| 13 November 2009
Comcast Sportsnet New England published this great breakdown of Red Sox salaries:
Here is an estimate of where the Red Sox' 2010 payroll stands at this moment:
PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT
J.D. Drew: $14 million
David Ortiz: $13 million
Mike Lowell; $12.5 million
Josh Beckett: $12.1 million
Kevin Youkilis: $9.37 million
Daisuke Matsuzaka: $8.3 million
Victor Martinez: $7.7 million
Jon Lester: $3.75 million
Dustin Pedroia: $3.75 million
Tim Wakefield: $3.5 million
Jason Varitek: $3 million
Junichi Tazawa: $1.1 million
Total: $92.07 million
ESTIMATE OF 2010 SALARIES OF ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE PLAYERS (based on projections and historical precedents):
Jonathan Papelbon: $8.5 million
Jeremy Hermida: $3.8 million
Casey Kotchman: $3.2 million
Hideki Okajima: $2.5 million
Ramon Ramirez: $1.1 million
Manny Delcarmen: $875,000
Total: $19.975 million
ESTIMATE OF 2010 SALARIES OF PLAYERS WITH YEARS 0-3 OF SERVICE TIME WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ARBITRATION (based on projections and historical precedents):
Jacoby Ellsbury: $475,000
Jed Lowrie: $430,000
Clay Buchholz: $450,000
Total: $1.355 million
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO PLAYERS NOT CURRENTLY ON ROSTER:
Julio Lugo: $9.25 million
Billy Wagner: $1 million
Alex Gonzalez: $500,000
Total: $10.75 million
TOTAL: $124.26 MILLION
Earlier this month we talked about the financial problems that John Henry was facing. With big money already committed, do the Sox have the money to sign big names this year? It will cost them appox. $18 million to get Bay or Holliday making their payroll increase over last season's number. They still need a shortstop and a few pitchers.
What is really telling about the list is that even though the Red Sox have limited financial resources this offseason, next year they will have money to spend with Ortiz, Lowell, Lugo, and Tek off of the books. Buster Olney may have been right when he said the Red Sox may be looking ahead to 2011 and will be quiet this offseason.
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