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Potential 2012 lineup, roster
- Article by: JOE CHRISTENSEN , Star Tribune
- Updated: September 28, 2011 - 7:06 AM
No, we're not suggesting the Twins should enter 2012 with Trevor Plouffe at DH and Rene Tosoni in right field.
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No, we're not suggesting the Twins should enter 2012 with Trevor Plouffe at DH and Rene Tosoni in right field. The goal here is simply to show what the Twins would have heading into next season, assuming their injured players return and they fail to sign any of their free agents.
This also shows next year's salaries for the players under contract, with estimates given for arbitration, etc.
This year's Opening Day payroll, for the 25-man active roster, was $113 million. The Twins would spend about $83 million on the 25-man collection below, which means they have about $30 million of wiggle room, unless they decide to cut payroll.
2012 PROJECTED OPENING DAY PAYROLL
$82,750,000* Denotes arbitration estimate.
All players who aren't under contract or arbitration eligible are estimated to make $450,000).
STARTING LINEUP
1. CF Denard Span $3,000,000
2. 2B Alexi Casilla *$1,500,000
3. C Joe Mauer $23,000,000
4. 1B Justin Morneau $15,000,000
5. 3B Danny Valencia $450,000
6. RF Rene Tosoni $450,000
7. DH Trevor Plouffe $450,000
8. SS Tsuyoshi Nishioka $3,000,000
9. LF Ben Revere $450,000
Total (nine starters) $47,300,000
ROTATION
1. RHP Carl Pavano $8,500,000
2. RHP Scott Baker $6,500,000
3. LHP Francisco Liriano *$5,800,000
4. RHP Nick Blackburn $4,750,000
5. RHP Kevin Slowey *$2,800,000
Total (five starters) $28,350,000
BULLPEN
LHP Glen Perkins *$1,700,000
LHP Brian Duensing $450,000
RHP Anthony Swarzak $450,000
RHP Lester Oliveros $450,000
LHP Jose Mijares *$700,000
RHP Alex Burnett $450,000
LHP Phil Dumatrait *$700,000
Total (seven relievers) $4,900,000
BENCH
INF Luke Hughes $450,000
C Drew Butera $450,000
OF Jason Repko *$700,000
INF Matt Tolbert *$600,000
Total (four bench players) $2,200,000
NOTABLE DEPTH
(each would make about $450,000)
C Rene Rivera
1B Chris Parmelee
OF Joe Benson
LHP Scott Diamond
RHP Liam Hendriks
RHP Kyle Waldrop
RHP Jim Hoey
RHP Jeff Manship
PENDING FREE AGENTS
(with 2011 salaries)
RF/1B Michael Cuddyer $10,500,000
OF/DH Jason Kubel $5,025,000
RH Joe Nathan $11,250,000
RH Matt Capps $7,150,000
Note: Nathan has a $12.5 million club option for next year, but it's more likely the Twins will
exercise his $2 million buyout.
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