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02-11-2011 04:50 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
(Post 7423425)
He's played like a $30 million/year player for 10 ****ing years. If DeWitt wasn't a total dumbshit, he should have realized that this day was coming, and should have socked at least some of that surplus value away for his eventual raise.
Carpenter and Berkman come off the books after this year. That's 20+ million in savings right there. Add that to Pujols' contract and you're at the same payroll you were before. Lohse comes off after 2012. That's another 10 million/year you can use on Wainwright and Rasmus.
The Cardinals' payroll was around 95 million last year. It has been north of $100 million several years ago in a ballpark that generated less revenue. This team can easily, easily sustain a payroll of $120 million. This comes down to DeWitt being cheap and Mozeliak being stupid.
1b: Pujols (30MM)
2b: Schumaker (3 MM)
SS: Theriot (3.3 MM)
3B: Freese (400k)
LF: Holliday (17 MM)
CF Rasmus (400k)
RF Berkman (8MM)
C: Molina (6.5MM)
Bench:
Jay (400k)
Craig (400k)
Laird (1.1 MM)
Punto (750 K)
Greene (400k)
SP: Wainwright (6.5 MM)
SP: Carpenter (15 MM)
SP: Garcia (400k)
SP: Westbrook (8 MM)
SP:Lohse (11.88 MM)
CP:Franklin (3.5 MM)
SU: Motte (400k)
RRP: McClellan (1.38k)
LHRP: Miller (2 MM)
LHRP: Tallett (750k)
RRP: Boggs (400k)
RRP: Lance Lynn (400k)
RRP: Adam Ottavino (400k)
That's 122.66 million.
Now, whack the Berkman, Lohse, and Carpenter contracts off. That's 35 million in savings.
You mean to tell me that the Cardinals couldn't take 20 million of that 35, giving them a 107 MM payroll, and replace Carpenter, Lohse, and Berkman?? Cut off Theriot and Schumaker. That's another 6 million of replacement-level production.
Basically, if the Cardinals can find a pitcher that can give them 90% of 2010 Chris Carpenter for $10 million per, they'll be able to swing the Pujols extension with no elevation of the payroll. Granted, they should tack on another 15-20 after that. If they spend that money wisely, this team could contend.
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Yup. It really is as simple as that...IF ownership does the right thing and raises payroll to a level commensurate with what it SHOULD be.
Remember, it wasn't too long ago that the Cardinals had the highest paid player in baseball on their team in Ozzie Smith. This mid-market stuff doesn't wash when revenues are as obscene as they are. The Cards can absolutely afford to pay Albert.
What they can't afford to do is pay $26 million for their 4th and 5th starters and the absolute worst middle infield in baseball.
Ultimately, if ownership shows the commitement to the team that it should, it won't be Albert's contract that kills the team (or Holliday's for that matter, just look at what Werth got). It will be the contracts handed out to lousy players like Lohse, Theriot and Skip that does it.
In closing - Mozeliak sucks. |
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