The payroll since 2000 are as follows:
2011- $41,053,571 (most went to Johnny Damon with $5.25 million)
2010- $72,847,133 (most went to Carlos Pena with $10,125,000)
2009- $63,313,034 (most went to Carl Crawford with $8.25 million)
2008- $43,745,597 (most went to Carlos Pena with $6 million)
2007- $24,123,500 (most went to Carl Crawford with $4,125,000)
2006- $35,417,967 (most went to Aubrey Huff with $6,916,667)
2005- $29,679,067 (most went to Aubrey Huff with $4,916,667)
2004- $29,556,667 (most went to Tino Martinez with $7.5 million)
2003- $19.63 million (most went to Rey Ordonez with $6.5 million)
2002- $34.38 million (most went to Greg Vaughn with $8.75 million)
2001- $56.98 million (most went to Greg Vaughn with $8.25 million)
2000- $64.4 million (most went to Greg Vaughn with $7,097,962)
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays became the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008.
The Rays baseball team is from Tampa Bay.
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The Tampa Bay Rays payroll for 2010 is roughly $72 million. The highest paid player on the team is Carlos Pena with an annual salary of $10,125,000.
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It is their name because every team has to have a name. It was shortened to The Rays from the Devil Rays because the Devil Rays really were not at all winning games.
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