What will $195 million buy you? Not pitching, apparently

The Yankees' total team salary stood at $195,229,045 before signing Roger Clemens to a $28 million, one-year deal.

The Angels, who have destroyed Yankees pitching in the past two games at a critical time for New York's playoff chances, are among the top-spending teams in the Major Leagues - fifth overall. But their payroll is still nearly $100 million a year less than the Yankees.

And there are four teams - Washington, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Florida, with payrolls less than the combined single-year salaries of Alex Rodriguez and Jason Giambi.
New York Yankees 2007 Salaries from ESPN.com:
1. Alex Rodriguez, $27,708,525
2. Jason Giambi, $23,428,571
3. Derek Jeter, $21,600,000
4. Andy Pettitte, $16,000,000
5. Bobby Abreu, $15,600,000
6. Johnny Damon, $13,000,000
7. Hideki Matsui, $13,000,000
8. Jorge Posada, $12,000,000
9. Mike Mussina, $11,070,423
10. Mariano Rivera, $10,500,000
11. Carl Pavano, $10,000,000
12. Kyle Farnsworth, $5,666,667
13. Luis Vizcaino, $3,000,000
14. Doug Mientkiewicz, $1,500,000
15. Jose Molina, $1,350,000
16. Robinson Cano, $490,800
17. Chien-Ming Wang, $489,500
18. Melky Cabrera, $432,400
19. Wilson Betemit, $405,000
20. Darrell Rasner, $384,523
21. Sean Henn, $382,048
22. Humberto Sanchez, $380,000