HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND CARD FANS-JUST WHAT DO OUR CARDS EARN FOR THEIR LABOR?
Well, Card fans here is your Labor Day weekend special. After two frozen computers, one before I started this epic undertaking and another after I had figured the starting players salary per game, (no you will not see that data as it was lost after the second BIG FREEZE)
After screaming, scaring my dog Coco out of her mind, and minor MAJOR profanity, I carefully and with great reasoning decided not to redo that part.
Here are some of my own opinions and observations of the salaries of our Cards in comparison to the “labor” they produce. While it is my opinion that no athlete, musician or actor are worth what they are paid, in relation to the value they provide to our society, I will set that little argument over to the side for another day.
Most of our Cards are worth what they are paid. Several are tremendously overpaid as to the labor they provide the team and several are huge bargains.
Those that are overpaid in my opinion are:
Matt Holliday-$17 million per year. That’s $114,465 per hit, $204,819 per RBI, $217,949 per run and $708,333 per HR.
Kyle Loshe-$8.875 million per year. That’s $147,917 per inning, $986,111 per game and a cool $4,437,500 per win.
Brad Penny-$7.5 million per year. That’s $136,364 per inning, $625,000 per game and a nice round $2,500,000 per win.
Those that are bargains are:
Adam Wainwright -$4.65 million per year. That’s $23,846 per inning, $166,071 per game, and a bargain $273,529 per win.
Colby Rasmus- 2nd year – $418,000. That’s $4,400 per hit, $7,741 per RBI, $6,333 per run and a measly $22,o0o per HR.
Jaime Garcia-rookie-$400,000. That’s $2,614 per inning, $15,385 per game and a Wal-Mart special of $30, 769 per win.
Jon Jay-rookie-$400,000. That’s $5,634 per hit, $15,385 per RBI, $11,430 per run, and a cheapo $100,000 per HR.
Albert Pujols- $16 million per year. I don’t care what he’s paid, he’s worth it!!!!!
Here is the salary information of our Cards. Thanks to the website Cot’s Baseball Contracts for all the salary information.
HAPPY LABOR DAY, CARD FANS
St Louis Cards Salaries
Cards on Opening Day 2010
Matt Hollidaylf
7 years/$120M (2010-16), plus 2017 option
7 years/$120M (2010-16), plus 2017 option
re-signed by St. Louis as a free agent 1/10
10-16: $17M annually, 17:$17M club option ($1M buyout)
Albert Pujols1b
7 years/$100M (2004-10), plus 2011 club option
7 years/$100M (2004-10), plus 2011 club option
signed extension with St. Louis 2/19/04 (avoided arbitration, $10.5M-$7M)
04:$7M, 05:$11M, 06:$14M, 07:$15M, 08:$16M, 09:$16M, 10:$16M, 11:$16M club option ($5M buyout)
Chris Carpenterrhp
5 years/$63.5M (2007-11), plus 2012 club option
5 years/$63.5M (2007-11), plus 2012 club option
signed extension with St. Louis 12/06
07:$8.5M, 08:$10.5M, 09:$14M, 10:$14.5M, 11:$15M, 12:$15M club option
Kyle Lohserhp
4 years/$41M (2009-12)signed extension 9/29/08 $1.25M signing bonus 09:$7.125M, 10:$8.875M, 11:$11.875M, 12:$11.875M full no-trade clause
4 years/$41M (2009-12)signed extension 9/29/08 $1.25M signing bonus 09:$7.125M, 10:$8.875M, 11:$11.875M, 12:$11.875M full no-trade clause
Brad Pennyrhp
1 year/$7.5M (2010)
1 year/$7.5M (2010)
signed by St. Louis as a free agent 12/7/09
$1.5M in performance bonuses (full amount for 204 IP)
Adam Wainwrightrhp
4 years/$15M (2008-11), plus 2012, 2013 club options
4 years/$15M (2008-11), plus 2012, 2013 club options
signed extension with St. Louis 3/20/08
$0.75M signing bonus
08:$0.5M, 09:$2.6M, 10:$4.65M, 11:$6.5M, 12:$9M club option, 13:$12M club option
Yadier Molinac
4 years/$15.5M (2008-11), plus 2012 club option
4 years/$15.5M (2008-11), plus 2012 club option
re-signed by St. Louis 1/20/08 (avoided arbitration, $2.75M-$1.85M)
$0.25M signing bonus
08:$1.75M, 09:$3.25M, 10:$4.25M, 11:$5.25M, 12:$7M club option ($0.75M buyout)
Ryan Franklinrhp
2 years/$6.5M (2010-11)
2 years/$6.5M (2010-11)
signed extension with St. Louis 9/1/09
Skip Schumaker2b-of
2 years/$4.7M (2010-11)
2 years/$4.7M (2010-11)
re-signed by St. Louis 2/8/10 (avoided arbitration, $2.75M-$1.45M)
10:$2M, 11:$2.7M
Trever Millerlhp
2 years/$4M (2009-10), plus 2011 option
2 years/$4M (2009-10), plus 2011 option
signed re-worked extension with St. Louis 9/1/09, replacing 1 year/$0.5M deal 2009
09:$2M, 10:$2M, 11:$2M option
Dennys Reyeslhp2 years/$3M (2009-10)
signed by St. Louis as a free agent 3/5/09
09:$1M, 10:$2M
Jason LaRuec
1 year/$0.95M (2010)
1 year/$0.95M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis as a free agent 11/30/09
Kyle McClellanrhp
1 year/$0.425M (2010)
1 year/$0.425M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
Brendan Ryaninf
1 year/$0.425M (2010)
1 year/$0.425M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
Colby Rasmusof
1 year/$0.418M (2010)
1 year/$0.418M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
Jason Motterhp
1 year/$0.411M (2010)
1 year/$0.411M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
Jaime Garcialhp
1 year/$0.4M (2010)
1 year/$0.4M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
no award bonus for Rookie of the Year listed
Tyler Greeness1 year (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
year/$0.4M (2009) contract purchased by St. Louis 11/20/08
re-signed by St. Louis 1/30/09
award bonus: $10,000 for Rookie of the Year
Jon Jayof
1 year (2010)
1 year (2010)
contract purchased by St. Louis 11/18/09
$0.4M re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
$0.48M signing bonus
Matt Pagnozzic1 year (2010)
$0.4M re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
$.0.105M signing bonus
Fernando Salasrhp
1 year (2010)
1 year (2010)
$0.4M contract purchased by St. Louis 5/27/10
Nick Stavinohaof
1 year/$0.4M (2010)
1 year/$0.4M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
$15,000 signing bonus
Joe Matherof
1 year/$0.4M (2010)
1 year/$0.4M (2010)
re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10
$0.375M signing bonus
Adam Ottavinorhp
1 year (2010)
1 year (2010)
$0.4M re-signed by St. Louis
$0.95M signing bonus
Cards Added Throughout the 2010 Season
Jeff Suppanrhp
4 years/$42M (2007-10), plus 2011 club option signed by St. Louis as a free agent 6/14/10 (Cardinals pay pro-rated portion of major-league minimum, with Brewers paying balance of 2010 salary)
4 years/$42M (2007-10), plus 2011 club option signed by St. Louis as a free agent 6/14/10 (Cardinals pay pro-rated portion of major-league minimum, with Brewers paying balance of 2010 salary)
07:$6M, 08:$8M, 09:$12.5M, 10:$12.5M, 11:$12.75M club option ($2M buyout)
Jake Westbrookrhp
3 years/$33M (2008-10)
3 years/$33M (2008-10)
08:$10M, 09:$10M, 10:$11M
acquired by St. Louis in trade with Cleveland and San Diego 7/31/10 (Westbrook agreed to reduction of assignment bonus and Indians paid Cardinals an undisclosed amount of cash as part of the deal)
Pedro Feliz3b
1 year/$4.5M (2010)
1 year/$4.5M (2010)
signed by Houston as a free agent 12/10/09
acquired by St. Louis in trade from Houston 8/19/10
Aaron Milesinf
2 years/$4.9M (2009-10)
2 years/$4.9M (2009-10)
signed by Cubs as a free agent 12/31/08
09:$2.2M, 10:$2.7M
signed by St. Louis as a free agent 4/27/10 (minor-league contract)
contract purchased by St. Louis 6/1/10
Randy Winnof
1 year/$1.1M (2010)
1 year/$1.1M (2010)
signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 2/8/10
signed by St. Louis as a free agent 6/5/10 Cardinals pay pro-rated portion of $0.4M ML minimum
Felipe Lopezinf
1 year/$1M (2010)
1 year/$1M (2010)
signed by St. Louis as a free agent 2/27/10 signed by
St. Louis pays pro-rated portion of $0.39M ML minimum salary, with Washington paying the balance of Lopez’ 2008 salary
***Apologies for the lateness of the post, but it will be fun to discuss over the holiday on the twitter. Also apologize for any dangling participles or word or numbers. They look fine in my post, but the Blogger Gremlins keep changing the format. I threw in the towel!
***Apologies for the lateness of the post, but it will be fun to discuss over the holiday on the twitter. Also apologize for any dangling participles or word or numbers. They look fine in my post, but the Blogger Gremlins keep changing the format. I threw in the towel!
>Wow! Seeing those numbers makes me value our BabyBirds more than ever! I LOVE good deals!!! ;)And remind me WHY the Cards paid all that $ for the old guys reunion again? haha ;)