Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner says the team's payroll is "payroll topped out" and that his family is "not going to do something where we're losing tens of millions of dollars a year."

Washington's opening day major league payroll was $134.3 million, which put them ninth out of 30 clubs, according to multiple figures.

That total represents an increase of more than $20 million from 2013, and more than $50 million from 2012, according to Associated Press calculations.

"We're beyond topped out. Our payroll has skyrocketed to like $140 million. ... I don't think we can go much further with the revenue streams that we have," Lerner said.