2009 Mets' Payroll (as of 4/4/09)
Here are the current contract numbers for the 2009 season:
(all numbers from Cot's contracts: http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2004/12/new-york-mets.html)
Note that the 2009 MLB minimum salary is $400K.
Pitchers:
Johan Santana: $20 million
Tim Redding: $2.25 million
Oliver Perez: $12 million
Mike Pelfrey: $1.65 million
John Maine: $2.6 million
Jon Niese: $400K Assigned to minor leagues
Billy Wagner: $10.5 million
Francisco Rodriguez: $10.5 million ($2 million of that is a signing bonus)
JJ Putz: $5 million
Sean Green: $471,000
Scott Schoeneweis: $1.5 million of contract picked up, traded to Arizona for...
Connor Robertson: $402K Assigned to minor leagues
Duaner Sanchez: $1.6875 million Released. Mets only pay $276,639.
Pedro Feliciano: $1.6125 million
Brian Stokes: $409,500
Rocky Cherry: Unknown (near MLB-minimum, $400K for estimate) Released
Eddie Kunz: $400,000 Assigned to minor leagues
Darren O'Day: $406,000
Pitchers Total: $70,175,639
Outfielders:
Carlos Beltran: $18.5 million
Ryan Church: $2.8 million
Fernando Tatis: $1.7 million
Marlon Anderson: $1.15 million
Angel Pagan: $575,000
Jeremy Reed: $925,000
Cory Sullivan: $600,000
Daniel Murphy: $401,000
Nick Evans: $403,000
Outfielders Total: $26,954,000
Infielders:
Carlos Delgado: $12 million
Luis Castillo: $6 million
Jose Reyes: $5.75 million
David Wright: $7.5 million
Alex Cora: $2 million
Infielders Total: $33.25 million
Catchers:
Brian Schneider: $4.9 million
Ramon Castro: $2.5 million
Robinson Cancel: $408,000
Catchers Total: $7,808,000
Approximate Totals:
Pitchers Total: $70,175,639
Outfielders Total: $26,554,000
Infielders Total: $33,250,000
Catchers Total: $7,808,000
Grand Approximate Total: $138,187,639
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These numbers do not account for any minor league contracts (Ie: Freddy Garcia, Argenis Reyes, Rob Mackowiak) that the club may purchase during the 2009 season, which would also add to the current payroll.
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