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 In our continuing look at projected roster salaries for the 30 clubs in Major League Baseball (see Yankees, Braves, and Red Sox), we continue with the Texas Rangers.
With the Rangers reaching a one-year, $2.245 million contract with RHP Scott Feldman late Friday night, the club has now reached agreements with all their salary arbitration eligible players (the others included Esteban German, Josh Hamilton, Chris Ray, Brandon McCarthy, Dustin Nippert, and C.J. Wilson)
Below for 15 players that the Rangers have already set salaries for.
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Texas Rangers
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Player
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2010 Salary
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Michael Young
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$16,000,000
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Rich Harden
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$6,500,000
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Vladimir Guerrero
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$6,500,000
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Ian Kinsler
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$4,000,000
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Frank Francisco
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$3,265,000
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Josh Hamilton
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$3,250,000
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C.J. Wilson
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$3,100,000
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Darren Oliver
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$3,000,000
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Scott Feldman
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$2,425,000
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Colby Lewis
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$1,750,000
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Brandon McCarthy
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$1,300,000
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Chris Ray
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$975,000
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Khalil Greene
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$750,000
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Dustin Nippert
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$650,000
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Esteban German
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$600,000
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TOTAL
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$54,065,000
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There are also these players that have under 3 years of service time, and are on year-to-year renewals. These players (with their 2009 salaries) represent players that had at least 1 year, but less than 3 years, of ML service time:
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Player
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2009 Salary
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Murphy
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$414,820
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Saltalamacchia
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$410,890
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Boggs
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$408,540
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Cruz
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$408,070
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C. Davis
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$406,620
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Mendoza
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$406,210
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TOTAL
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$2,455,150
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If we apply an approx. 6.5 percent increase to just these players, we could see an additional $2,614,735 for these players in 2010. That would give the Rangers a $56,679,735 projected payroll with 4 roster spots left to fill. It should be noted that the Rangers had a $68,178,798 opening day payroll for 2009.
Adam Morris of Lone Star Ball adds in the following:
[Brown's numbers] doesn't include the $3 million the Rangers are kicking in on Kevin Millwood's salary, the $2 million they owe Frank Catalanotto for 2010 for the buyout of his option, or the $1.75 million they owe Vicente Padilla for the buyout of his 2010 option.
 Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network.
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