(PLEASE SEE MOST RECENT POST FOR NOTES ON THESE RANKINGS)
PROJECTED 2009 40-MAN ROSTER
Player Pos. Age 2009                                 Contract Status Estimated/
Actual (in bold)
2009 Salary
Carl Crawford  OF 26.8 $8,250,000 $8,250,000
Carlos Pena 1B 30.0 $8,000,000 $8,000,000
Scott Kazmir  SP 24.3 Arbitration Eligible $5,000,000
Troy Percival RP 38.7 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Akinora Iwamura 2B 29.2 $3,250,000 $3,250,000
Dan Wheeler RP 30.4 $3,200,000 $3,200,000
Cliff Floyd OF 35.4 $2.75m team option $2,750,000
Dioner Navarro  C 24.2 Arbitration Eligible $2,500,000
Trever Miller RP 34.9 $2.0m team option $2,000,000
Jonny Gomes  OF/DH 27.5 Arbitration Eligible $2,000,000
Gary Glover RP 31.4 Arbitration Eligible $2,000,000
Edwin Jackson  SP 24.7 Arbitration Eligible $2,000,000
James Shields  SP 26.4 $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Jason Bartlett SS 28.5 Arbitration Eligible $1,500,000
David Price SP 22.7 $750,000 $650,000
Evan Longoria 3B 22.6 $550,000 $550,000
Ben Zobrist SS 26.9 Super-2 (Arb after '09) $450,000
Jason Hammel SP 25.7 Super-2 (Arb after '09) $450,000
Willy Aybar 3B 25.2 Super-2 (Arb after '09) $450,000
J.P. Howell  SP 25.0 3rd year (Arb after '09) $450,000
Matt Garza SP 24.4 Super-2 (Arb after '09) $450,000
B.J. Upton  OF 23.7 3rd year (Arb after '09) $450,000
Shawn Riggans  C 27.8 Super-2 (Arb after '09) $450,000
Andy Sonnanstine SP 25.1 2nd year (Arb after '10) $425,000
Justin Ruggiano OF 26.1 2nd year (Arb after '10) $425,000
Jeff Niemann  SP 24.7 $400,000 $400,000
Elliot Johnson 2B 24.2 3rd year $105,000
Juan Salas RP 29.5 2nd year (Arb after '10) $105,000
Mitch Talbot SP 24.6 2nd year $105,000
Chad Orvella  RP 27.6 3rd year $105,000
Fernando Perez OF 25.0 2nd year $70,000
John Jaso C 24.6 2nd year $70,000
James Houser SP 23.4 2nd year $70,000
Jake McGee SP 21.8 1st year $35,000
Wade Davis SP 22.7 1st year $35,000
Reid Brignac SS 22.3 1st year $35,000
Eduardo Morlan RP 22.2 1st year $35,000
Chris Mason SP 23.8 1st year $35,000
Ryan Royster 1B 21.8 1st year $35,000
Mike Wlodarczyk SP 25.4 1st year $35,000
Scott Dohmann RP 29.8 Arbitration Eligible Free Agent
Joel Guzman 1B 23.4 2nd year Free Agent
Jae Kuk Ryu RP 24.9 3rd year Free Agent
Nathan Haynes OF 28.7 2nd year (Arb after '10) Free Agent
Kurt Birkins RP 27.7 3rd year (Arb after '09) Free Agent
Al Reyes RP 38.1 Free Agent Free Agent
Rocco Baldelli  OF 26.6 Free Agent Free Agent
Eric Hinske OF 30.8 Free Agent Free Agent
Dan Johnson 1B 28.7 Arbitration Eligible Free Agent
Projected 2009 Payroll = $54,425,000
(2008 Opening Day Payroll = $44 million)
Shaded players would not be on 25-man roster

(1) The 2009 40-man roster prediction is based only on players currently within the organization and will be updated when trades are consummated and free agents are signed.

(2) First, second and third year players will have their salaries determined by the team, but will fall close to the major league minimum which was 390,000 (in 2008) for first year players. Minor leaguers on the 40-man for the first time make $31,250 (in 2008) and second-year players make twice that amount. We are not including signing bonuses or incentives.