Shaded players are currently on the 60-day DL, and don’t count towards the 40-man roster, although their salary does count.
NOTES:
All salaries in bold are official.
All ages are as of the start of the 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season.
Players in the minor leagues make $32,500 in their first year on the 40-man roster, $65,000 in their second year, and $97,500 in their third year. Any player with major league service time makes at least $65,000, regardless of how many years of service.
AST stands for Approximate Service Time. It is calculated as years.days, which means one year and 32 days would look like: 1.032. A year of service time is 172 days.
These figures don’t include potential performance bonuses. Performance bonuses, when achieved, will be added in the “Other Expenses” section.
Javier Lopez can earn up to $550 K in performance bonuses based on appearances.
Zach Duke can earn $25 K each for 215 and 220 IP.
D.J. Carrasco can earn up to $300 K in performance bonuses. See D.J. Carrasco’s Contract for details.
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May 4, 2012 at 11:42 pm
I think the numbers will fall off if pirates don’t start hitting. They are becoming to be a tuff watch on tv and that’s free. I don’t think they will ever be “in it” like last year. the 7th and 8th place hitters are killing the offense.
May 5, 2012 at 9:27 am
TV is free to you, but the Pirates get paid when you watch indirectly from advertisements.
May 5, 2012 at 9:28 am
Good post. They may also want to use some of that money to pay down some of their debt as I doubt they will be in a position at the deadline in which they need to add millions in payroll.