Forbes magazine's survey of MLB franchises showed the Yankees' value increased to $1.306 billion over the past year. The Mets were second at $824 million and the Red Sox third at $816 million. The Yankees ($47.3m) and Sox ($19.1m) lost money last year because of luxury taxes and revenue-sharing costs. Dollar figures are in millions, change is percentage increase from 2007, and revenue is after adjustments for sharing:
| Rank | Team | Current value | 1-year change | Revenue |
| 1. | New York Yankees | $1,306 | 9 | $327 |
| 2. | New York Mets | $824 | 12 | $235 |
| 3. | Boston Red Sox | $816 | 13 | $263 |
| 4. | Los Angeles Dodgers | $694 | 10 | $224 |
| 5. | Chicago Cubs | $642 | 8 | $214 |
| 6. | Los Angeles Angels | $500 | 16 | $200 |
| 7. | Atlanta Braves | $497 | 9 | $199 |
| 8. | San Francisco Giants | $494 | 8 | $197 |
| 9. | St Louis Cardinals | $484 | 5 | $194 |
| 10. | Philadelphia Phillies | $481 | 5 | $192 |
| 11. | Seattle Mariners | $466 | 7 | $194 |
| 12. | Houston Astros | $463 | 5 | $193 |
| 13. | Washington Nationals | $460 | 3 | $153 |
| 14. | Chicago White Sox | $443 | 16 | $193 |
| 15. | Cleveland Indians | $417 | 14 | $181 |
| 16. | Texas Rangers | $412 | 13 | $172 |
| 17. | Detroit Tigers | $407 | 14 | $173 |
| 18. | Baltimore Orioles | $398 | 1 | $166 |
| 19. | San Diego Padres | $385 | 5 | $167 |
| 20. | Arizona Diamondbacks | $379 | 12 | $165 |
| 21. | Colorado Rockies | $371 | 17 | $169 |
| 22. | Toronto Blue Jays | $352 | 2 | $160 |
| 23. | Cincinnati Reds | $337 | 10 | $161 |
| 24. | Milwaukee Brewers | $331 | 15 | $158 |
| 25. | Minnesota Twins | $328 | 14 | $149 |
| 26. | Oakland Athletics | $323 | 11 | $154 |
| 27. | Kansas City Royals | $301 | 7 | $131 |
| 28. | Pittsburgh Pirates | $292 | 7 | $139 |
| 29. | Tampa Bay Rays | $290 | 8 | $138 |
| 30. | Florida Marlins | $256 | 5 | $128 |
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