The Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday signed their last remaining player eligible for arbitration, inking shortstop Erick Aybar to a one-year, $5.075 million contract. That brings the Halos to 18 players signed for 2012, for a total of $144.82 million:
| Angels 2012 Payroll Commitments |
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| Pos | Player | Salary |
| OF | Vernon Wells | $21,000,000 |
| OF |
Torii Hunter |
$18,000,000 |
| SP | Jered Weaver | $14,000,000 |
| SP | Dan Haren | $12,750,000 |
| 1B | Albert Pujols | $12,000,000 |
| SP | Ervin Santana | $11,200,000 |
| SP | C.J. Wilson | $10,500,000 |
| DH | Bobby Abreu | $9,000,000 |
| SS | Erick Aybar | $5,075,000 |
| LHP | Scott Downs | $5,000,000 |
| 2B | Howie Kendrick | $4,800,000 |
| LHP | Hisanori Takahashi | $4,200,000 |
| IF | Maicer Izturis | $3,800,000 |
| C | Chris Iannetta | $3,550,000 |
| IF | Alberto Callaspo | $3,150,000 |
| RHP | LaTroy Hawkins | $3,000,000 |
| 1B | Kendrys Morales | $2,975,000 |
| SP | Jerome Williams | $820,000 |
| Totals | $144,820,000 | |
When the Angels released Scott Kazmir last year, part of his contract had a $2.5 million option buyout in 2012, so depending on how you account for that the Angels have either $144.82 million or $147.32 million committed to this season, with 18 players under contract. If the remaining seven roster spots are filled by minimum salary players ($480,000 is the minimum), the payroll will be between $150-153 million, before any other moves are made.
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