Now that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have signed six of their eight players eligible for salary arbitration, with a framework for the other two players, we have a good handle on what the final 2011 payroll will look like. Eventually, whether Jered Weaver and Mike Napoli go to an arbitration hearing or agree to a contract, the Angels will soon have 19 players under contract. In addition, I always seem to forget about Gary Matthews Jr., who signed the contract that keeps on giving, as the Angels are still responsible for paying him $11 million in 2011.
Thanks to the amazing work of Jeff Euston at Cot's Baseball Contracts, we can fill in the information gaps and take a look at the 2011 Angels under contract:
| 2011 Angels Under Contract | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | 2011 Salary |
| Torii Hunter | RF | $18,000,000 |
| Dan Haren | SP | $12,750,000 |
| Scott Kazmir | SP | $12,000,000 |
| Bobby Abreu | LF/DH | $9,000,000 |
| Joel Pineiro | SP | $8,000,000 |
| Ervin Santana | SP | $8,000,000 |
|
Jered Weaver |
SP | $7.365m / $8.8m |
| Mike Napoli | C/1B/DH | $5.3m / $6.1m |
| Fernando Rodney | RP | $5,500,000 |
| Juan Rivera | LF/DH | $5,250,000 |
| Scott Downs | RP | $5,000,000* |
| Hisanori Takahashi | RP | $3,800,000 |
| Howie Kendrick | 2B | $3,300,000 |
| Maicer Izturis | IF | $3,100,000 |
| Erick Aybar | SS | $3,000,000 |
| Kendry Morales | 1B/DH | $2,975,000 |
| Alberto Callaspo | IF | $2,000,000 |
| Jeff Mathis | C | $1,700,000 |
| Reggie Willits | OF | $775,000 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | gone | $11,000,000 |
| Totals (19 players) | $127.815m - $130.05m |
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| *Estimated | ||
The Angels have $115.15 million committed to 17 players, plus Matthews, and with pending deals coming for Weaver and Napoli, the club will have between $127.815 and $130.05 million committed to 19 players. Factor in salaries somewhere near the minimum salary of $414,500 for the remaining six players, and the Angels are looking at a total payroll of over $130 million, at least, and that's before signing any other players, should they choose to add someone like Scott Podsednik or Johnny Damon, or someone of that ilk.
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