Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 1:31 PM | 11 comments |
 

A clearer look at the payroll
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With the exchange of arbitration figures on Tuesday, we have a clearer picture of what the final 2010 payroll should look like. And at this point, based on a few projections, the Phillies have hit that $140 million mark that Ruben Amaro Jr. set as the bar earlier in the offseason.

Real news is coming soon. Only 28 days until pitchers and catchers. So gobble this up as you contemplate the validity of scouting Eric Gagne...

THE PAYROLL WORKSHEET
Player                Salary (in millions)

SIGNED
Ryan Howard     $19
Chase Utley       $15.286
Raul Ibanez       $12.167
Brad Lidge         $12
Roy Halladay     $9.751
Jimmy Rollins     $8.5
Jamie Moyer      $8
Jayson Werth     $7.5
Cole Hamels      $6.65
Placido Polanco  $5.167
Ryan Madson     $4.833
J.C. Romero      $4.25
Danys Baez       $2.5
Chad Durbin      $2.125
Greg Dobbs       $1.35
Brian Schneider  $1.125
Ross Gload        $1
Juan Castro       $0.7
TOTAL: 121.903

UNSIGNED2
Kyle Kendrick      $0.5
Ben Francisco      $0.45
J.A. Happ            $0.45
Antonio Bastardo $0.4
Scott Mathieson   $0.4
TOTAL: 2.15

ARBITRATION MIDPOINTS3
Joe Blanton         $8.875
Shane Victorino   $5.275
Carlos Ruiz         $2.1
TOTAL: 16.25

PAYOUTS4
Adam Eaton      $0.5
Pedro Feliz        $0.5
Geoff Jenkins    $1.25
TOTAL: 2.25

2010 PAYROLL TOTAL: $142.5535

1. Halladay's actual 2010 salary is $15.75 million but the Blue Jays will pay $6 million of it.

2. The unsigned players are under Phillies' control, they just haven't agreed to a contract. Those players will typically receive limited raises from last season as they have not hit their arbitration years yet. We're estimating on those numbers. We're also taking a stab at the 25-man roster by throwing Bastardo and Mathieson on there.

3. We explained the process yesterday of how teams will typically settle with their arbitration players before the case can be heard by a panel of arbitrators. Usually the deals will result in the sides agreeing to a contract near or at the midpoint of the two exchanged figures from each party -- but not always. Still, those are the projections we will use for the benefit of this worksheet.

4. OK, yes, get angry about paying Geoff Jenkins $1.25 million this season. But think about this: Beginning in 2011, the Mets will pay Bobby Bonilla $1.19 million in deferred money every July 1 until 2035. Seriously.

5. We're not responsible for any mathematical errors. OK, we are. But obviously this isn't a fixed number and will change -- especially depending on how Blanton's case plays out and who starts the season the disabled list.
Posted by Matt Gelb @ 1:31 PM  Permalink | 11 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:11 PM, 01/20/2010
    JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU...what the phils can do poorly, the mets can do worse.
    — djacobs5582
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:42 PM, 01/20/2010
    LOL @ the Mutts! They owe Bonilla 28.56 mil? Why does it start in 2011? How come it didn't start earlier? It seems Bobby was too "juiced up" to understand what he was signing.
    — engineeringagr8tdrive
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:41 PM, 01/20/2010
    Thanks for the info. Jamie Moyer is actually going to be making $8 Million because of 2009 salary escalators. Got the info at Cot's Baseball Contracts. Looks like it will be tough for the Phils to stay under 140!
    — PhilliesPhan53
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:33 PM, 01/20/2010
    Bobby Bo is a smart guy and so are his agents. Several years back, I interned for the agency that represented Bobby Bo. He was able to get a lot more money than anyone would have paid him at that time because he agreed to defer a portion of it...plus potential tax savings by deferring the money. So while some pro athletes are practically bankrupt or worse...Dykstra is bankrupt, JR Richard was living on the street...Bobby Bo gets $1.19 million per year for the next 25 years. It's called a retirement plan.
    — JimG
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:05 PM, 01/20/2010
    Cole Hamels has no guts . Crying to the press at the end of game 4 against the Yanks!"I want to go home "says Cole !WTF is that about ??? Cole Hamels is a gutless manchild .
    — daffydux
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:33 PM, 01/20/2010
    Wow. Bobby Bo..forgot all about him. Hey, are the Mets still paying Matt Geiger as well? Seriously, the Adam Eaton payout, although less, probably bothers me more than the Jenkins one.
    — MG44
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:42 PM, 01/20/2010
    @PhilliesPhan53 ... you're right on Moyer. My bad. Forgot to add in the bonuses. Fixed it now.
    — mgelb
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:22 AM, 01/21/2010
    Tell you what Bobby Bo may not have been the best ballplayer but he may be the best negotiator to get a team to pay him for the next 24 years 1.19 mill for doing nothing but sitting at home watching TV. I wonder now that Holliday signed his contract with deferred payments if we'll see more of those deals come out. Probably only if the agent is smart enough to negotiate it.
    — phillyfan85
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:09 AM, 01/21/2010
    Wow, way a go Bobby B.
    — EL Zorro
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:27 PM, 01/21/2010
    I still don't see how Moyer is going to make 8mill. I only see 200k in escalators reached. He made 25 starts and threw 162 innings. Where is the other 1.3 mill coming from? Can someone help me?
    — Jesus G
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:08 PM, 01/21/2010
    I apologize, I read the escalators incorrectly. Cot's isn't mobile friendly.
    — Jesus G


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