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Yesterday I rolled out a simple player payroll spreadsheet.  Such instruments are useful to the organization to help form soft plans and goals.  To us fans, a rough payroll estimate gives us an idea of the strengths and weaknesses of future rosters.  With that in hand, we can speculate which direction the organization envisions and even make suggestions.  We already took a quick look at 2011 and saw that pretty much everything was decided.  21 of the 25 guys I listed will be returning to the Phils.  This doesn’t even include guys like Antonio Bastardo who are all but certain to play a role this year and in the future.  This makes space on the 25 man roster tight for all comers in 2011.  Now it’s time to extend our sights out another year to 2012.

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