2007 Payroll

[FmrFresnan]

Yo, Hollywood, who's going to post a countdown to the first Spring Training game?

[padrefanforever]

1B AGon.....................2.4mil
2B Giles......................3-4M
3B Kouzmanoff.............380K
SS Khalil Greene...........2.25
LF Sledge....................380k
CF Cameron.................7 mil
RF Giles.......................9 mil
C Bard.........................1 mil
Bench Branyan.............1.25 mil
Bench Bowen...............380 k
Bench Blum.................900K
Bench Jose Cruz Jr.........650k
Bench PMac/Robles........350k
$31.04M

SP Peavy.....................4.75 mil
SP CY.........................600 k
SP Hensley..................380k
SP Maddux...................9M
SP D. Wells..................3M.
$17.73M

CL Hoffman..................6.5 mil
SU Linebrink.................1.75 mil
RP Meredith.................380 k
RP Cameron..................380k
RP Brown.....................330k ?
RP Thompson................380k?
RP Brocail.....................750k
$10.75M

$59.52 approx. not including incentives which could take payroll over $70M easily.....and we've upgraded our rotation, bullpen, and addressed 3rd base with a potential masher, swapped out a quality 2bag for another quality 2bag, and cut payroll at the sametime.....LF is still a huge questionmark, but if Sledge has shown he deserves a chance to play, and if he can bring some of what he's done in the spring to the reg. season that position will be upgraded also....and all of this for 10-15M less than last year....This leaves us in a great position with our $$$ to make a mid-season p/u should we need one to help get over the hump....

It's been a pretty impressive offseason, not sexy, but if you step back and look at it, not bad at all....would I like them to have gotten us a known impact player of course, but we're primed to have young stars at a few positions for years to come.....and a farm system that is finally starting to get recognized.....not bad at all

Dead Money -
Ryan Klesko............500 k (for declined option)
Mike Piazza.............750 k (for declined option)
Rudy Seanez...........200 k (for declined option)
Tony Gwynn............600 k (deferred compensation)
Todd Walker............1mil (release pay) - still could be owed 3mil
Scott Strickland.......133 k (release pay)


* most of this was pretty much stolen from someone else......and it seems to be pretty accurate......

[padrefanforever]

Again........swiped from another source..........but notice the Padres payroll is almost 70M, and with the addition of Tomko it might be even closer...

2007 estimates

1B Adrian Gonzalez 625,000
Bench Util IF Geoff Blum 900,000 plus incentives
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff 380,000
SS Khalil Greene 2,250,000 plus incentives
LF Milton Bradley 654000 - portion paid by A's, plus incentives
CF Mike Cameron 7,000,000
RF Brian Giles 9,666,667
C Josh Bard 1,050,000

C Michael Barrett 700,000-947000
LF Terrmel Sledge 380,000***
Util Rob Mackowiak 926,795.6
IF Morgan Ensberg 128,066.3
2B Marcus Giles 3,250,000 plus incentives
Util Scott Hairston 139,696.1
Util Craig Stansberry 75,580.11
Bench Brady Clark 62,983.43
Bench Bryan Myrow 62,983.43


SP Jake Peavy 4,750,000
SP Chris Young 875,000
SP Greg Maddux 10,000,000
SP Justin Germano 305,281*
SP Jack Cassell 67,182.32
CL Trevor Hoffman 6,500,000
RP Cla Meredith 380,000
RP Kevin Cameron 380,000
RP Heath Bell 385,500
RP Doug Brocail 500,000 plus incentives
RP Justin Hampson 218,342.5*
RP Wil Ledezma 139,861.9*

P Clay Hensley 392,000***
P Joe Thatcher 100,773.5


Others

Oscar Robles 148,376.4*
Paul McAnulty 81,124*
Mike Thompson 55,151.48*
Aaron Rakers 10,674*
Chase Headley 34,157*
Tim Stauffer 16,795.58*
Scott Cassidy 123,867.4*
Ryan Ketchner 62,983.43

DFA Util IF/OF Russell Branyan 1,250,000
DFA OF Jose Cruz Jr. 650,000
DFA David Wells 5,691,170
DFA Hiram Bocachica 100,773.5
DFA Pete LaForest 83,977.9
Traded Rob Bowen 170,787*
Traded Scott Linebrink 1,354,144
Traded Royce Ring 94,475.14

* estimated based on time on roster, major league DL and minimum contract, assumes 181 day season
** includes time on major league DL
*** unclear whether Hensley/Sledge have strict major league contracts or split contracts

Subtotals - 62,549,170-62,796,170 (incl. Wells incentives only)

Dead Money - unclear whether applied to 2006 or 2007 payroll
Ryan Klesko - 500 k (for declined option)
Mike Piazza - 750 k (for declined option)
Rudy Seanez - 200 k (for declined option)
Tony Gwynn - 600 k (deferred compensation)
Todd Walker - 987 k (release pay) - still could be owed 2.98 million more
Scott Strickland - 133 k (release pay)

Subotals - $65.72-68.93 million (includes dead money)
KEY
Bold - Signed, contract figures known, bonuses apportioned
Italics - Under team control, assumed renewed or major league min.

NOTE: Except for David Wells, the figures do not include reasonably makeable incentives. No figures include mandatory benefits. When MLB and USA Today put out their initial payroll figures, they do not include incentives, benefits, nor can they account for payroll added through callups, trades, and any other acquisitions.