Updated Roster Projections

This totals out to $52.3 million for 24 players (assuming minor leaguers where appropriate). If the payroll is $60, as reported last week, that leaves just under $8 million for a starting pitcher. That should be enough money to be competitive for Weaver/Washburn, etc. It may not get them, but their agents won't laugh in our face, at least.

Now if Bowden could ship Jose Vidro back to Omar Minaya for anything.... A boy can dream, can't he?

STARTING PITCHERS
Livan Hernandez -- $8 MM
John Patterson -- $1.5 MM?? (Aribitration Eligible as a Super-2)
Brian Lawrence -- $3.2 MM (Salary actually higher, but SD is paying the rest)
Ryan Drese -- $1.75 MM
TBD
TOTAL: $14.45 MM + TBD pitcher

RELIEVERS
Chad Cordero -- $350K
Luis Ayala -- $1MM?? (Arbitration Eligible)
Gary Majewski -- $350K
Jon Rauch -- $350K
Joey Eischen -- $1.2 MM (not finalized)
Minor Leaguer (Bergmann? Hughes?)-- $350K
TOTAL: $3.6 MM

CATCHERS
Brian Schneider -- $3 MM (Arbitration Eligible, Made $2 MM)
Backup -- $1 MM (Bennett made $750K)
TOTAL: $4 MM

INFIELD STARTERS
Nick Johnson -- $2.5 MM (Arbitration Eligible, Made $1.45 MM)
Jose Vidro -- $7 MM
Cristian Guzman -- $4.2 MM
Ryan Zimmerman -- $350K
TOTAL: $14.05 MM

OUTFIELD STARTERS
Jose Guillen -- $4 MM
Alfonso Soriano -- $9.5 MM (Arbitration Eligible, made $7.5MM)
Ryan Church -- $350K
TOTAL: $13.85 MM

BACKUPS
Damian Jackson -- $700 K
Marlon Anderson -- $900 K
Marlon Byrd -- $400 K
Tyrell Godwin (or other OFer) -- $350K
TOTAL: $2.35 MM