In court documents filed by Kevin Federline’s lawyer, it’s been reported that Britney Spears earns $738,000 a month. That seems like a heck of a lot of money, until you realize that the Yankees can field a starting line-up —minus a secondbaseman but with three starting pitchers and a closer— who all make more than Spears does. Here’s the breakdown, in bones per month:

3B Alex Rodriguez: 2.3 million
SP Roger Clemens: 2.175 million
1B Jason Giambi: 1.95 million
SS Derek Jeter: 1.8 million
SP Andy Pettite: 1.333 million
RF Bobby Abreu: 1.3 million
LF Hideki Matsui: 1.1 million
C Jorge Posada: 1.1 million
CF Johnny Damon: 1.1 million
SP Mike Mussina: $923,000
RP Mariano Rivera: $ 875,000

When I’m in locker rooms, it rarely dawns on me that these guys make more in a week than I have in my entire life, a remarkable feat considering I started babysitting when I was a pre-teen. It’s also never occurred to me that they’re more loaded than Britney Spears, who seems to be as ubiquitous as Starbucks and McDonald’s, and should therefore be as rich as both companies. But I guess I shouldn’t feel sorry for Britney. After all, she hasn’t exactly been churning out hits or double plays in the last three years. She earns money for doing absolutely nothing. I wonder how many cases of Red Bull and cigarettes one can buy with $738K a month. I don’t think I’ll ever know.