Now that the Buccos season is officially over.....(and rather than lament the system that has the team with the 2nd best record in the majors facing a one-and-done scenario JUST TO GET IN to an 8 team playoff).....time for a look ahead.
How should the Buccos look to construct their 2016 roster?
The estimates for arbitration salaries are out (and, generally, these estimates through MLBTR are rarely off by more than a couple hundred thousand $)
Figuring the Pirates will have (probably) somewhere in the neighborhood of $100-110M to allocate to the Major League payroll........how do they put the team together?
Here are the guys that are under team control for the 2016 Buccos (Player/Salary):
All "arbitration" guys - of course - are controllable IF the team chooses to offer arbitration.
Starting Pitchers:
Locke 3.5M (via arbitration)
Worley 2.7M (via arbitration)
Cole 0.5M
Liriano 13.7M
Morton 8M
Taillon RK
Kingham RK
Glasnow RK
Bullpen:
Hughes 2.2M (via arbitration)
Watson 4.6M (via arbitration)
Melancon 10M (via arbitration)
Caminero 0.5M
Sadler 0.5M
Holdzkom 0.5M
Scahill 0.5M
LaFromboise 0.5M
Catchers:
Cervelli 2.5M (via arbitration)
Stewart 1.6M (via arbitration)
Diaz 0.5M
Sanchez 0.5M
Infield:
Mercer 1.8M (via arbitration)
Harrison 5.2M
Morse 8.5M (probably about 3M of this is being paid by Dodgers)
Ishikawa 1.2M (via arbitration)
Florimon 0.5M
Alvarez 8.1M (via arbitration)
Walker 10.7M (via arbitration)
Kang 2.5M
Lambo 0.5M
Bell RK
Hanson RK
Outfield:
Snider 2.4M (via arbitration)
Broxton 0.5M
Marte 3.3M
McCutchen 13M
Polanco 0.5M
Decker 0.5M
Garcia RK
Departing Free Agents (well, I guess there may be a couple they might try to re-sign)
Bastardo / Happ / Soria / Blanton / Ramirez / Rodriguez / Burnett
How should the Buccos look to construct their 2016 roster?
The estimates for arbitration salaries are out (and, generally, these estimates through MLBTR are rarely off by more than a couple hundred thousand $)
Figuring the Pirates will have (probably) somewhere in the neighborhood of $100-110M to allocate to the Major League payroll........how do they put the team together?
Here are the guys that are under team control for the 2016 Buccos (Player/Salary):
All "arbitration" guys - of course - are controllable IF the team chooses to offer arbitration.
Starting Pitchers:
Locke 3.5M (via arbitration)
Worley 2.7M (via arbitration)
Cole 0.5M
Liriano 13.7M
Morton 8M
Taillon RK
Kingham RK
Glasnow RK
Bullpen:
Hughes 2.2M (via arbitration)
Watson 4.6M (via arbitration)
Melancon 10M (via arbitration)
Caminero 0.5M
Sadler 0.5M
Holdzkom 0.5M
Scahill 0.5M
LaFromboise 0.5M
Catchers:
Cervelli 2.5M (via arbitration)
Stewart 1.6M (via arbitration)
Diaz 0.5M
Sanchez 0.5M
Infield:
Mercer 1.8M (via arbitration)
Harrison 5.2M
Morse 8.5M (probably about 3M of this is being paid by Dodgers)
Ishikawa 1.2M (via arbitration)
Florimon 0.5M
Alvarez 8.1M (via arbitration)
Walker 10.7M (via arbitration)
Kang 2.5M
Lambo 0.5M
Bell RK
Hanson RK
Outfield:
Snider 2.4M (via arbitration)
Broxton 0.5M
Marte 3.3M
McCutchen 13M
Polanco 0.5M
Decker 0.5M
Garcia RK
Departing Free Agents (well, I guess there may be a couple they might try to re-sign)
Bastardo / Happ / Soria / Blanton / Ramirez / Rodriguez / Burnett