The State of the Budget, November 28

Monday, November 28 2005 @ 08:00 AM EST

Contributed by: Jonny German

How much money do the Jays have left for 2006 if they have indeed signed B.J. Ryan for 5 years and $47M? Here’s my guess at the 25-man roster they’d go with if the season started today, and how much I think it would cost. Naturally it’s inconceivable that there will be no more trades or signings, but this is useful for getting an idea of how many dollars can realistically be added. Numbers in bold are for contracts that have already been signed and publicized.

SP	Roy Halladay	 $12,750,000
SP	Gustavo Chacin	 $350,000 
SP	Josh Towers	 $2,300,000
SP	Miguel Batista	 $4,750,000
SP	Ted Lilly	 $4,500,000 
		
Closer	B.J. Ryan	 $8,500,000 
Setup	Justin Speier	 $2,250,000
LOOGY	Scott Schoen.	 $2,750,000
Mid	Jason Frasor	 $350,000 
Mid	Vinnie Chulk	 $350,000 
Long	Scott Downs	 $800,000 
Long	David Bush	 $350,000 
		
C	Gregg Zaun	 $1,000,000
1B	S. Hillenbrand	 $5,500,000 
2B	Orlando Hudson	 $1,000,000 
SS	Russ Adams	 $350,000 
3B	Corey Koskie	 $6,250,000
LF	Frankie Cat	 $2,700,000
CF	Vernon Wells	 $4,300,000
RF	Alexis Rios	 $350,000 
DH	Eric Hinske	 $4,325,000 

OF	Reed Johnson	 $900,000 
OF	Gabe Gross	 $330,000 
Inf	John McDonald	 $500,000 
C	Gil Quiroz	 $330,000 

        Grand total:  $67,835,000

I’ve estimated B.J. at 8.5 / 9 / 9.5 / 10 / 10. The arbitration-eligibles are Johnson, Hillenbrand, Hudson, Lilly, Downs, McDonald, and Walker. For 2007 there are 5 players under contract for a total of $34M – Halladay, Koskie, Hinske, Wells, and Towers. Ryan would make it 6 under contract and approximately $43M.

So, 12 million dollars, a dynamite bullpen, a weak lineup, and too many pitchers. What shall we do?

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