Projected 2010 Starting Second Basemen and Their Benchwarmer Salaries

'Tis interesting that for each position list I've posted so far, there is exactly one player well above the rest, with a salary to match. Unique to the keystoners though is just how bad a hitter Nick Punto is compared to his peers, his PT and his "real" contract (Sorry, bitter Twins thoughts sneaking through). Didn't there used to be something at firenickpunto.com? Edit: O-Dog, YES!!!!

* Note: Beckham and Figgins are penciled in as their team's starting 2B, but will not qualify in BWB until they play 5 consecutive or 10 total games at 2B in 2010.

** Note: Sizemore has no MLB stats, but has a .824 lifetime minor league OPS, including .889 in 2009, split between AA and AAA.

Updated 3/20/10 - Chone appears ready for second, although they're still double-checking.

Team	Starter	2010 Salary	Career OPS	2009 OPS	Bang	Other Pos
Phi	Chase Utley	5693	902	905	.158440
Tex	Ian Kinsler	3333	827	814	.248125
Fla	Dan Uggla	3599	826	813	.229508
Bos	Dustin Pedroia	4712	825	819	.175085
NYY	Robinson Cano	4576	818	871	.178759
Atl	Martin Prado	1143	810	822	.708661	1B, 3B
ChW	Gordon Beckham*	903	808	808	.894795	3B
TB	Ben Zobrist	2110	805	948	.381517	OF, SS
ChC	Jeff Baker	483	782	810	1.619048	3B
Min	Orlando Hudson	2476	778	774	.314216
Ari	Kelly Johnson	1136	777	692	.683979
Bal	Brian Roberts	4293	776	807	.180759
Tor	Aaron Hill	4599	771	829	.167645
LAA	Howie Kendrick	1144	767	778	.670455
Mil	Rickie Weeks	654	767	857	1.172783
StL	Skip Schumaker	1604	755	757	.470698	OF
Sea	Chone Figgins*	3319	751	789	.226273	3B
SF	Freddy Sanchez	1689	751	742	.444642
Pit	Akinori Iwamura	1046	747	745	.714149
KC	Alberto Callapso	2308	746	813	.323224	3B
Cin	Brandon Phillips	3375	742	776	.219852
Oak	Mark Ellis	1330	740	708	.556391
NYM	Luis Castillo	1420	723	732	.509155
Was	Adam Kennedy	1509	721	758	.477800
LAD	Blake DeWitt	306	717	633	2.343137	3B, SS
Col	Clint Barmes	1650	714	734	.432727	SS
Hou	Kazuo Matsui	1221	712	659	.583129
Cle	Luis Valbuena	649	708	714	1.090909	SS
SD	David Eckstein	1279	706	657	.551994
Det	Scott Sizemore**	100	0	0	.000000