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2003 MLB Franchise Valuations

This is a team-by-team valuations listings for the 2003 season. The calculation is designed to show how much each team is worth. The average team was worth $295,333,333. You can also view figures for 2004 or 2004. You may wish to view revenues/expenses for 2003. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

2003 VALUATIONS 2003 VALUATIONS 2002/2004 RANK TEAM VALUATION 1 New York Yankees  $832,000,000  2 Boston Red Sox  $533,000,000  3 New York Mets  $442,000,000  4 Los Angeles Dodgers  $399,000,000  5 Seattle Mariners  $396,000,000  6 Atlanta Braves  $374,000,000  7 San Francisco Giants  $368,000,000  8 Chicago Cubs  $358,000,000  9 Houston Astros  $320,000,000  10 St. Louis Cardinals  $314,000,000  11 Texas Rangers  $306,000,000  12 Baltimore Orioles  $296,000,000  13 Cleveland Indians  $292,000,000  14 Colorado Rockies  $285,000,000  15 Philadelphia Phillies  $281,000,000  16 Arizona Diamondbacks  $276,000,000  17 San Diego Padres  $265,000,000  18 Chicago White Sox  $248,000,000  19 Cincinnati Reds  $245,000,000  20 Anaheim Angels  $241,000,000  21 Detroit Tigers  $235,000,000  22 Pittsburgh Pirates  $217,000,000  23 Oakland Athletics  $186,000,000  24 Milwaukee Brewers  $174,000,000  25 Florida Marlins  $172,000,000  26 Kansas City Royals  $171,000,000  27 Toronto Blue Jays  $169,000,000  28 Minnesota Twins  $168,000,000  29 Tampa Bay Devil Rays  $152,000,000  30 Montreal Expos  $145,000,000

Source: Forbes MLB Valuations for 2003.

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