Author Topic: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions Edition 👑👑👑  (Read 75307 times)

craig

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First look at the 2017 payroll.  Included players under contract (UC), players eligible for salary arbitration (AE), players with contract options likely to be exercised (CO - club option or PO - player option), and KEY players who can have their contracts automatically renewed by the club (0-3).  Used mlbtraderumors.com's salary estimates for "AE" players.  Used an average of $850,000 for "0-3" players.  Assumed that Dexter Fowler's mutual option will not be exercised.

$147,600,000 without Fowler and Chapman or suitable veteran replacements.

Thanks, jeff.  Yikes, that's pretty high as a starting point

There were 6 teams last year ≥$166M.  So I'd think the Cubs might have some working space there, could imagine them bumping into the top 6-7. 

But who knows how they view it.