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Updated 1/8/09

Cubs Detailed Depth Chart
AZ Phil's Roster Info

2009 MLB Luxury Tax threshold is $162M

2009 MLB mimimum salary is $400K

40 players on Reserve List

+ Player has "No Trade" rights

SIGNED FOR 2009 (16)
+ Carlos Zambrano, RHP - $17.75M
+ Alfonso Soriano, OF - $16M
+ Aramis Ramirez, 3B - $15.65M
+ Derrek Lee, 1B - $13M
+ Ted Lilly, LHP - $12M
+ Ryan Dempster, RHP - $12M
+ Kosuke Fukudome, OF - $11.5M
+ Milton Bradley, OF - $7M
Rich Harden, RHP - $7M
Luis Vizcaino, RHP - $3.5M
Reed Johnson, OF - $3M
Aaron Miles, INF - $2.2M
Chad Gaudin, RHP - $2M
+ Jeff Samardzija, RHP - $1.3M
Neal Cotts, LHP - $1.1M
Joey Gathright, OF - $800K
SUB-TOTAL - $127.975M (includes Henry Blanco $300K buy-out and $875K paid toward Jason Marquis 2009 salary)

ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE (3)
Ronny Cedeno, INF
Kevin Gregg, RHP
Michael Wuertz, RHP
PROJECTED SUB-TOTAL - $6.5M

AUTO-RENEWAL (21)
Jose Ascanio, RHP
Mitch Atkins, RHP
Justin Berg, RHP
Mike Fontenot, 2B
Jake Fox, 1B-OF-C
Sam Fuld, OF
Angel Guzman, RHP
Kevin Hart, RHP
Koyie Hill, C
Rich Hill, LHP
Micah Hoffpauir, 1B-OF
Carlos Marmol, RHP
Sean Marshall, LHP
Marcos Mateo, RHP
David Patton, RHP
Felix Pie, OF
Brad Snyder, OF
Geovany Soto, C
Jeff Stevens, RHP
Ryan Theriot, SS
Randy Wells, RHP
PROJECTED SUB-TOTAL - $3.5M

PROJECTED TOTAL - $137.975M

MINOR LEAGUE ST INVITEES
Andres Blanco, SS
Chad Fox, RHP
Mark Johnson, C

OTHER LIKELY ST INVITEES
Edward Campusano, LHP
Esmailin Caridad, RHP
Andrew Cashner, RHP
Welington Castillo, C
Tyler Colvin, OF (TJS rehab)
Casey Lambert, LHP
J. R. Mathes, LHP
Kyle Reynolds, 3B
Tony Richie, C
Rocky Roquet, RHP
Nate Spears, 2B
Jason Waddell, LHP

MLB free agents