Who spends to make the playoffs in the 12-team era?

Cumulative number of total playoff teams* by leaguewide payroll ranking, 2022-2025

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* Assuming that 2025 teams currently in likeliest playoff position by the Elo forecast odds will make it in.

Chart: Neil PaineSource: Baseball-ReferenceGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper