Quade: 'Why not us- '

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Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts and general manager Jim Hendry say the next order of business after Tuesday's manager announcement involves improving the roster, but how much payroll is available is unclear. Meanwhile, manager Mike Quade says the Cubs can win in 2011, as is. ''What I saw with the improvement of the kids and the way we pitched it and the way we played those last six weeks, why not- '' Quade said. ''Why not us- '' Here's a look at the Cubs' roster commitments:

Player

2011

Through

Alfonso Soriano

$18M

2014

C. Zambrano

$17.875M

2012*

Aramis Ramirez

$14.6M

2011*

Ryan Dempster

$13.5M

2011*

K. Fukudome

$13.5M

2011

Carlos Silva

$11.5M

2011*

Marlon Byrd

$5.5M

2012

John Grabow

$4.8M

2011

Jeff Samardzija

$2.8M

2011*

* --- Plus option year(s).

ARBITRATION ELIGIBLE

Player

'10 salary

Carlos Marmol

$2.125 million

Jeff Baker

$975,000

Sean Marshall

$950,000

Angel Guzman

$825,000

Tom Gorzelanny

$800,000

Koyie Hill

$700,000

Geovany Soto

$575,000