can't believe we have the 3rd highest payroll...

[MykTek]

man, it's kinda insane how much money we spending and we still have so many holes....

[Uprising]

3rd?! Damn. Drayton! :eek:

[steddinotayto]

You take out Bagwell's 17 mill and we're almost in the middle of the pack

[TMac#1]

It's clearly due to Bagwell's $$$$$$$ either 17 or 19 mil. Clemens is 12 mil, Pettitte's contract is backloaded so this year he is 10 mil+. We'll have room to do somethings next year with some of these salaries coming off. The future looks pretty bright for this team, IMO we need to get Oswalt extended for 7 or 8 yrs to be the ace of a bright looking staff in the future

Oswalt
Bucholz
Hirsh
Backe
Patton

Berkman
Burke
Ensberg
Huff
Willy T
Hunter Pence
Lidge
Qualls
Wheeler

This team has a lot of pieces in place to be good for a long time.

[MadMax]

IMO we need to get Oswalt extended for 7 or 8 yrs to be the ace of a bright looking staff in the future

.

7 or 8 years??? and i thought i was an oswalt fan! :D

[arkoe]

Here were the salaries to start the year:

<table cellpadding=3 cellspacing=1 class="tablehead">
<tr align=top class="colhead"><td>PLAYER</td><td align=right>SALARY (US$)</td><tr class=oddrow><td>1. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4626">Jeff Bagwell</a></td><td align=right>19,369,019</td></tr>
<tr class=evenrow><td>2. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5331">Andy Pettitte</a></td>
<td align=right>16,428,416</td></tr><tr class=oddrow><td>3. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6279">Lance Berkman</a></td>
<td align=right>14,500,000</td></tr>
<tr class=evenrow><td>4. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6646">Roy Oswalt</a></td><td align=right>11,000,000</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>5. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4217">Craig Biggio</a></td><td align=right>4,000,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>6. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5994">Preston Wilson</a></td><td align=right>4,000,000</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>7. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6913">Brad Lidge</a></td><td align=right>3,975,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>8. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5095">Brad Ausmus</a></td><td align=right>3,857,068</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>9. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6604">Morgan Ensberg</a></td><td align=right>3,800,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>10. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6389">Adam Everett</a></td><td align=right>1,900,000</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>11. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6390">Mike Lamb</a></td><td align=right>1,700,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>12. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5705">Trever Miller</a></td><td align=right>1,300,000</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>13. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=5441">Orlando Palmeiro</a></td><td align=right>950,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>14. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6331">Dan Wheeler</a></td><td align=right>930,000</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>15. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=4828">Russ Springer</a></td><td align=right>750,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>16. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6965">Brandon Backe</a></td><td align=right>442,500</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>17. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7269">Willy Taveras</a></td><td align=right>400,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>18. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7381">Chad Qualls</a></td><td align=right>376,000</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>19. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7166">Eric Bruntlett</a></td><td align=right>365,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>20. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7057">Chris Burke</a></td><td align=right>362,500</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>21. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6407">Eric Munson</a></td><td align=right>350,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>22. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7517">Taylor Buchholz</a></td><td align=right>327,000</td></tr><tr class=oddrow>
<td>23. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7552">Wandy Rodriguez</a></td><td align=right>327,000</td></tr><tr class=evenrow>
<td>24. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7714">Fernando Nieve</a></td><td align=right>327,000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total Team Salary: </strong></td><td align=right><strong>92,101,503</strong></td></tr></table>

Since then we've added Clemens at a prorated $22 million contract and Huff's $1.4 million. You've got to give Drayton credit, payroll's up around $106 million.

[KingCheetah]

Bagwell not playing - making Jordan money this year. :eek:

[tierre_brown]

The future looks pretty bright for this team, IMO we need to get Oswalt extended for 7 or 8 yrs to be the ace of a bright looking staff in the future

Didn't Roy say he only wanted to play for 5 more years?

[Dark_Tower]

Bagwell not playing - making Jordan money this year. :eek:

I can't really begrudge Bags the money...as much as I would like to. Jeff Bagwell has been the heart and soul of the franchise since 1991, gave 100% all the time, played w/ no cartilige in his shoulder for a 3-4 year time period and never griped or complained. It's just that his deal was quite backloaded, and I don't think either side ever expected to see the last year of his contract. I think that Drayton can eat $17 million dollars when compared to the roughly $50 million dollar value Bagwell added to the team's overall value for years.

[trickywhiteguy]

How much longer does Roy have on his contract?

[Stack24]

How much longer does Roy have on his contract?

This was the latest i found :

Feb 11, 2005: Re-signed by the Houston Astros to a two-year contract.

[trickywhiteguy]

thanks! i think finding another starter and a bat in the offseason aswell as Resigning Roy should be are top 3 goals!

[imoffg33]

we dont have the 3rd highest payroll. maybe in the nl we do (not quite sure), but the top 4 payrolls are all AL teams

[tigermission1]

7 or 8 years??? and i thought i was an oswalt fan! :D

I think anything less than a lifetime contract is weak

[Raven Lunatic]

we dont have the 3rd highest payroll. maybe in the nl we do (not quite sure), but the top 4 payrolls are all AL teams

List them.

[candlegreen]

List them.

http://www.onestopbaseball.com/TeamPayroll.asp


1 New York Yankees $194,663,079
2 Boston Red Sox $120,099,824
3 Los Angeles Angels $103,472,000
4 Chicago White Sox $102,750,667
5 New York Mets $101,084,963
6 Los Angeles Dodgers $98,447,187
7 Chicago Cubs $94,424,499
8 Houston Astros $92,551,503
9 Atlanta Braves $90,156,876
10 San Francisco Giants $90,056,419



So yes, we have surpassed LAA and are now the third hghest.

[rezdawg]

http://www.onestopbaseball.com/TeamPayroll.asp


1 New York Yankees $194,663,079
2 Boston Red Sox $120,099,824
3 Los Angeles Angels $103,472,000
4 Chicago White Sox $102,750,667
5 New York Mets $101,084,963
6 Los Angeles Dodgers $98,447,187
7 Chicago Cubs $94,424,499
8 Houston Astros $92,551,503
9 Atlanta Braves $90,156,876
10 San Francisco Giants $90,056,419



So yes, we have surpassed LAA and are now the third hghest.

Thats without Clemens and Huff. We have the 3rd highest payroll in baseball.

EDIT

Nevermind, I didnt see your comment at the bottom. You're right.

[UTweezer]

fatboy purpura needs to go

[shawn786]

Uncle Drayton is swinging for the fences this season. WOW he shut alot of people up by proving he can dish out the doe if he has to.

[A-Train]

I thought I read somewhere that Oswalt wants to pitch 10 seasons then retire...

[weslinder]

Drayton has always ponied up for the Astros payroll. During the off-season, Purpura said that the payroll would be around $90MM. With Bagwell and Clemens coming off this year, the Astros really should push for a player who can help long-term. I have to assume with the year Pettitte's having and his age, he'd re-sign for less. They would have room for a Dontrelle or Zito sized salary.