American League East standings

Yankees
Red Sox
Blue Jays
Orioles
Rays

No, that isn't the order of finish in the regular season. The list represents payroll from highest to lowest.

Yankees: $209 million
Red Sox: $133 million
Blue Jays: $98 million
Orioles: $67 million
Rays $44 million

In fact, in all of Major League Baseball, only the Florida Marlins had a lower payroll than the Rays.

You can see the whole list here.

It doesn't happen often, but sometimes the little guy does finish first.