Drumroll...
Player | $ |
Crawford | 8.25 |
Pena | 8 |
Kazmir | 6 |
Percival | 4 |
Bradford | 3.5 |
Iwamura | 3.25 |
Wheeler | 3.2 |
Shields | 1.5 |
Longoria | 0.55 |
Balfour | 0.5 |
Price | 0.4 |
Niemann | 0.4 |
Bartlett | 0.4 |
Gross | 0.4 |
Navarro | 0.4 |
Upton | 0.4 |
Garza | 0.4 |
Aybar | 0.4 |
Howell | 0.4 |
Sonnan. | 0.4 |
Riggans | 0.4 |
Joyce | 0.4 |
Rodriguez | 0.4 |
Perez | 0.4 |
Hammel | 0.4 |
Total | 44.75 |
Arb1 players:
Navarro
Bartlett
Aybar
Gross
Arb3 players:
Balfour
I can't see any of the Arb1 players getting more than Gomes received last season (1.25 million) and if each do, that's 5 million, plus whatever raise Balfour gets. Trading a high priced reliever and giving his salary to Balfour seems to be in good interest, then give the remaing 6ish million to the new DH and NRI a few relievers.
Unfortunately, this makes Gross even more likely to be traded or something. In the long run, Gross is an average player, and while that seems like a simple asset, they're harder to find than you would expect. Thankfully, it appears we have two potential average outfielders in Fernando Perez and Justin Ruggiano. Perhaps a Gross/reliever package for some undervalued reliever on another team?