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Updated Budget

The current budget estimate, as of 12/26/2005 is:


Starting Pitching:

Radke             9,000,000
Santana           8,750,000
Silva             3,300,000
Lohse             4,500,000 (A)
Baker/Liriano       315,000 (M)
Mays                500,000 (B)

Relief Pitching:

Nathan            3,750,000
Crain               375,000 (E)
Rincon              900,000
Guerrier            350,000 (E)
Reyes #             550,000 (E)
Eyre #              315,000 (M)

Catchers:

Mauer               400,000 (E1)
Redmond             900,000

Infield:

Morneau             400,000 (E)
Castillo          5,000,000
Bartlett            330,000 (E)
Batista           1,250,000 (X)
Castro            1,050,000
Punto #             675,000 (A)

Outfield:

Stewart           6,000,000
Hunter           10,750,000
Cuddyer             750,000 (A)
Kubel #             315,000 (M)
Ford                450,000 (E)
R. White          3,250,000
                 ----------                
                 64,125,000

# Could be any one of several players
(A) Subject to arbitration
(M) Minimum
(B) Buy-out of 2006 contract, may be part of 2006
      budget
(E) Estimate
(E1) Has been discussion of long-term contract
(X) Not guaranteed, $208,000-312,500 buy-out