#1) Jake Peavy, 5/80, 16M per ... on the 15-day DL right now ... pitching well, 1.16 WHIP, 2.91 ERA
#2) Alex Rodriguez, 3/44, 14.6M per ... hitting well, but below A-Rod standards, 293/358/540
#3) Erik Bedard, 3/40, 13.3M per ... spent time on the DL ... pitching average, 1.33 WHIP, 4.47 ERA
#4) Tim Hudson, 3/39, 13M per ... pitching well, 1.14 WHIP, 3.01 ERA
#5) Roy Oswalt, 4/51, 12.75M per ... pitching below average, 1.46 WHIP, 5.38 ERA
#6) Magglio Ordonez, 4/51, 12.75M per ... hitting well, 318/390/509
#7) Johan Santana, 4/46, 11.5M per ... pitching well, but below Santana standards, 1.20 WHIP, 3.30 ERA
#8) Carlos Pena, 3/31, 10.3M per ... currently on 15-day DL ... hitting poorly, 227/322/430
#9) John Smoltz, 3/31, 10.4M per ... out for season, missed time on DL ... pitched well in limited action, 1.18 WHIP, 2.57 ERA
#10) Ichiro Suzuki, 5/51, 10.2M per ... hitting well below Ichiro standards, 289/344/386
#11) Barry Zito, 4/40, 10M per ... pitching awfully, 1.84 WHIP, 5.87 ERA
There is alot of money tied up in these eleven players. I don't think we will see another 11 10M players in 09, but we might. The CAP is increasing to 120M, so teams will have the room to spend. However, the pool isn't as deep.
Overall, only two players are putting up "expected" numbers, Hudson and Ordonez. The other nine are underperforming. But, they do have two-thirds of the season to pick up the pace. And, since these guys are stars for a reason, I think most of them will.
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