With the incredible move of Carlos Zambrano to the eighth inning role, I figured now would be a good time to look at some of the financial commitments the Cubs have in the years ahead.
Aramis Ramirez
Age: 31
Guaranteed money: $32.35 million from 2010-2011
Ryan Dempster
Age: 32
Guaranteed money: $30 million through 2012 (assuming 2012 player option for $14 million is exercised)
Kosuke Fukudome
Age: 32
Guaranteed money: $26.5 million from 2010-2011
Carlos Silva
Age: 31
Guaranteed money: $25 million from 2010-2011
Alfonso Soriano
Age: 34
Guaranteed money: $90 million from 2010-2014
Carlos Zambrano
Age: 28
Guaranteed money: $53.75 million from 2010-2012
By the way, Ted Lilly and Derrek Lee are both free agents after this season and if they have any sense, they'll leave. If the Cubs have any sense, they won't re-sign them to long-term deals because they are both 34 years old. This is already an old team that is highly overpaid and not very good (the Cubs have started 7-10 despite not facing the Cardinals, Phillies, Marlins or any of the NL West yet).
It's going to get worse before it gets better. Jim Hendry has solidified his candidacy as one of baseball's worst general managers and Lou Piniella, if he's smart, will be managing elsewhere or not managing at all in 2011.
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