Major league playoff teams and their payrolls

A look at how playoff teams have ranked among the 30 Major League Baseball teams in payroll the last five seasons and this year. World Series winners in bold:

2006

AL East: New York, 1

AL Central: Minnesota, 21

AL West: Oakland, 19

AL wild card: Detroit, 14

NL East: New York, 3

NL Central, St. Louis, 10

NL West, Dodgers, 5

NL wild card: San Diego, 17

2007

AL East: Boston, 2

AL Central: Cleveland, 22

AL West: Angels, 7

AL wild card: New York, 1

NL East: Philadelphia, 8

NL Central: Chicago, 5

NL West: Arizona, 23

NL wild card: Colorado, 26

2008

AL East: Tampa Bay, 28

AL Central: Chicago, 9

AL West: Angels, 6

AL wild card: Boston, 2

NL East: Philadelphia, 10

NL Central: Chicago, 5

NL West: Dodgers, 7

NL wild card: Milwaukee, 15

2009

AL East: New York, 1

AL Central: Minnesota, 24

AL West: Angels, 6

AL wild card: Boston, 4

NL East: Philadelphia, 7

NL Central: St. Louis, 13

NL West: Dodgers, 9

NL wild card: Colorado, 18

2010

AL East: Tampa Bay, 21

AL Central: Minnesota, 11

AL West: Texas, 27

AL wild card: New York, 1

NL East: Philadelphia, 4

NL Central: Cincinnati, 19

NL West: San Francisco, 10

NL wild card: Atlanta, 15

2011*

AL East: New York, 1

AL Central: Detroit, 10

AL West: Texas, 13

AL wild card: Boston, 3

NL East: Philadelphia, 2

NL Central: Milwaukee, 17

NL West: Arizona, 25

NL wild card: Atlanta, 15

*If season had ended after Friday’s games.

Sources: Major League Baseball, USA Today.