[WildcatFan]

Bear with me; I'm sorting this out in my head as I type.

So of that list, here's who I bring back from the non-signed group:

Bailey (and extend him, giving you some relief from that $5.1 m projection)
Latos (same as above)
Stubbs
Leake
Heisey
Simon
LeCure
Frazier
Cozart
Mesoraco

Based on the above projections, and ballparking $3.4m for Latos and Bailey (that was Cueto's first contract year salary, seems fair), is $16.2m, bringing you up to $88.2m after buyouts.

That leaves them short 1 or 2 relievers, depending on what you think happens with Aroldis and what the deal with Masset is. You could probably give Donnie Joseph a shot to fill the last bullpen spot and figure out your closer in ST.

Still need a starter in left and two infielders. Didi could easily take one of those infield positions, as could HankRod. But I know Dusty likes experience on the bench, and it's hard to blame him. So you're probably looking for one veteran backup infielder. Would cost $2m at the most, putting you at about $91m.

So what does that mean for left field? Probably that barring a surprising payroll increase, he's got to be cheap, and he's most likely got to come via trade.