Among Major League's Baseball's 30 teams, the Mariners financially reside somewhere in the middle class.
According to sportrac.com, they began opening day last week with a payroll of $144,996,858. The total was a franchise record and an increase of more almost $20 million from last season, though it ranked third in the American League West behind the Los Angeles Angels ($167,302,411) and the Texas Rangers ($162,689,351). Los Angeles and Texas came in overall at 7th and 8th, respectively.
The Houston Astros paid the fourth most in the AL West, with a $99,621,707 payroll, while the Oakland Athletics were last in the division ($85,799,865).