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

3rd?! Damn. Drayton!

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

Here were the salaries to start the year:

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<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.

 

Bagwell not playing - making Jordan money this year.

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

I think anything less than a lifetime contract is weak

 

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.

 

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.

 

fatboy purpura needs to go

 

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.

 

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