08-11-2009, 09:17 AM
<b>2011 </b>
Soriano -- $19 M
Zambrano -- $18.88 M
Aramis -- $14.60 M
Dempster -- $14.5 M
Fukudome -- $14.5 M
Bradley -- $13.33 M
Samardzija -- $1.5 M
<b>Total -- $96,310,00</b>
Over $95 Million committed to just 7 players. All, with the possible exception of Aramis, are vastly overpaid and underperforming. Some major creativity and development from within will be necessary to compete. We will also see increased arbitration values from Soto, Theriot and possibly Fontenot if he is still in the league.
Areas of need include:
Starting pitching
First base
Second base
Bullpen/Closer
Our outfield will be old and slow with Soriano (age 35), Bradley (33), and Fukudome (34) all two years older. It is inevitable that the OFs offense will also decline as age 32/33 is typically when a baseball player's statistical decline begins. Soriano is already declining and Bradley may be as well. It's possible that both will bounce back, but I wouldn't count on it.
Soriano -- $19 M
Zambrano -- $18.88 M
Aramis -- $14.60 M
Dempster -- $14.5 M
Fukudome -- $14.5 M
Bradley -- $13.33 M
Samardzija -- $1.5 M
<b>Total -- $96,310,00</b>
Over $95 Million committed to just 7 players. All, with the possible exception of Aramis, are vastly overpaid and underperforming. Some major creativity and development from within will be necessary to compete. We will also see increased arbitration values from Soto, Theriot and possibly Fontenot if he is still in the league.
Areas of need include:
Starting pitching
First base
Second base
Bullpen/Closer
Our outfield will be old and slow with Soriano (age 35), Bradley (33), and Fukudome (34) all two years older. It is inevitable that the OFs offense will also decline as age 32/33 is typically when a baseball player's statistical decline begins. Soriano is already declining and Bradley may be as well. It's possible that both will bounce back, but I wouldn't count on it.