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?