Chicago Cubs Payroll and Player Salaries 2009

Hey Cubs fans.  Let’s talk a moment about the business side of baseball.  We’re going to discuss the Chicago Cubs player salaries today and the Chicago Cubs 2009 payroll.  I’m also going to rant a little bit about player salaries, but perhaps not in the way you might be expecting.

I’ve tried to list every Chicago Cubs player salary for 2009 I can find as accurately as possible.  I can’t claim they’re perfect because I occasionally see different numbers from different resources but these salary figures below seem to be the consensus.  It’s hard to find salary info on Cubs players called up from the minors during the season, but it is safe to assume almost all make the Major League minimum salary of $400,000.

So for your information and enjoyment, here are the salaries of the 2009 Chicago Cubs:

Chicago Cubs Player Salaries 2009

Milton Bradley - $7,000,000
Neil Cotts - $1,100,000
Ryan Dempster - $9,000,000
Mike Fontenot - $430,000
Ryan Freel - $4,000,000
Kosuke Fukudome - $12,500,000
Kevin Gregg - $4,200,000
Angel Guzman - $421,500
Rich Harden - $7,000,000
Aaron Heilman - $1,625,000
Koyie Hill -