Homestead Grays Re-Sign 1B Albert Pujols

Despite having his contract negotiations stall with the St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols has indeed signed a new contract.

Pujols was acquired by the Homestead Grays this offseason, having been traded from the Master Batters on January 27th along with a second round draft pick for LHP C.C. Sabathia ($26) and OF Matt Kemp ($26).

The Homestead Grays had until the end of the season to re-sign the slugger, but decided to forgo that option, instead inking him to a one year contract extension worth $43 just before the start of Spring Training.

His expiring contract was worth $41 a season, and his 2011 MLB.com value was $44. Averaging those two values determined the cost of Pujols' new contract.
(41+44 = 85 / 2 = 42.5 --> $43)

Roster Snapshot: Homestead Grays (After Contracts Rolled Back Before 2011 Season)

(Contracts rolled back March 3rd, 2010. 1 year left = 2011)
(Contracts rolled back February 15th, 2011. 1 year left = 2012)

To view the Homestead Grays' active roster, please click here.
To view the Homestead Grays' AAA roster, please click here.

Homestead Grays Keepers/2011 Payroll:

C Brian McCann, 2 years @ $12
1B Prince Fielder, 2 years @ $25
1B James Loney, 1 year @ $3
1B/3B Brett Wallace, 1 year @ $1
2B Rickie Weeks, 2 years @ $8
SS Yunel Escobar, 1 year @ $9
3B Pedro Alvarez, 1 year @ $1
LF Manny Ramirez, 1 year @ $5
LF Delmon Young, 1 year @ $2
CF/RF Josh Hamilton, 2 years @ $17
CF Chris Young, 1 year @ $8
CF Austin Jackson, 1 year @ $1
CF Desmond Jennings, 1 year @ $1
RF Hunter Pence, 3 years @ $6
RF Jason Heyward, 1 year @ $10

RHP Zack Greinke, 2 years @ $14
RHP Josh Johnson, 2 years @ $8
RHP Johnny Cueto, 2 years @ $8
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez, 2 years @ $6
RHP Brandon Morrow, 2 years @ $6
LHP Ricky Romero, 1 year @ $3
RHP James McDonald, 1 year @ $2
RHP Jason Hammel, 1 year @ $1
LHP Mike Minor, 1 year @ $1
RHP Kyle Drabek, 1 year @ $1

RHP Kevin Gregg, 1 year @ $2
RHP Jenrry Mejia, 1 year @ $1
LHP Aroldis Chapman, 1 year @ $1

Restricted Free Agents:
C J.P. Arencibia, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)
1B Albert Pujols, @ $41 (41 + 44 = 85 / 2 = 42.5 --> $43)
1B/LF Logan Morrison, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)
2B Howie Kendrick, @ $4 (4 + 5 = 9 / 2 = 4.5 --> $5)
SS Erick Aybar, @ $2 (2 + 1 = 3 / 2 = 1.5 --> $2)
SS Reid Brignac, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)
3B Chipper Jones, @ $12 (12 + 1 = 13 / 2 = 6.5 --> $7)
3B Juan Francisco, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)
LF/CF Carlos Gonzalez, @ $2 (2 + 35 = 37 / 2 = 18.5 --> $19)
CF Jacoby Ellsbury, @ $19 (19 + 16 = 35 / 2 = 17.5 --> $18)
CF Franklin Gutierrez, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)
LHP Cole Hamels, @ $22 (22 + 16 = 38 / 2 = $19)
LHP Jonathan Sanchez, @ $5 (5 + 10 = 15 / 2 = 7.5 --> $8)
LHP Clayton Kershaw, @ $3 (3 + 24 = 27 / 2 = 13.5 --> $14)
LHP Jorge De La Rosa, @ $1 (1 + 6 = 7 / 2 = 3.5 --> $4)
RHP Wade Davis, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)
RHP Luke Hochevar, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)
LHP Marc Rzepczynski, @ $2 (2 + 1 = 3 / 2 = 1.5 --> $2)
*LHP Rich Hill, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)
RHP Junichi Tazawa, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)
LHP Andrew Miller, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)
LHP Scott Elbert, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)
RHP Jose Arredondo, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)

Total Yahoo Roster Players =50/50*
*LHP Rich Hill not in Yahoo, does not count towards max

--- Prospects (6) ---

C Jesus Montero, 1 year @ $1
RHP Tanner Scheppers, 1 year @ $1

Re-stricted Free Agents:
LHP Alexander Torres, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)
OF Andrew Lambo, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)
LHP Kasey Kiker, @ $1 (1 + N/A = $1)
1B Lars Anderson, @ $1 (1 + 1 = 2 / 2 = $1)

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Total Guaranteed Contracts at the End of 2011 = $165
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $15
Total Guaranteed Yahoo Roster Spots at the End of 2011 = 28

2011 Draftees:

RHP Kyle Gibson ($1)
LHP John Lamb ($1)
1B Brandon Belt ($1)
RHP Christopher Archer ($1)
C Devin Mesoraco ($1)
RHP Alex White ($1)
OF Brett Jackson ($1)
SS Jose Iglesias ($1)
RHP Chris Withrow ($1)
RHP Jeremy Jeffress ($1)
RHP Kris Medlen ($1)
RHP Bryan Morris ($1)
SS Osvaldo Martinez ($1)
RHP Andrew Cashner ($1)
2B Johnny Giavotella ($1)

Total = $15

--- Payroll Info ---
Final 2010 Keeper Payroll = $258
Final Payroll After Free Agency Heading into 2011 Season = $295
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $15

Roster Snapshot: YBombers (After Contracts Rolled Back Before 2011 Season)

(Contracts rolled back March 7th, 2010. 1 year left = 2011)
(Contracts rolled back February 15th, 2011. 1 year left = 2012)

To view the YBombers active roster, please click here.
To view the YBombers AAA roster, please click here.

YBombers Keepers/2011 Payroll:

C Carlos Santana, 1 year @ $1
C Yadier Molina, 1 year @ $1
1B Daric Barton, 1 year @ $1
2B Ian Kinsler, 1 year @ $30
SS Jimmy Rollins, 1 year @ $18
SS Everth Cabrera, 1 year @ $1
3B Alex Rodriguez, 2 years @ $37
CF Brett Gardner, 1 year @ $2
RF Nelson Cruz, 2 years @ $9

RHP Justin Verlander, 2 years @ $13
LHP Ted Lilly, 1 year @ $11
LHP Erik Bedard, 2 years @ $9
RHP Scott Baker, 1 year @ $9

RHP Heath Bell, 2 years @ $11
RHP Joakim Soria, 1 year @ $12

Restricted Free Agents:
C Taylor Teagarden, @ $1
C Lou Marson, @ $1
1B Mark Teixeira, @ $31
*1B Nick Johnson, @ $1
2B Placido Polanco, @ $4
SS Ben Zobrist, @ $1
LF Johnny Damon, @ $13
LF Josh Willingham, @ $4
LF Chris Coghlan, @ $2
LF/RF/1B Kyle Blanks, @ $1
LF Matt Diaz, @ $1
CF Torii Hunter, @ $10
RF Milton Bradley, @ $1
LHP Cliff Lee, @ $19
LHP Zach Duke, @ $1
RHP Joel Piñeiro, @ $1
LHP John Lannan, @ $2
RHP Jon Garland, @ $1
RHP Scott Lewis, @ $2
RHP Kyle Lohse, @ $2
RHP Aaron Harang, @ $4
RHP Ross Ohlendorf, @ $1
RHP Mariano Rivera, @ $18
RHP David Aardsma, @ $7
RHP Rafael Soriano, @ $1
LHP Scott Downs, @ $1
RHP Michael Bowden, @ $1
RHP David Robertson, @ $1

Total Yahoo Roster Players = 42/50*
*1B Nick Johnson not in Yahoo, does not count towards max

--- Prospects (0) ---

Total Guaranteed Contracts at the End of 2011 = $165
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $10
Total Guaranteed Yahoo Roster Spots at the End of 2011 = 15

2011 Draftees:

LHP Chris Sale $1
LHP Travis Wood $1
C Hank Conger $1
RHP Blake Beavan $1
LHP Andrew Oliver $1
RHP Jake Westbrook $1
2B/OF Ryan Raburn $1
RHP Brandon League $1
OF David Murphy $1
LHP Phil Coke $1

Total = $10

--- Payroll Info ---
Final 2010 Keeper Payroll = $223
Final Payroll After Free Agency Heading into 2011 Season = $298
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $10

Roster Snapshot: The Screwballs (After Contracts Rolled Back Before 2011 Season)

(Contracts rolled back March 7th, 2010. 1 year left = 2011)
(Contracts rolled back February 15th, 2011. 1 year left = 2012)

To view The Screwballs active roster, please click here.
To view The Screwballs AAA roster, please click here.

The Screwballs Keepers/2011 Payroll:

1B Joey Votto, 3 years @ $23
1B/3B Aubrey Huff, 1 year @ $2
2B Scott Sizemore, 1 year @ $1
SS Troy Tulowitzki, 2 years @ $14
SS Starlin Castro, 1 year @ $1
LF/CF/RF Cody Ross, 1 year @ $1
CF Rajai Davis, 1 year @ $1
RF Ryan Ludwick, 1 year @ $4
RF Mike Stanton, 1 year @ $1

RHP Tim Lincecum, 2 years @ $26
RHP Jake Peavy, 1 year @ $17
RHP Brad Penny, 1 year @ $2

RHP Drew Storen, 1 year @ $1

Restricted Free Agents:
C Geovany Soto, @ $8
C Jason Castro, @ $1
1B Carlos Pena, @ $18
1B/LF/CF/RF Nick Swisher, @ $7
2B Brandon Phillips, @ $18
2B Chris Getz, @ $2
3B Aramis Ramirez, @ $13
LF Jason Bay, @ $25
LF Michael Saunders, @ $1
CF Peter Bourjos, @ $1
CF Michael Bourn, @ $2
CF Cameron Maybin, @ $8
DH Vladimir Guerrero, @ $16
LHP Johan Santana, @ $27
RHP Roy Oswalt, @ $11
RHP Gavin Floyd, @ $5
RHP Scott Feldman, @ $1
LHP Dallas Braden, @ $1
LHP Brett Cecil, @ $1
RHP Bronson Arroyo, @ $3
RHP Carl Pavano, @ $2
RHP Mitch Talbot, @ $1
RHP Wade LeBlanc, @ $1
RHP Jonathan Papelbon, @ $24
LHP Brian Fuentes, @ $6

Total Yahoo Roster Players = 38/50

--- Prospects (3) ---

RHP Casey Kelly, 1 year @ $1
1B Eric Hosmer, 1 year @ $1
P Aaron Crow, 1 year @ $1

Total Guaranteed Contracts at the End of 2011 = $94
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $23
Total Guaranteed Yahoo Roster Spots at the End of 2011 = 13

2011 Draftees:

RHP Colby Lewis $1
LHP Cory Luebke $1
OF Angel Pagan $10
RHP Brandon Lyon $3
RHP Kenley Jansen $1
RHP Ivan Nova $1
3B/SS Jhonny Peralta $3
1B Mark Trumbo $1
OF Scott Cousins $1
LHP Barry Zito $1

Total = $23

--- Payroll Info ---
Final 2010 Keeper Payroll = $237
Final Payroll After Free Agency Heading into 2011 Season = $300
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $23

Roster Snapshot: The Degenerates (After Contracts Rolled Back Before 2011 Season)

(Contracts rolled back March 6th, 2010. 1 year left = 2011)
(Contracts rolled back February 15th, 2011. 1 year left = 2012)

To view The Degenerates' active roster, please click here.
To view The Degenerates' AAA roster, please click here.

The Degenerates Keepers/2011 Payroll:

C Joe Mauer, 1 year @ $29
1B Miguel Cabrera, 1 year @ $35
1B Chris Carter, 1 year @ $1
CF Adam Jones, 2 years @ $9
CF/RF Alex Rios, 1 year @ $6

RHP Adam Wainwright, 2 years @ $9
RHP Max Scherzer, 1 year @ $9
LHP C.J. Wilson, 1 year @ $3

RHP Ryan Perry, 1 year @ $1
RHP Luke Gregerson, 1 year @ $1
RHP Chris Perez, 1 year @ $1
RHP J.J. Putz, 1 year @ $3

Restricted Free Agents:
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, @ $1
1B Ryan Howard, @ $29
1B/3B Pablo Sandoval, @ $12
2B Robinson Cano, @ $16
3B Michael Young, @ $11
LF Matt Holliday, @ $30
LF Carl Crawford, @ $27
CF Jordan Schafer, @ $1
RHP James Shields, @ $14
LHP Brett Anderson, @ $2
RHP Trevor Cahill, @ $1
RHP Hiroki Kuroda, @ $5
RHP Jordan Zimmerman, @ $1
RHP Ryan Franklin, @ $1
RHP Huston Street, @ $4
RHP Fernando Rodney, @ $2
RHP Daniel Bard, @ $1

Total Yahoo Roster Players = 29/50

--- Prospects (0) ---

Total Guaranteed Contracts at the End of 2011 = $107
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $16
Total Guaranteed Yahoo Roster Spots at the End of 2011 = 12

2011 Draftees:

2B Gordon Beckham $7
2B/SS Tsuyoshi Nishioka $1
RHP Koji Uehara $1
2B Kelly Johnson $1
1B Mitch Moreland $1
SS Jed Lowrie $1
SS Cliff Pennington $1
CF Carlos Gomez $1
LHP Sean Marshall $1
1B/2B/3B Ty Wigginton $1

Total = $16

--- Payroll Info ---
Final 2010 Keeper Payroll = $264
Final Payroll After Free Agency Heading into 2011 Season = $265
Total Cost of 2011 Draftees = $16