2022 MLB Standings at (about) mid-season [View all]

MLB added a third wild card to prevent intentional mid-season tanking, though with these salary discrepancies, I don't see a big incentive to do so. Even if Cleveland ($69,120,963), for example, were to try to strengthen before the trade deadline there's no way they'd come close to matching the power or pitching depth of the Yankees necessary in a playoff match-up. I'd say the same for Seattle, Texas, Angels, Miami, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. I wouldn't mortgage the future in a year like this one.

Without a real salary cap and true revenue sharing, it's just a rigged league that favors teams in the largest metro areas and/or the best-paying broadcast and streaming deals.

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Total payroll / Winning percentage / Wild card standings

A.L. EAST
$249,158,632 / .725 / Leads division
$202,818,536 / .563 / +2
$171,944,762 / .543 / +0.5
$87,791,686 / .538 / ---
$45,160,722 / .457 / 6.5

A.L. CENTRAL
$137,516,501 / .554 / Leads division
$69,120,963 / .513 / 2
$195,269,690 / .487 / 4
$137,136,025 / .405 / 10.5
$96,502,243 / .372 / 13

A.L. WEST
$175,665,734 / .658 / Leads division
$107,682,702 / .488 / 4
$143,470,652 / .474 / 5
$195,269,690 / .457 / 6.5
$48,398,184 / .329 / 17

N.L. EAST
$260,693,766 / .625 / Leads division
$178,971,193 / .580 / +3.5
$234,735,160 / .525 / 1
$83,271,731 / .487 / 4
$129,474,322 / .354 / 15

N.L. CENTRAL
$132,384,573 / .573 / Leads division
$160,095,718 / .537 / ---
$68,702,695 / .405 / 10.5
$150,181,438 / .400 / 11
$117,532,271 / .342 / 15.5

N.L. WEST
$261,677,921 / .633 / Leads division
$217,891,885 / .573 / +3
$155,686,850 / .513 / 2
$87,173,122 / .450 / 7
$137,818,873 / .438 / 8

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/
A real-time look at the 2022 payroll totals for each MLB team. These figures derive from a player's payroll salary, which includes the combination of a base salary, incentives, & any signing bonus proration. Also includes players on injured reserve, players retained, players buried, and players suspended.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/standings

Standings by team name:

A.L. EAST
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa Bay Rays
Baltimore Orioles

A.L. CENTRAL
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Guardians
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals

A.L. WEST
Houston Astros
Seattle Mariners
Texas Ranger
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics

N.L. EAST
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Marlins
Washington Nationals

N.L. CENTRAL
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds

N.L. WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies