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Players we're already commited to with 2010 salaries attached:
RF) Ichiro! (13.00)
P) Carlos Silva (12.75)
UT) Bill Hall (1.38)
SS) Jack WIlson (5.00)
SP) Ian Snell (4.45)
DH) Ken Griffey Jr. (2.35)
2B) Jose Lopez (2.30)
SS) Yuniesky Betancourt (1.10)
Commited salary: $42.33 M
Arbitration cases that will definitely be heard or estimated contracts signed pre-arb:
SP) Felix Hernandez (10.00) - I'm assuming even if he gets extended that the first couple of years of the deal will be lower-salaried as the Mariners "buy out" his arb years
CF) Franklin Gutierrez (3.00)
David Aardsma (1.20)
Mark Lowe (1.00)
Likely commited salary: $15.20 M
Club controlled players paid on MLB salary:
SP) Brandon Morrow
P) Garrett Olsen
SP) Ryan Rowland-Smith
P) Yusmiero Petit
IF) Jack Hannahan
SP) Jason Vargas
1B) Mike Carp
SP) Doug Fister
P) Luke French
SP) Gaby Hernandez
C) Rob Johnson
C) Adam Moore
RP) Shawn Kelley
OF) Mike Saunders
IF) Matt Tuiasosopo
RP) Anthony Varvaro
RP) Sean White
Total invested in this group: $7.23 M
Total so far: $64.76 M
Let's say we signed the following five free agents:
SP) Rich Harden (7.50)
SP) Erik Bedard (3.00 + 2.00 incentives)
1B) Nick Johnson (9.00)
DH) Russell Branyan (5.50)
C) Gregg Zaun (1.00)
Total commited to this group of five: $26.00 - $28.00 M
Payroll maximum: $92.76 M
Budget: ~100.00 M
So.........why can't we afford all of those guys again?