Doubleday Baseball League

Chicago Cubs

59–100 PCT .371 6th place

Hugg Baseball League New Orleans Brass 72–50 PCT .590 2nd place

Financial Overview

The contracts and financial commitments behind this club.

Cap outlook

1998 at a glance, with the seven-year outlook below.

Salary cap $5.2M

Committed $4.7M

Cap room $459K

	1998 NOW	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Cap	$5.2M	$5.0M	$5.0M	$5.0M	$5.0M	$5.0M	$5.0M
Used	$4.7M 91%	$3.4M 69%	$1.6M 31%	$1.1M 21%	$911K 18%	$200K 4%	$0 0%
Room	$459K	$1.6M	$3.4M	$3.9M	$4.1M	$4.8M	$5.0M

Year	Cap	Used	Room
1998 NOW	$5.2M	$4.7M 91%	$459K
1999	$5.0M	$3.4M 69%	$1.6M
2000	$5.0M	$1.6M 31%	$3.4M
2001	$5.0M	$1.1M 21%	$3.9M
2002	$5.0M	$911K 18%	$4.1M
2003	$5.0M	$200K 4%	$4.8M
2004	$5.0M	$0 0%	$5.0M

Year-by-year breakdown

Salary commitments, retention, and projected room. Select a salary row to see contract types.

Category	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Salary Cap	$5,150,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000
Organizational Salary	$3,736,248	$2,939,902	$1,552,500	$1,071,600	$910,500	$200,000	$0
› DBL Salary	$1,598,365	$994,285	$525,000	$301,100	$156,500	$0	$0
↳ Standard	$909,865	$622,285	$279,500	$157,100	$156,500	$0	$0
↳ Entry 2	$348,500	$272,000	$205,500	$144,000	$0	$0	$0
↳ Entry 3	$190,000	$100,000	$40,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
↳ Veteran	$150,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
› HBL Salary	$2,137,883	$1,945,617	$1,027,500	$770,500	$754,000	$200,000	$0
↳ Standard	$1,250,383	$999,617	$548,000	$450,000	$450,000	$200,000	$0
↳ Entry 1	$225,000	$235,000	$245,000	$155,000	$160,000	$0	$0
↳ Entry 2	$280,000	$308,500	$154,500	$165,500	$144,000	$0	$0
↳ Entry 3	$282,500	$352,500	$80,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
↳ Veteran	$100,000	$50,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salary Retention	$955,000	$500,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Expenses	$4,691,248	$3,439,902	$1,552,500	$1,071,600	$910,500	$200,000	$0
Cap Room	$458,752	$1,560,098	$3,447,500	$3,928,400	$4,089,500	$4,800,000	$5,000,000

1998

Current season

Salary Cap $5,150,000

Organizational Salary $3,736,248

› DBL Salary $1,598,365

↳ Standard $909,865

↳ Entry 2 $348,500

↳ Entry 3 $190,000

↳ Veteran $150,000

› HBL Salary $2,137,883

↳ Standard $1,250,383

↳ Entry 1 $225,000

↳ Entry 2 $280,000

↳ Entry 3 $282,500

↳ Veteran $100,000

Salary Retention $955,000

Total Expenses $4,691,248

Cap Room $458,752

1999

Salary Cap $5,000,000

Organizational Salary $2,939,902

› DBL Salary $994,285

↳ Standard $622,285

↳ Entry 2 $272,000

↳ Entry 3 $100,000

↳ Veteran $0

› HBL Salary $1,945,617

↳ Standard $999,617

↳ Entry 1 $235,000

↳ Entry 2 $308,500

↳ Entry 3 $352,500

↳ Veteran $50,000

Salary Retention $500,000

Total Expenses $3,439,902

Cap Room $1,560,098

2000

Salary Cap $5,000,000

Organizational Salary $1,552,500

› DBL Salary $525,000

↳ Standard $279,500

↳ Entry 2 $205,500

↳ Entry 3 $40,000

↳ Veteran $0

› HBL Salary $1,027,500

↳ Standard $548,000

↳ Entry 1 $245,000

↳ Entry 2 $154,500

↳ Entry 3 $80,000

↳ Veteran $0

Salary Retention $0

Total Expenses $1,552,500

Cap Room $3,447,500

2001

Salary Cap $5,000,000

Organizational Salary $1,071,600

› DBL Salary $301,100

↳ Standard $157,100

↳ Entry 2 $144,000

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

› HBL Salary $770,500

↳ Standard $450,000

↳ Entry 1 $155,000

↳ Entry 2 $165,500

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

Salary Retention $0

Total Expenses $1,071,600

Cap Room $3,928,400

2002

Salary Cap $5,000,000

Organizational Salary $910,500

› DBL Salary $156,500

↳ Standard $156,500

↳ Entry 2 $0

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

› HBL Salary $754,000

↳ Standard $450,000

↳ Entry 1 $160,000

↳ Entry 2 $144,000

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

Salary Retention $0

Total Expenses $910,500

Cap Room $4,089,500

2003

Salary Cap $5,000,000

Organizational Salary $200,000

› DBL Salary $0

↳ Standard $0

↳ Entry 2 $0

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

› HBL Salary $200,000

↳ Standard $200,000

↳ Entry 1 $0

↳ Entry 2 $0

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

Salary Retention $0

Total Expenses $200,000

Cap Room $4,800,000

2004

Salary Cap $5,000,000

Organizational Salary $0

› DBL Salary $0

↳ Standard $0

↳ Entry 2 $0

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

› HBL Salary $0

↳ Standard $0

↳ Entry 1 $0

↳ Entry 2 $0

↳ Entry 3 $0

↳ Veteran $0

Salary Retention $0

Total Expenses $0

Cap Room $5,000,000