Roy Halladay tops All-Star bonus list
Aside from the fact that they're on the All-Star rosters for the game Tuesday in St. Louis, what do Chad Billingsley and Jonathan Broxton of the Dodgers and Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees have in common?
All four are among the 14 players who don't have All-Star bonus clauses in their contracts, according to the figures released today by the Associated Press. Here's the bonus list, topped by the pitcher being coveted throughout baseball these days:
$125,000 -- Roy Halladay, Toronto.
$100,000 -- Carlos Beltran, N.Y. Mets; Torii Hunter, Angels; Francisco Rodriguez, N.Y. Mets; Johan Santana, N.Y. Mets.
$75,000 -- Ted Lilly, Chicago Cubs; Jason Marquis, Colorado.
$50,000 -- Josh Beckett, Boston; Ryan Braun, Milwaukee; Matt Cain, San Francisco; Ryan Franklin, St. Louis; Brian Fuentes, Angels; Zack Greinke, Kansas City; Ryan Howard, Philadelphia; Raul Ibanez, Philadelphia; Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay; Victor Martinez, Cleveland; Yadier Molina, St. Louis; Jonathan Papelbon, Boston; Dustin Pedroia, Boston; Albert Pujols, St. Louis; Hanley Ramirez, Florida; Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle; Miguel Tejada, Houston; Chase Utley, Philadelphia; Tim Wakefield, Boston; David Wright, N.Y. Mets; Kevin Youkilis, Boston; Michael Young, Texas.
$25,000 -- Jason Bartlett, Tampa Bay; Jason Bay, Boston; Francisco Cordero, Cincinnati; Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay; Heath Bell, San Diego; Prince Fielder, Milwaukee; Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego; Curtis Granderson, Detroit; Brad Hawpe, Colorado; Felix Hernandez, Seattle; Aaron Hill, Toronto; Brandon Inge, Detroit; Adam Jones, Baltimore; Joe Mauer, Minnesota; Justin Morneau, Minnesota; Joe Nathan, Minnesota; Hunter Pence, Houston; Freddy Sanchez, Pittsburgh; Shane Victorino, Philadelphia; Ryan Zimmerman, Washington.
$15,000 -- Mark Buehrle, Chicago White Sox.
$10,000 -- Josh Hamilton, Texas; Ben Zobrist, Tampa Bay.
None -- Andrew Bailey, Oakland; Chad Billingsley, Dodgers; Jonathan Broxton, Dodgers; Dan Haren, Arizona; Orlando Hudson, Dodgers; Edwin Jackson, Detroit; Derek Jeter, N.Y. Yankees; Josh Johnson, Florida; Tim Lincecum, San Francisco; Brian McCann, Atlanta; Mariano Rivera, N.Y. Yankees; Mark Teixeira, N.Y. Yankees; Justin Upton, Arizona; Justin Verlander, Detroit.
-- Mike James
Photo: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay delivers against the Kansas City Royals on June 7. Credit: Darren Calabrese / Associated Press
