Most of the Money Has Already Been Spent

Comcast Sportsnet New England published this great breakdown of Red Sox salaries:

Here is an estimate of where the Red Sox’ 2010 payroll stands at this moment:

PLAYERS UNDER CONTRACT
J.D. Drew: $14 million
David Ortiz: $13 million
Mike Lowell; $12.5 million
Josh Beckett:   $12.1 million
Kevin Youkilis: $9.37 million
Daisuke Matsuzaka:  $8.3 million
Victor Martinez: $7.7  million
Jon Lester: $3.75 million
Dustin Pedroia: $3.75 million
Tim Wakefield: $3.5  million
Jason Varitek: $3 million
Junichi Tazawa: $1.1  million
Total: $92.07  million

ESTIMATE OF 2010 SALARIES OF ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE PLAYERS (based on projections and historical precedents):
Jonathan Papelbon: $8.5 million
Jeremy Hermida: $3.8 million
Casey Kotchman: $3.2 million
Hideki Okajima: $2.5 million
Ramon Ramirez: $1.1 million
Manny Delcarmen: $875,000
Total: $19.975 million

ESTIMATE OF 2010 SALARIES OF PLAYERS WITH YEARS 0-3 OF SERVICE TIME WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ARBITRATION (based on projections and historical precedents):
Jacoby Ellsbury: $475,000
Jed Lowrie: $430,000
Clay Buchholz: $450,000
Total: $1.355 million

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO PLAYERS NOT CURRENTLY ON ROSTER:
Julio Lugo: $9.25 million
Billy Wagner: $1 million
Alex Gonzalez: $500,000
Total: $10.75 million

TOTAL: $124.26 MILLION