Recap: proposed changes, 25 man roster and payroll for 2009.

To recap & summarize the previous posts, here are the proposed off-season changes and their cost to the Twins:

• Glenn Perkins, Brian Buscher and a prospect to the Cardinals for Troy Glaus ($12M)


• Boof Bonser and Trevor Plouffe to the Padres for Khalil Greene ($6.5M)


• Alexi Casilla, Brian Duensing, Phillip Humber and Sergio Santos to the Marlins for Dan Uggla ($5M)


• Sign Pedro Martinez ($6M)

total cost: $29 M, which will bring the Twins' 2009 payroll to $76 Million, or $4.5 million more than their 2007 payroll.

Thus, the Twins projected 25-man roster would be:

lineup (and batting order):

LF Span
RF Young
C Mauer
3B Glaus
1B Morneau
2B Uggla
DH Kubel
SS Greene
CF Gomez

bench:

C Redmond
IF Harris
IF Tolbert/Tolleson
OF/DH/1B Cuddyer

rotation:

SP Liriano
SP Slowey
SP Baker
SP Martinez
SP Blackburn

bullpen:

Joe Nathan RH
Pat Neshek RH
Jose Mijares LH
Craig Breslow LH
Jesse Crain RH
Robert Deleaney RH (or Korecky/Swarzak/Mulvey)
Matt Guerrier RH

Next posts: a. How many wins will this team get and b. changes in the minors & organization