Friday, January 2, 2009

Show me the money

After talking to many Nationals fans I have come to notice that not many really know much about the team’s payroll. I think it’s something really important for fans to understand, especially this time of year. If you understand where the team’s money is going, you can form a better understanding of where money should be going in free agency.

So here are some of the bigger contracts.

Nick Johnson 1B 3 Years-16.5 Million (last year)
2009 Salary: 5.5 Million

Austin Kearns OF 3 Years 17.5 Million (last year)
2009 Salary: 8 Million

Cristian Guzman SS 2 Years 16 Million (one year left)
2000 Salary: 8 Million

Ronnie Belliard UTL 2 Years 3.5 Million (last year)
2009 Salary: 1.9 Million

Wily Mo Pena OF 1 Year with Option
2009 Salary: 2 Million
2010= 2 Million dollar payer option, 5 million dollar club option

Willie Harris 2 years 3 Million (one year left)
2009 Salary: 1.5 Million

Still under arbitration

Ryan Zimmerman
Elijah Dukes
Lastings Milledge
Scott Olsen
Josh Willingham
Jesus Flores
Jason Bergman
John Lannan
Matt Chico
Shawn Hill
And the list goes on….

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