This was created by another person, in fact some of you may recognize it, but it was done pretty well and gives a good idea where we need help, and how much we really have to spend and why.....In bold are my thoughts which would add approx. $29-30M if they could be signed for what I've put down, leaving $5-9M+ to sign either 3 relief pitchers, or 2 releivers and another bench guy...
1B Adrian Gonzalez 380 k
2B Josh Barfield 380 k
3B OPEN Aki Iwamura 5-6M?
SS Khalil Greene 750 k-1.25 mil (arbitration guess)
LF OPEN Soriano 16M?
CF Cameron 7 mil
RF Giles 9 mil
C Bard 700k - 1 mil (arbitration guess)
Bench/Util IF Branyan 1.25 mil
Bench/OF Sledge/Johnson 380 k
Bench/2d C Rob Bowen 380 k
Bench OPEN PMac 300K
Bench OPEN Piazza 4.5M?
SP Peavy 4.75 mil
SP Chris Young 600 k
SP Hensley 380k
SP OPEN Woody 2M incentive laden w/ option
SP OPEN Mulder 2M incentive laden w/ option
CL Hoffman 6.5 mil
SU Linebrink 1.75 mil
RP Meredith 380 k
RP Strickland 550 k
RP OPEN
RP OPEN
7th reliever/6th bench OPEN
Subtotals - $35.13-$35.93 million (does not incl. incentives)
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)
Subotals - $36.58-$37.38 million (includes dead money)
AVAILABLE FUNDS - using Payroll Plus High/Low Cost Estimates
70 million payroll - 32.62-34.87 million for 9 roster spots
75 million payroll - 37.62-39.87 million for 9 roster spots