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2001 MLB Franchise Valuations

This is a team-by-team valuations listings for the 2001 season. The calculation is designed to show how much each team is worth. The average team was worth $286,300,000. You can also view figures for 2002 or 2002. You may wish to view revenues/expenses for 2001. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

2001 VALUATIONS 2001 VALUATIONS 2000/2002 RANK TEAM VALUATION 1 New York Yankees  $730,000,000  2 New York Mets  $482,000,000  3 Los Angeles Dodgers  $435,000,000  4 Boston Red Sox  $426,000,000  5 Atlanta Braves  $424,000,000  6 Seattle Mariners  $373,000,000  7 Cleveland Indians  $360,000,000  8 Texas Rangers  $356,000,000  9 San Francisco Giants  $355,000,000  10 Colorado Rockies  $347,000,000  11 Houston Astros  $337,000,000  12 Baltimore Orioles  $319,000,000  13 Chicago Cubs  $287,000,000  14 Arizona Diamondbacks  $280,000,000  15 St. Louis Cardinals  $271,000,000  16 Detroit Tigers  $262,000,000  17 Pittsburgh Pirates  $242,000,000  18 Milwaukee Brewers  $238,000,000  19 Philadelphia Phillies  $231,000,000  20 Chicago White Sox  $223,000,000  21 San Diego Padres  $207,000,000  22 Cincinnati Reds  $204,000,000  23 Anaheim Angels  $195,000,000  24 Toronto Blue Jays  $182,000,000  25 Oakland Athletics  $157,000,000  26 Kansas City Royals  $152,000,000  27 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  $142,000,000  28 Florida Marlins  $137,000,000  29 Minnesota Twins  $127,000,000  30 Montreal Expos  $108,000,000

Source: Forbes MLB Valuations for 2001.

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