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2010 CUBS PAYROLL INFO

Last updated 3-20-2010

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2010 CUBS MLB PAYROLL: $134.9M
NOTE: Total does not include performance bonuses not yet earned, and signing bonuses are only included if all or part of the bonus is actually paid this season

+ Player has "NO TRADE" rights
NOTE: Byrd, Grabow, and Nady have "no trade" only through 6/15/2010

SIGNED FOR 2010
+ Alfonso Soriano, OF - $18M
+ Carlos Zambrano, RHP - $17.875M
+ Aramis Ramirez, 3B - $15.75M
+ Kosuke Fukudome, OF - $13M
+ Derrek Lee, 1B - $13M
+ Ryan Dempster, RHP - $12.5M
+ Ted Lilly, LHP - $12M
Carlos Silva, RHP - $6M (see NOTE)
+ Xavier Nady, OF - $3.3M
+ John Grabow, LHP - $3.25M
+ Marlon Byrd, OF - $3M
Ryan Theriot, SS - $2.6M
+ Jeff Samardzija, RHP - $2.5M
Carlos Marmol, RHP - $2.125M
Mike Fontenot, 2B - $1M
Jeff Baker, INF - $975K
Sean Marshall, LHP - $950K
Angel Guzman, RHP - $825K
Tom Gorzelanny, LHP - $800K
Koyie Hill, C - $700K
SUB-TOTAL (SIGNED PLAYERS): $130.15M
NOTE: Mariners pay $5.5M of Silva's $11.5M salary in 2010.

PERFORMANCE BONUS:
Xavier Nady - can earn additional $2M

OTHER:
Aaron Miles - $1M (traded to A's)
Luis Vizcaino - $500K (2010 buy-out)
SUB-TOTAL (OTHER): $1.5M

AUTO-RENEWAL:
James Adduci, OF
Justin Berg, RHP
Andres Blanco, INF
Esmailin Caridad, RHP
Tyler Colvin, OF
Sam Fuld, OF
John Gaub, LHP
Jeff Gray, RHP
Micah Hoffpauir, 1B
Marcos Mateo, RHP
Mike Parisi, RHP
Geovany Soto, C
Randy Wells, RHP

OUT OF OPTIONS:
Jeff Baker
Abdres Blanco
Tom Gorzelanny
Angel Guzman
Koyie Hill
Geovany Soto
NOTE: Also, a player with five or more years of MLB Service Time (Byrd, Dempster, Grabow, Lee, Lilly, Nady, Ramirez, Silva, Soriano, and Zambrano) cannot be optioned to the minors without the player's permission.

RULE 5 PLAYER:
Mike Parisi
NOTE: Rule 5 players cannot be optioned to the minors

OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT:
Mitch Atkins, RHP (AAA)
Welington Castillo, C (AAA)
Blake Parker, RHP (AAA)
Jeff Stevens (AAA)
Rafael Dolis, RHP (AA)
David Patton, RHP (AA)
PROJECTED SUB-TOTAL (AUTO-RENEWAL): $3.25M (includes estimated $1M in split salaries for players on 40-man roster who are on Optional Assignment to minors)
NOTE: The 2010 MLB mimimum salary is $400K, with a $65K minor league split minimum ($32.5K minor league split minimum for players with no MLB Service Time who are on 40-man roster for the first time), and minor league split salary must be at least 60% of what player was actually paid in salary the previous season.

SPRING TRAINING NRI:
Darwin Barney, INF
Robinson Chirinos, C
Kevinn Millar, 1B-OF
Chris Robinson, C
James Russell, LHP
Bobby Scales, IF-OF
Chad Tracy, 1B-3B