16, Ichiro Suzuki, Sea $18,000,000

17, Magglio Ordonez, Det $17,825,976

18, Todd Helton, Col $17,775,000

19, Aramis Ramirez, Cubs $17,000,000

20, A.J. Burnett, NYY $16,500,000

21, Matt Holliday, StL $16,333,328

22, Vernon Wells, Tor $16,142,857

23, Chris Carpenter, StL $15,840,971

24, Roy Halladay, Phi $15,750,000

25, Hiroki Kuroda, LAD $15,433,333

26, Chase Utley, Phi $15,285,714

27, Derek Lowe, Atl $15,000,000

(tie) Justin Morneau, Min $15,000,000

(tie) Roy Oswalt, Hou $15,000,000

(tie) Jake Peavy, WSox $15,000,000

(tie) Mariano Rivera, NYY $15,000,000

32, Albert Pujols, StL $14,595,954

33, Lance Berkman, Hou $14,500,000

34, Mark Buehrle, WSox $14,000,000

(tie) J.D. Drew, Bos $14,000,000

(tie) Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs $14,000,000

(tie) Chipper Jones, Atl $14,000,000

38, Aaron Rowand, SF $13,600,000

39, Ryan Dempster, Cubs $13,500,000

40, Derrek Lee, Cubs $13,250,000

41, Michael Young, Tex $13,174,975

42, Jorge Posada, NYY $13,100,000

43, Carlos Guillen, Det $13,000,000

(tie) Ted Lilly, Cubs $13,000,000

(tie) David Ortiz, Bos $13,000,000

46, Carlos Silva, Cubs $12,750,000

(tie) Jeff Suppan, Mil $12,750,000

48, Jeremy Bonderman, Det $12,500,000

(tie) Eric Chavez, Oak $12,500,000

(tie) Aaron Harang, Cin $12,500,000

(tie) Mike Lowell, Bos $12,500,000

(tie) Joe Mauer, Min $12,500,000

53, Gil Meche, KC $12,400,000

54, Raul Ibanez, Phi $12,166,667

(tie) Francisco Rodriguez, NYM $12,166,667

56, Francisco Cordero, Cin $12,125,000

57, Josh Beckett, Bos $12,100,000

58, Adam Dunn, Was $12,000,000

(tie) Jose Guillen, KC $$12,000,000

(tie) Paul Konerko, WSox $12,000,000

(tie) Brad Lidge, Phi $12,000,000

(tie) Kevin Millwood, Bal $12,000,000

(tie) Oliver Perez, NYM $12,000,000

(tie) Dontrelle Willis, Det $12,000,000

65, Andy Pettitte, NYY $11,750,000

66, Eric Byrnes, Sea $11,666,667

67, Bronson Arroyo, Cin $11,625,000

68, Travis Hafner, Cle $11,500,000

(tie) Javier Vazquez, NYY $11,500,000

70, Gary Matthews Jr., NYM $11,400,000

71, Joe Nathan, Min $11,250,000

72, Milton Bradley, Sea $11,000,000

(tie) Prince Fielder, Mil $11,000,000

(tie) Jake Westbrook, Cle $11,000,000

75, Kerry Wood, Cle $10,500,000

76, David Wright, NYM $10,250,000

77, Alex Rios, WSox $10,200,000

78, Carlos Pena, Tam $10,125,000

79, Carl Crawford, Tam $10,000,000

(tie) Edgar Renteria, SF $10,000,000

(tie) Brian Roberts, Bal $10,000,000

(tie) Nate Robertson, Fla $10,000,000

(tie) Ben Sheets, Oak $10,000,000

84, Juan Pierre, WSox $9,743,197

85, Aaron Cook, Col $9,625,000

86, Rafael Furcal, LAD $9,500,000

87, Michael Cuddyer, Min $9,416,667

88, Jose Reyes, NYM $9,375,000

(tie) Kevin Youkilis, Bos $9,375,000

90, Jonathan Papelbon, Bos $9,350,000

91, Julio Lugo, Bal $9,250,000

92, Kyle Lohse, StL $9,187,500

93, Bobby Abreu, LAA $9,000,000

(tie) Adrian Beltre, Bos $9,000,000

(tie) Pat Burrell, Tam $9,000,000

(tie) Robinson Cano, NYY $9,000,000

(tie) Brian Fuentes, LAA $9,000,000

(tie) Tim Hudson, Atl $9,000,000

(tie) Cliff Lee, Sea $9,000,000

(tie) Tim Lincecum, SF $9,000,000

101, Randy Wolf, Mil $8,800,277

102, Jason Bay, NYM $8,625,000

103, Bill Hall, Bos $8,525,000

104, Chone Figgins, Sea $8,500,000

(tie) Jimmy Rollins, Phi $8,500,000

(tie) Brandon Webb, Ari $8,500,000

107, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Bos $8,333,333

108, Scott Rolen, Cin $8,291,667

109, Dan Haren, Ari $8,250,000

110, Johnny Damon, Det $8,000,000

(tie) Cristian Guzman, Was $8,000,000

(tie) Scott Kazmir, LAA $8,000,000

(tie) Jamie Moyer, Phi $8,000,000

(tie) Joel Pineiro, LAA $8,000,000

115, Lyle Overbay, Tor $7,950,000

116, Dan Uggla, Fla $7,800,000

117, Mike Cameron, Bos $7,750,000

118, Victor Martinez, Bos $7,700,000

119, Brad Hawpe, Col $7,500,000

(tie) Trevor Hoffman, Mil $7,500,000

(tie) Bobby Jenks, WSox $7,500,000

(tie) Jason Marquis, Was $7,500,000

(tie) Brad Penny, StL $7,500,000

(tie) Jayson Werth, Phi $7,500,000

125, Kenshin Kawakami, Atl $7,333,667

126, Zack Greinke, KC $7,250,000

(tie) Rafael Soriano, Tam $7,250,000

128, Felix Hernandez, Sea $7,200,000

(tie) Huston Street, Col $7,200,000

130, Nick Markakis, Bal $7,100,000

131, Carl Pavano, Min $7,000,000

(tie) Hanley Ramirez, Fla $7,000,000

133, Brandon Phillips, Cin $6,937,500

134, Jose Valverde, Det $6,886,053

135, Nick Swisher, NYY $6,850,000

(tie) Justin Verlander, Det $6,850,000

137, A.J. Pierzynski, WSox $6,750,000

(tie) Billy Wagner, Atl $6,750,000

139, Cole Hamels, Phi $6,650,000

140, Brandon Inge, Det $6,600,000

141, Rich Harden, Tex $6,500,000

142, Chris Young, SD $6,375,000

(tie) Ryan Zimmerman, Was $6,375,000

144, Casey Blake, LAD $6,250,000

(tie) Luis Castillo, NYM $6,250,000

146, Jorge Cantu, Fla $6,000,000

(tie) Mark DeRosa, SF $6,000,000

(tie) Mike Gonzalez, Bal $6,000,000

(tie) Hideki Matsui, LAA $6,000,000

(tie) Freddy Sanchez, SF $6,000,000

(tie) Ervin Santana, LAA $6,000,000

(tie) Miguel Tejada, Bal $6,000,000

153, Grady Sizemore, Cle $5,766,667

154, Andre Ethier, LAD $5,750,000

(tie) Jeff Francis, Col $5,750,000

156, Brian McCann, Atl $5,700,000

157, Jorge De La Rosa, Col $5,600,000

(tie) Jack Wilson, Sea $5,600,000

159, Mark Ellis, Oak $5,500,000

(tie) Curtis Granderson, NYY $5,500,000

(tie) Vladimir Guerrero, Tex $5,500,000

(tie) Nick Johnson, NYY $5,500,000

(tie) Kaz Matsui, Hou $5,500,000

(tie) Fernando Rodney, LAA $5,500,000

(tie) Marco Scutaro, Bos $5,500,000

166, Ryan Ludwick, StL $5,450,000

167, Scot Shields, LAA $5,350,000

168, Chris Snyder, Ari $5,250,000

169, Edwin Encarnacion, Tor $5,175,000

170, Placido Polanco, Phi $5,166,667

171, J.J. Hardy, Min $5,100,000

172, Fausto Carmona, Cle $5,087,500

173, Russell Martin, LAD $5,050,000

174, Vicente Padilla, LAD $5,025,000

175, Jeremy Affeldt, SF $5,000,000

(tie) Coco Crisp, Oak $5,000,000

(tie) Jeff Francoeur, NYM $5,000,000

(tie) Orlando Hudson, Min $5,000,000

(tie) Scott Linebrink, WSox $5,000,000

(tie) Paul Maholm, Pit $5,000,000

(tie) Nate McLouth, Atl $5,000,000

(tie) Wandy Rodriguez, Hou $5,000,000

(tie) Koji Uehara, Bal $5,000,000

(tie) Shane Victorino, Phi $5,000,000

185, Adrian Gonzalez, SD $4,875,000

186, Akinori Iwamura, Pit $4,850,000

(tie) Jhonny Peralta, Cle $4,850,000

188, Adam Wainwright, StL $4,837,500

189, Ryan Madson, Phi $4,833,333

190, Matt Cain, SF $4,833,333

191, Corey Hart, Mil $4,800,000

192, David DeJesus, KC $4,700,000

(tie) Jon Garland, SD $4,700,000

194, Edwin Jackson, Ari $4,600,000

(tie) Josh Willingham, Was $4,600,000

196, Kyle Farnsworth, KC $4,500,000

(tie) Pedro Feliz, Hou $4,500,000

(tie) Adam LaRoche, Ari $4,500,000

(tie) Bengie Molina, SF $4,500,000

(tie) David Riske, Mil $4,500,000

(tie) George Sherrill, LAD $4,500,000

202, Cody Ross, Fla $4,450,000

(tie) Ian Snell, Sea $4,450,000

204, Brian Wilson, SF $4,437,500

205, Yadier Molina, StL $4,312,500

206, Zach Duke, Pit $4,300,000

207, Jered Weaver, LAA $4,265,000

208, Doug Davis, Mil $4,250,000

(tie) Brandon Lyon, Hou $4,250,000

(tie) Juan Rivera, LAA $4,250,000

(tie) J.C. Romero, Phi $4,250,000

212, David Bush, Mil $4,215,000

213, Ian Kinsler, Tex $4,200,000

214, Chad Qualls, Ari $4,185,000

215, Jason Kubel, Min $4,100,000

216, Luke Scott, Bal $4,050,000

217, Garrett Atkins, Bal $4,000,000

(tie) Jason Bartlett, Tam $4,000,000

(tie) Heath Bell, SD $4,000,000

(tie) Jonathan Broxton, LAD $4,000,000

(tie) Scott Downs, Tor $4,000,000

(tie) Aaron Hill, Tor $4,000,000

(tie) Matt Kemp, LAD $4,000,000

(tie) Damaso Marte, NYY $4,000,000

(tie) Nick Punto, Min $4,000,000

226, Gerald Laird, Det $3,950,000

227, Ramon Hernandez, Cin $3,868,377

228, Chad Billingsley, LAD $3,850,000

229, Ricky Nolasco, Fla $3,800,000

230, Rafael Betancourt, Col $3,775,000

231, Josh Johnson, Fla $3,750,000

(tie) Jon Lester, Bos $3,750,000

(tie) Dustin Pedroia, Bos $3,750,000

(tie) Joe Saunders, LAA $3,750,000

(tie) Mark Teahen, WSox $3,750,000

236, Ryan Doumit, Pit $3,650,000

237, Kevin Correia, SD $3,600,000

(tie) Mike Napoli, LAA $3,600,000

239, Casey Kotchman, Sea $3,517,500

240, Matt Capps, Was $3,500,000

(tie) Hunter Pence, Hou $3,500,000

(tie) Troy Tulowitzki, Col $3,500,000

(tie) Tim Wakefield, Bos $3,500,000

(tie) Dan Wheeler, Tam $3,500,000

(tie) Ty Wigginton, Bal $3,500,000

246, John Danks, WSox $3,450,000

(tie) Chris Young, Ari $3,450,000

248, Stephen Drew, Ari $3,400,000

249, Matt Garza, Tam $3,350,000

250, Jeremy Hermida, Bos $3,345,000

251, Clint Barmes, Col $3,325,000

252, Yuniesky Betancourt, KC $3,300,000

(tie) John Maine, NYM $3,300,000

(tie) Xavier Nady, Cubs $3,300,000

255, Frank Francisco, Tex $3,265,000

256, Juan Cruz, KC $3,250,000

(tie) Octavio Dotel, Pit $3,250,000

(tie) Josh Hamilton, Tex $3,250,000

(tie) LaTroy Hawkins, Mil $3,250,000

(tie) Juan Uribe, SF $3,250,000

26 1, Carlos Quentin, WSox $3,200,000

(tie) Takashi Saito, Atl $3,200,000

263, Matt Guerrier, Min $3,150,000

264, Melky Cabrera, Atl $3,100,000

(tie) Conor Jackson, Ari $3,100,000

(tie) Kevin Kouzmanoff, Oak $3,100,000

(tie) James Loney, LAD $3,100,000

(tie) Brett Myers, Hou $3,100,000

(tie) C.J. Wilson, Tex $3,100,000

270, Ryan Franklin, StL $3,050,000

271, Scott Baker, Min $3,000,000

(tie) Joe Blanton, Phi $3,000,000

(tie) Marlon Byrd, Cubs $3,000,000

(tie) Jeremy Guthrie, Bal $3,000,000

(tie) Aubrey Huff, SF $3,000,000

(tie) Jose Lopez, Sea $3,000,000

(tie) Brian Moehler, Hou $3,000,000

(tie) Darren Oliver, Tex $3,000,000

(tie) J.J. Putz, WSox $3,000,000

(tie) Ivan Rodriguez, Was $3,000,000

(tie) Jeff Samardzija, Cubs $3,000,000

(tie) Joakim Soria, KC $3,000,000

(tie) B.J. Upton, Tam $3,000,000

(tie) Jason Varitek, Bos $3,000,000

285, Pedro Feliciano, NYM $2,900,000

(tie) Jon Rauch, Min $2,900,000

287, Maicer Izturis, LAA $2,766,667

288, David Aardsma, Sea $2,750,000

(tie) Rick Ankiel, KC $2,750,000

(tie) Manny Corpas, Col $2,750,000

(tie) Gavin Floyd, WSox $2,750,000

(tie) Alex Gonzalez, Tor $2,750,000

(tie) Hideki Okajima, Bos $2,750,000

(tie) Rickie Weeks, Mil $2,750,000

295, John Grabow, Cubs $2,700,000

(tie) Aaron Miles, Cin $2,700,000

297, Jason Frasor, Tor $2,650,000

298, Cesar Izturis, Bal $2,600,000

(tie) Ryan Theriot, Cubs $2,600,000

(tie) Delmon Young, Min $2,600,000

301, Matt Diaz, Atl $2,550,000

302, Danys Baez, Phi $2,500,000

(tie) Mike Lincoln, Cin $2,500,000

(tie) James Shields, Tam $2,500,000

305, Bobby Seay, Det $2,475,000

306, Scott Hairston, SD $2,450,000

307, Scott Feldman, Tex $2,425,000

308, Jose Bautista, Tor $2,400,000

(tie) Michael Bourn, Hou $2,400,000

310, Ken Griffey Jr., Sea $2,350,000

(tie) Kelly Johnson, Ari $2,350,000

312, Franklin Gutierrez, Sea $2,312,500

313, Brian Bannister, KC $2,300,000

314, Jason Kendall, KC $2,250,000

(tie) Kelly Shoppach, Tam $2,250,000

(tie) Matt Thornton, WSox $2,250,000

317, Omar Infante, Atl $2,225,000

318, Michael Wuertz, Oak $2,200,000

319, Aaron Heilman, Ari $2,150,000

320, Chad Durbin, Phi $2,125,000

(tie) Jerry Hairston Jr., SD $2,125,000

(tie) Carlos Marmol, Cubs $2,125,000

323, Craig Counsell, Mil $2,100,000

(tie) Dioner Navarro, Tam $2,100,000

(tie) Jonathan Sanchez, SF $2,100,000

326, Erick Aybar, LAA $2,050,000

(tie) Grant Balfour, Tam $2,050,000

328, Todd Coffey, Mil $2,025,002

329, Orlando Cabrera, Cin $2,020,000

330, John Buck, Tor $2,000,000

(tie) Jesse Crain, Min $2,000,000

(tie) Jody Gerut, Mil $2,000,000

(tie) Kevin Gregg, Tor $2,000,000

(tie) Bob Howry, Ari $2,000,000

(tie) Trever Miller, StL $2,000,000

(tie) Miguel Montero, Ari $2,000,000

(tie) Leo Nunez, Fla $2,000,000

(tie) Miguel Olivo, Col $2,000,000

(tie) Dennys Reyes, StL $2,000,000

(tie) Arthur Rhodes, Cin $2,000,000

(tie) Skip Schumaker, StL $2,000,000

(tie) Brian Tallet, Tor $2,000,000

(tie) Chien-Ming Wang, Was $2,000,000

344, Rick Porcello, Det $1,920, 000

345, Jason Hammel, Col $1,900,000

(tie) Carlos Ruiz, Phi $1,900,000

(tie) Gregg Zaun, Mil $1,900,000

348, Alex Cora, NYM $1,850,000

349, David Price, Tam $1,834,671

350, Kyle Davies, KC $1,800,000

(tie) J.P. Howell, Tam $1,800,000

352, Luke Hochevar, KC $1,760,000

353, Justin Duchscherer, Oak $1,750,000

(tie) Jason Giambi, Col $1,750,000

(tie) Troy Glaus, Atl $1,750,000

(tie) Chris Iannetta, Col $1,750,000

(tie) Howie Kendrick, LAA $1,750,000

(tie) Colby Lewis, Tex $1,750,000

359, Willie Bloomquist, KC $1,700,000

360, Scott Podsednik, KC $1,650,000

361, Matt Lindstrom, Hou $1,625,000

362, Tim Byrdak, Hou $1,600,000

(tie) Francisco Liriano, Min $1,600,000

(tie) David Ross, Atl $1,600,000

365, Adam Everett, Det $1,550,000

366, Jamey Carroll, LAD $1,535,677

367, Erik Bedard, Sea $1,500,000

(tie) Geoff Blum, Hou $1,500,000

(tie) Russell Branyan, Cle $1,500,000

(tie) Brian Bruney, Was $1,500,000

(tie) Ryan Church, Pit $1,500,000

(tie) Jose Contreras, Phi $1,500,000

(tie) Willie Harris, Was $1,500,000

(tie) Mark Kotsay, WSox $1,500,000

(tie) John McDonald, Tor $1,500,000

(tie) Angel Pagan, NYM $1,500,000

(tie) Max Scherzer, Det $1,500,000

(tie) Jim Thome, Min $1,500,000

379, Brendan Harris, Min $1,450,000

380, Omar Vizquel, WSox $1,375,000

381, Willy Aybar, Tam $1,350,000

(tie) Rajai Davis, Oak $1,350,000

(tie) Greg Dobbs, Phi $1,350,000

(tie) Brendan Donnelly, Pit $1,350,000

(tie) Will Ohman, Bal $1,350,000

386, Jeff Mathis, LAA $1,300,000

(tie) Brian Matusz, Bal $1,300,000

(tie) Ryan Spilborghs, Col $1,300,000

389, Ryan Braun, Mil $1,287,500

390, Melvin Mora, Col $1,275,000

391, Kelvim Escobar, NYM $1,250,000

(tie) Ryota Igarashi, NYM $1,250,000

(tie) Ubaldo Jimenez, Col $1,250,000

(tie) Adam Kennedy, Was $1,250,000

(tie ) Anibal Sanchez, Fla $1,250,000

(tie) Ramon Santiago, Det $1,250,000

397, Alexei Ramirez, WSox $1,225,000

398, Lance Cormier, Tam $1,200,000

(tie) Mark Hendrickson, Bal $1,200,000

(tie) Kendry Morales, LAA $1,200,000

(tie) Chan Ho Park, NYY $1,200,000

(tie) Tony Pena, WSox $1,200,000

403, Ramon Ramirez, Bos $1,155,000

404, Shawn Camp, Tor $1,150,000

(tie) Alex Gordon, KC $1,150,000

(tie) Jeff Keppinger, Hou $1,150,000

(tie) Mark Lowe, Sea $1,150,000

(tie) Peter Moylan, Atl $1,150,000

409, Ronny Cedeno, Pit $1,125,000

(tie) Brian Schneider, Phi $1,125,000

411, Carlos Gomez, Mil $1,100,000

(tie) Ronny Paulino, Fla $1,100,000

(tie) Junichi Tazawa, Bos $1,100,000

(tie) Randy Winn, NYY $1,100,000

415, Brandon League, Sea $1,087,500

416, Jeremy Accardo, Tor $1,080,000

417, Renyel Pinto, Fla $1,075,000

418, Taylor Buchholz, Col $1,055,000

419, Gabe Kapler, Tam $1,054,000

420, Nick Masset, Cin $1,035,000

421, Jeff Niemann, Tam $,032,000

422, Mike Adams, SD $1,000,000

(tie) Miguel Batista, Was $1,000,000

(tie) Bobby Crosby, Pit $1,000,000

(tie) David Eckstein, SD $1,000,000

(tie) Mike Fontenot, Cubs $1,000,000

(tie) Freddy Garcia, WSox $1,000,000

(tie) Ross Gload, Phi $1,000,000

(tie) Eric Hinske, Atl $1,000,000

(tie) Felipe Lopez, StL $1,000,000

(tie) Ramon Ortiz, LAD $1,000,000

(tie) Brad Thomas, Det $1,000,000

(tie) Todd Wellemeyer, SF $1,000,000