Baltimore Orioles: Winning the MLB Payroll Battle for the Bottom

It’s a good chance the Baltimore Orioles won’t win many games in the 2020 season, if it ever gets started.

But, there is one battle the Baltimore Orioles are winning: the payroll battle. The Baltimore Orioles officially have the lowest payroll in the MLB.

And, that’s not necessarily a stat to be too proud of, especially when looking at who is eating up the majority of it.

By the Numbers

Looking at the numbers on Sportrac’s Payroll Tracker, the Orioles are officially at the bottom with a 2020 payroll of $46.3 million. Fortunately, for the Orioles, it does not include any outstanding money owed to players on other teams.

This is not the case for teams with lower active roster payrolls, like the…