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So How Much Money is Left?

The Braves were rumored to have ~$40 million dollars to work with at the beginning of the offseason. With Lowe, Kawakami, Ross, and arbitration raises, how much is left? A quick visit to Cot's Baseball Contracts and a calculator finds we might have a pretty good chunk left. Here's the list:

Derek Lowe - $15 million
Tim Hudson - $13 million
Javier Vazquez - $11.5 million
Chipper Jones - $10 million
Kenshin Kawakami - $8.3 million
Rafael Soriano - $6.1 million
Brian McCann - $3.5 million
Mike Gonzalez - ~$3.0 million arb
Casey Kotchman - ~$3.0 million arb
Kelly Johnson - ~$2.0 million arb
Omar Infante - $1.85 million
David Ross - $1.4 million
Matt Diaz - $1.2 million
Jeff "I wish I accepted that long-term deal now" Francouer - ~$1 million
Greg Norton - $0.8 million
Manny Acosta - $0.4 million
Josh Anderson - $0.4 million
Jeff Bennett - $0.4 million
Gregor Blanco - $0.4 million
Blaine Boyer - $0.4 million
Jorge Campillo - $0.4 million
Buddy Carlyle - $0.4 million
Yunel Escobar - $0.4 million
Jair Jurrjens - $0.4 million
Anthony Lerew - $0.4 million
Boone Logan - $0.4 million
Peter Moylan - $0.4 million
Eric O'Flaherty - $0.4 million
Martin Prado - $0.4 million

Mr. Calculator tells me that's ~$87.25 million for next year. Our payroll was $102 million last year and we were promised and an increase in payroll. We'll be generous with the amount increase and assume that the promise still holds with $105 million budget. That's ~$17 million dollars to work with. That's a legimate outfield bat and resigning Ohman and Glavine with some room. Dare I say we have one more big move?

 

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Hampton’s contract no longer pitches for the Braves? We have money again?

by mattdiaz4life on Jan 13, 2009 3:59 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

To be fair

It didn’t do a whole hell of a lot of pitching anyway…

by mburris1 on Jan 13, 2009 4:08 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You little bastard… anyway, mine is better.

by gondeee on Jan 13, 2009 4:25 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha, sorry, want me to delete it?

"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by beeniez on Jan 13, 2009 4:34 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nah, I do find it interesting that we came up with just about the same dollar figure for 2009… we must be on to something.

by gondeee on Jan 13, 2009 4:42 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/4809870/Atlanta-Braves-Roster-Report

The article talks about a possible trade package including Diaz, Morton, and Jo Jo

by Whodunnit?4040 on Jan 13, 2009 5:08 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

who in the name of god would trade for matt diaz? thats like the dude 2 months ago who said diaz for sonnanstine straight up would be a good deal for both sides

BIG JOE SUCK ONE

by bigjoe on Jan 13, 2009 8:58 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hahaha why Sonnanstine was he just the most random guy he could think of.

"The only time the Mets win is in the offseason"

by Falconzfan284 on Jan 13, 2009 9:36 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jesus - don't say anything!

If someone is dumb enough to think Diaz is valuable, and they want to give you something in return, you don’t try to talk them out of it! Actually, it kind of makes sense. Some GM’s will look at 06 and 07 and say, “Damn, that guy can hit! Maybe he’d be great as our DH/LF!”. It wouldn’t be the first time the Braves traded someone with marginal talent for someone of value (C. Thomas was included in the Hudson trade). Just saying…

"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09

by buzzdeadwax on Jan 14, 2009 3:24 PM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No one’s getting near Matt Diaz.

by mattdiaz4life on Jan 13, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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