What the Twins have to spend in the offseason

Here is the bottom line for what the Twins have to spend in the off-season, if they are willing to get their payroll to 2007 level:

Pluses:

$15 million for the difference between 2008-2007
$5 million Livan
$2.5 million Rincon
$2.8M Everett
$2.4M Punto
$1M Reyes
$1M Guerrier
$.5M Lamb (the Twins have to pay him 3M in 09 but paid $3.5 in 2008)
$3.8M Monroe
$1M Redmond

total: +$35M

minuses:

Morneau +$3.2M
Mauer +$4.3M
Cuddyer +1.8M
Crain +$.7M
Kubel +? (assume $1M)


total: +11.5M

Net=
$24M

And this assumes that Cuddyer will be with the team next year…

(If the re-sign Redmond and offer arbitration to Guerrier, the number drops around $22.5 million)

and they are willing to get to the league median payroll of $81M (Brewers), it would be $34M