So, understanding the Timber's salary cap situation should allow us a better ability to understand the kind of additional signings we'd likely be looking for in the coming month.
First, here is Portland's 2011 salary cap figure
Player | Position | Base Salary | Guaranteed Compensation | ||||
Alexander Eric | M | $46,750.00 | $46,750.00 | ||||
Alhassan Kalif | M | $60,000.00 | $69,250.00 | ||||
Braun Frederick | M | $32,600.00 | $32,600.00 | ||||
Brown Adin | GK | $72,000.00 | $76,000.00 | ||||
Brunner Eric | D | $70,000.00 | $74,250.00 | ||||
Chabala Michael | M | $67,500.00 | $75,833.00 | ||||
Chara Diego | M | $100,008.00 | $143,758.00 | ||||
Cooper Kenny | F | $250,000.00 | $267,500.00 | ||||
Danso Mamdou | D | $75,000.00 | $75,000.00 | ||||
Dike Bright | F | $42,000.00 | $44,937.00 | ||||
Gleeson Jake | GK | $42,000.00 | $44,000.00 | ||||
Goldthwaite Kevin | D | $110,000.00 | $126,667.00 | ||||
Horst David | D | $42,000.00 | $42,000.00 | ||||
Jewsbury Jack | D | $155,000.00 | $158,167.00 | ||||
Johnson Eddie | F | $80,000.00 | $88,000.00 | ||||
Lopez Rodrigo | M | $32,604.00 | $32,604.00 | ||||
Lowry Peter | F-M | $60,000.00 | $61,667.00 | ||||
Marcelin James | M | $65,000.00 | $65,000.00 | ||||
Nagbe Darlington | M/F | $65,000.00 | $201,000.00 | ||||
Palmer Lovel | M | $75,000.00 | $86,250.00 | ||||
Perkins Troy | GK | $250,000.00 | $280,000.00 | ||||
Perlaza Jorge | F | $100,000.00 | $115,000.00 | ||||
Pore Ryan | M | $80,000.00 | $80,000.00 | ||||
Purdy Steve | D | $42,000.00 | $42,000.00 | ||||
Taylor Christopher | D | $32,600.00 | $32,600.00 | ||||
Thompson Spencer | F | $32,604.00 | $32,604.00 | ||||
Umony Brian | F | $65,004.00 | $85,004.00 | ||||
Wallace Rodney | M-D | $90,000.00 | $139,000.00 | ||||
Zizzo Sal | F | $65,000.00 | $73,250.00 | ||||
Total | $2,299,670.00 | $2,690,691.00 | |||||
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$1,996,504.00 | $2,172,838.00 |
Now for 2012:
Salary savings due to cuts | $702,212.00 | $762,046.00 |
Estimated 2012 Salary Cap | $2,810,000.00 | ||||||
Total Salary estimated available | $1,515,708.00 | $1,399,208.00 | |||||
Valencia Signing | $150,000.00 | $150,000.00 | |||||
Jean-Baptiste | 0 | 0 | |||||
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$42,000.00 |
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Perkins full salary | $170,000.00 | $170,000.00 | |||||
5% estimated increase in salary | $64,714.60 | $70,539.60 | |||||
Total remaining | $1,088,993.40 | $966,668.40 |
Now, these numbers are no where near exact, but they should give a good idea of the kind of salary cap space the Front Office still has to play with. Today's signing of Mosquera should take a bit of a chunk out of the available cash, but if anything, I think there is still plenty of flexibility left. Feel free to weigh in if I've missed anything!