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Phillies 2010 Payroll
by Scott Butler 11/25/09
Now that the 2009 season is over, it is time to look ahead to next year's team...and that means payroll.
Before we begin thinking about bringing Roy Halladay to Philadelphia (a move I am not a fan of), we need to put ourselves in the shoes of Ruben Amaro. The Phillies opening day payroll last year was $130,844,098. It will need to be at least that much to keep most of the pieces in place for next year.
Making some assumptions about who will return, let's begin by assuming that next year's opening day roster looks like this:
Position Players Pitchers Bench
Ryan Howard Cliff Lee Greg Dobbs
Chase Utley Cole Hamels Ben Francisco
Jimmy Rollins Joe Blanton
Carlos Ruiz J.A. Happ
Raul Ibanez Jamie Moyer
Shane Victorino Brad Lidge
Jayson Werth Ryan Madson
J.C. Romero
Scott Eyre
Chad Durbin
Chan Ho Park
The above anticipated roster gives a combined payroll of $128,476,400. That is very close to last year's payroll, but the Phillies still need to fill 5 roster spots that include a third baseman and 4 relief pitchers. If you assume spending $5 million on a third baseman (which is what Feliz was scheduled to make) and $1million each for your bench, the 2010 payroll would be around $138 million.
To look at it another way, let's start with last year's team salary and adjust. 130,844,098 minus 21.4 mil from old guys is 109,444,098 and add salary increases and you have 146,798,384
Don't forget to thank guys like Adam Eaton, Geoff Jenkins, and Jim Thome, because without finally dumping their salaries that total $21.4 million, there is no way we could keep our current superstars. One final note: without knowing how much players will make in arbitration, I did a little research and came up with reasonable numbers. Here is how the payroll breaks down:
Players Under Contract in 2010 (includes option for Cliff Lee)
Ryan Howard $19,000,000
Chase Utley $15,000,000
Brad Lidge $12,000,000
Raul Ibanez $11,500,000
Cliff Lee option for $9,000,000
Jimmy Rollins $8,500,000
Jayson Werth $7,000,000
Cole Hamels $6,650,000
Jamie Moyer $6,500,000 plus $4.5 million in incentives
Ryan Madson $4,500,000
J.C. Romero $4,250,000
Greg Dobbs $1,350,000
Arbitration Eligible Players (includes 2009 salary and anticipated 2010 salaries)
Joe Blanton $5,475,000 ($7.25 million ant.)
Shane Victorino $3,125,000 ($6.5 million ant.)
Chad Durbin $1,635,000 ($2 million ant.)
Eric Bruntlett $800,000 (should be released)
Tyler Walker $750,000 (minor league contract ant.)
Clay Condrey $650,000 ($750,000)
Carlos Ruiz $475,000 ($2 million ant.)
Free Agents
Brett Myers $12,083,333
Pedro Feliz $5,000,000
Chan Ho Park $2,500,000
Scott Eyre $2,000,000
Pedro Martinez $2,000,000
Matt Stairs $1,625,000
Jack Taschner $835,000
Paul Bako $725,000
Miguel Cairo $500,000
Other notables not eligible for arbitration
J.A. Happ $405,000
John Mayberry $400,000
Antonio Bastardo $400,000
Ben Francisco $421,400
Others
Rodrigo Lopez $650,000
Andy Tracy $420,000
Steven Register $401,000
Andrew Carpenter $400,000
John Ennis $400,000
Sergio Escalona $400,000
Paul Hoover $400,000
Mike Zagurski $400,000
Off the books
Eaton $9,000,000
Geoff Jenkins $8,000,000
Thome $3,000,000
Tom Gordon $500,00 buyout
Other 2009 salaries
Chris Coste $460,000
Ronny Paulino $440,000 |
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