12-11-2008, 10:54 AM
Tribune
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Cubs have eight players whose combined salaries in 2009 are $100.1 million—Carlos Zambrano, Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly, Kosuke Fukudome and Rich Harden. They also have two arbitration-eligible players in Kevin Gregg and Reed Johnson, who should combine to make about $7 million, and figure to retain 11 players with one to three years of experience who would add up to about another $8 million to $9 million.
If they trade DeRosa and Marquis, eating half of Marquis' $9.8 million salary, and non-tender Chad Gaudin, they still will have about $25 million for a starting pitcher, a left-handed hitting outfielder, a backup catcher and either another reliever or bench player. Peavy would cost $11 million in '09, while free-agent catcher Paul Bako, whom the Cubs have targeted, will cost about $500,000.
The Cubs then would have about $13 million for an outfielder and one low-salaried player for the bullpen or the bench.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Cubs have eight players whose combined salaries in 2009 are $100.1 million—Carlos Zambrano, Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano, Derrek Lee, Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly, Kosuke Fukudome and Rich Harden. They also have two arbitration-eligible players in Kevin Gregg and Reed Johnson, who should combine to make about $7 million, and figure to retain 11 players with one to three years of experience who would add up to about another $8 million to $9 million.
If they trade DeRosa and Marquis, eating half of Marquis' $9.8 million salary, and non-tender Chad Gaudin, they still will have about $25 million for a starting pitcher, a left-handed hitting outfielder, a backup catcher and either another reliever or bench player. Peavy would cost $11 million in '09, while free-agent catcher Paul Bako, whom the Cubs have targeted, will cost about $500,000.
The Cubs then would have about $13 million for an outfielder and one low-salaried player for the bullpen or the bench.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I got nothin'.
Andy
Andy
