Man, I really hate that name. Keep in mind that the values and dollar figures are based off of 2008 production and salaries.
2009 Projected Lineup
C- Mike Napoli
'09 Salary: $2.0 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $14.1 Million
1B- Kenry Morales
'09 Salary: $0.6 Million
'08 Dollar Value: -$1.3 Million
2B- Howie Kendrick
'09 Salary: $0.465 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $6.4 Million
3B- Chone Figgins
'09 Salary: $5.775 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $10.6 Million
SS- Eric Aybar
'09 Salary: $0.46 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $8.0 Million
LF- Bobby Abreu
'09 Salary: $5.0 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $6.8 Million
CF- Torii Hunter
'09 Salary: $17.5 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $10.5 Million
RF- Vladimir Guerrero
'09 Salary: $15.0 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $11.0 Million
DH- Juan Rivera
'09 Salary: $3.25 Million
'08 Dollar Value: -$3.0 Million
SP- John Lackey
'09 Salary: $9.0 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $8.9 Million
SP- Ervin Santana
'09 Salary: $3.8 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $26.1 Million
SP- Joe Saunders
'09 Salary: $0.475 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $12.4 Million
SP- Jered Weaver
'09 Salary: $0.465 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $15.2 Million
SP- Dustin Moseley
'09 Salary: $0.42 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $2.6 Million
CL- Brian Fuentes
'09 Salary: $8.5 Million
'08 Dollar Value: $11.1 Million
-Of These 15 Players-
'09 Player Total Salaries: $72.71 Million
'08 Player Total Dollar Value: $142.4 Million
Best Contract
John Lackey- Even with his down season last year (due to injury, mind you), this is still one of the best contracts in baseball. He signed a 3 year, $17.01 million in 2006. Since then, he has been worth a total of $53.9 million, which comes out to about $37.5 million more than what he has earned. Lackey also had a $9 million club option for '09 that was picked up this offseason, which is the most he's ever made for one season. Although, chances are he will still be worth more.
Worst Contract
Gary Matthews Jr.- Here's the facts:
-5 Years, $50 Million
-Total salary over first two years of contract = $15.0 million
-Total value over first two years of contract = $1.2 million
This guy is going to make $33 million over the next three years, while probably not even being worth half of that. Half would actually be good. Chances are that Matthews won't even have a spot in the Angels lineup anytime soon. Many people wondered what the Halos were thinking when they signed this contract. Luckily, the Angels made up for it with another ill-advised deal the following year with Torii Hunter.
2009 Outlook
As far as getting the most "bang for your buck", the Angels will probably fair pretty decently this year. Other than Guerrero, Hunter, and Matthews Jr., virtually everyone else on the roster is likely to perform better than what they are worth. If the aformentioned players perform as they did in 2008, their projected lineup (15 players) will be worth roughly $69.94 million more than the sum or their total '09 salaries. Obviously, that's assuming that a lot of things go right. And of course, as I finished this post I found out that Ervin Santana just suffered an injury. Oh well.
Next up: Grif's Texas Rangers!
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