Cubs Sign 5 Arbitration Players
The Cubs signed 5 of their 8 arbitration eligible players today.
Baker: $975,000, up from $415,000
Guzman: $825,000, up from $421,500
Gorzelanny: $800,00, up from, $433,000
Fontenot: $1 million, up from $430,000
Hill: $700,000, up from $475,000
That's $4.3M total for those 5, leaving Carlos Marmol, Ryan Theriot and Sean Marshall. The three will file their salary figures today and the Cubs will counter. Marmol made $575,000 last year, Theriot made $500,000 and Marshall made $450,000. Miles guesses Marmol will top $2M, Theriot will go over $1M and no guess on Marshall but I would guess right around $1M. Always a good time to remind everyone that Jim Hendry has never actually gone to an arbitration case ever with a Cubs player...the last Cub to make it that far was Mark Grace in 1993.
Miles also says the Cubs are interested in Jermaine Dye and Rocco Baldelli, but it all depends on the price.
Theriot asks for $3.4M(dear god, just cut him), Cubs counter with $2.6M. Marmol asked for $2.5M, Cubs put in $1.75M, Marshall asked for $1.175M, Cubs offered $800K.
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