masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgA recent Baltimore Sun article projected the Orioles’ current payroll for 2010 at about 45 million dollars. That is looking at players already signed for next season and projecting arbitration-eligible players and other contract renewals.

In an interview on Tuesday, O’s president Andy MacPhail would not confirm the O’s current figure, but said a projection in that area is likely accurate.

“People are free to speculate about what (our payroll) it is. You can make educated guesses on…A recent Baltimore Sun article projected the Orioles’ current payroll for 2010 at about 45 million dollars. That is looking at players already signed for next season and projecting arbitration-eligible players and other contract renewals.

In an interview on Tuesday, O’s president Andy MacPhail would not confirm the O’s current figure, but said a projection in that area is likely accurate.

“People are free to speculate about what (our payroll) it is. You can make educated guesses on where we might be. Those estimates that were written about are not terribly off the mark.