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2006 Baseball Franchise Values
By The Associated Press
(All dollar figures in millions, change is percentage increase from 2005, revenue is after adjustments for revenue sharing and luxury tax):
Current1-year
Rk. TeamValueChangeRevenue
1. New York Yankees$10268$277
2. Boston Red Sox$61710$206
3. New York Mets$60420$195
4. Los Angeles Dodgers$48214$189
5. Chicago Cubs$44812$179
6. Washington Nationals$44042$145
7. St. Louis Cardinals$42916$165
8. Seattle Mariners$4283$179
9. Philadelphia Phillies$4248$176
10. Houston Astros$41617$173
11. San Francisco Giants$4108$171
12. Atlanta Braves$4056$172
League Average$37615$158
13. Los Angeles Angels$36825$157
14. Baltimore Orioles$3595$156
15. San Diego Padres$3547$158
16. Texas Rangers$3538$153
17. Cleveland Indians$35210$150
18. Chicago White Sox$31520$157
19. Arizona Diamondbacks$3057$145
20. Colorado Rockies$2983$145
21. Detroit Tigers$29222$146
22. Toronto Blue Jays$28634$136
23. Cincinnati Reds$2748$137
24. Pittsburgh Pirates$25015$125
25. Kansas City Royals$23928$117
26. Milwaukee Brewers$23513$131
27. Oakland Athletics$23426$134
28. Florida Marlins$22610$119
29. Minnesota Twins$21621$114
30. Tampa Bay Devil Rays$20919$116
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