Looking ahead to the looming hot stove season in lieu of a 5th consecutive NLCS appearance....here's where we stand:
Part I: Who we control
2015 Opening Day Payroll: $122mil
Pitchers
1. Adam Wainwright -- Signed through 2018, $19.5mil per
2. Jaime Garcia -- Club option for 2016 and 2017 (11.5mil and 12.0mil respectively)
3. Jonathan Broxton -- 2016 Club option (9mil, 1 mil buyout)
4. Lance Lynn -- signed throguh 2017, 7.5mil per
5. Steve Cishek -- Arb eligible 2016/2017; made 6.6mil in 2015
6. Jordan Walden -- signed through 2016 (3.5 mil), 2017 club option for 5.25 mil
7. Trevor Rosenthal -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018, made 535k
8. Seth Maness -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018
9. Carlos Martinez -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
10. Michael Wacha -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
11. Kevin Siegirst -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
12. Tyler Lyons -- Arb eligible 2018/2019/2020
13. Tim Cooney -- n/a
14. Marco Gonzalez -- n/a
15. Sam Tuivalala -- n/a
16. Miguel Socolovich -- n/a
17. Mitch Harris -- n/a
Position Players
1. Matt Holliday -- Signed through 2016, $17mil per, 2017 club option ($17mil; 1mil buyout)
2. Jhonny Peralta -- Signed through 2017, $12.5/$10mil last two seasons
3. Yadier Molina -- Signed through 2017, $14 mil per, 2018 mutual option ($15 mil)
4. Brandon Moss -- Arb eligible 2016/2017, made 6.5 mil in 2015
5. Jon Jay -- Signed through 2016; 6.2 mil
6. Matt Carpenter -- Signed through 2019, club option in 2020. Range of 6.5 mil to 14.5 mil
7. Peter Bourjos -- Arb eligible, made 1.65 mil in 2015
8. Tony Cruz -- Arb elibigle 2016/2017, made 700k in 2015
9. Matt Adams -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018, made 535 k in 2015
10. Pete Kozma -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018, made 530k in 2015
11. Kolten Wong -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
12. Randal Grichuk -- Arb eligible 2018/2019/2020
13. Tommy Pham -- Arb eligible 2018/2019/2020
14. Stephen Piscotty -- n/a
15. Greg Garcia -- n/a
16. Cody Stanley -- n/a (suspended)
Part II: Who we no longer control
Pitchers
1. Matt Belisle -- made 3.5 mil in 2015
2. Randy Choate -- made 3.0 mil in 2015
3. Carlos Villanueuva -- made 2.0 mil in 2015
4. John Lackey -- 2015 salary not relevant
Position Players
1. Jason Heyward -- former salary not relevant
2. Mark Reynolds -- made 2 mil in 2015
Will be back with more installments as time allows.
Part III: What we need
Part IV: What's available
Part V: What we can do
Part I: Who we control
2015 Opening Day Payroll: $122mil
Pitchers
1. Adam Wainwright -- Signed through 2018, $19.5mil per
2. Jaime Garcia -- Club option for 2016 and 2017 (11.5mil and 12.0mil respectively)
3. Jonathan Broxton -- 2016 Club option (9mil, 1 mil buyout)
4. Lance Lynn -- signed throguh 2017, 7.5mil per
5. Steve Cishek -- Arb eligible 2016/2017; made 6.6mil in 2015
6. Jordan Walden -- signed through 2016 (3.5 mil), 2017 club option for 5.25 mil
7. Trevor Rosenthal -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018, made 535k
8. Seth Maness -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018
9. Carlos Martinez -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
10. Michael Wacha -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
11. Kevin Siegirst -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
12. Tyler Lyons -- Arb eligible 2018/2019/2020
13. Tim Cooney -- n/a
14. Marco Gonzalez -- n/a
15. Sam Tuivalala -- n/a
16. Miguel Socolovich -- n/a
17. Mitch Harris -- n/a
Position Players
1. Matt Holliday -- Signed through 2016, $17mil per, 2017 club option ($17mil; 1mil buyout)
2. Jhonny Peralta -- Signed through 2017, $12.5/$10mil last two seasons
3. Yadier Molina -- Signed through 2017, $14 mil per, 2018 mutual option ($15 mil)
4. Brandon Moss -- Arb eligible 2016/2017, made 6.5 mil in 2015
5. Jon Jay -- Signed through 2016; 6.2 mil
6. Matt Carpenter -- Signed through 2019, club option in 2020. Range of 6.5 mil to 14.5 mil
7. Peter Bourjos -- Arb eligible, made 1.65 mil in 2015
8. Tony Cruz -- Arb elibigle 2016/2017, made 700k in 2015
9. Matt Adams -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018, made 535 k in 2015
10. Pete Kozma -- Arb eligible 2016/2017/2018, made 530k in 2015
11. Kolten Wong -- Arb eligible 2017/2018/2019
12. Randal Grichuk -- Arb eligible 2018/2019/2020
13. Tommy Pham -- Arb eligible 2018/2019/2020
14. Stephen Piscotty -- n/a
15. Greg Garcia -- n/a
16. Cody Stanley -- n/a (suspended)
Part II: Who we no longer control
Pitchers
1. Matt Belisle -- made 3.5 mil in 2015
2. Randy Choate -- made 3.0 mil in 2015
3. Carlos Villanueuva -- made 2.0 mil in 2015
4. John Lackey -- 2015 salary not relevant
Position Players
1. Jason Heyward -- former salary not relevant
2. Mark Reynolds -- made 2 mil in 2015
Will be back with more installments as time allows.
Part III: What we need
Part IV: What's available
Part V: What we can do
