Doctor Gast’s 2023 Payroll Blueprint

[Doctor Gast]

• C: Danny Jansen ($4.00M)
• 1B: Alex Kiriloff ($0.70M)
• 2B: Jorge Polanco ($7.50M)
• 3B: Jose Miranda ($0.70M)
• SS: Kiner-Falefa ($6.50M)
• LF: Nick Gordon ($0.70M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• RF: Trevor Larnach ($0.70M)
• DH: Nelson Cruz ($7.00M)
• 4th OF: Kyle Garlick ($0.70M)
• Utility: Gilberto Celestino ($0.70M)
• Utility: Luiz Arraez ($4.50M)
• Backup C: Omar Narvaez ($5.00M)
• SP1: Sonny Gray ($12.00M)
• SP2: Tyler Mahle ($8.00M)
• SP3: Germain Marquez ($15.50M)
• SP4: Joe Ryan ($0.70M)
• SP5: Bailey Ober ($0.70M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.70M)
• RP: Jorge Lopez ($3.00M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.70M)
• RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.00M)
• RP: Caleb Thielbar ($2.00M)
• RP: Kenta Maeda ($3.00M)
• RP: Josh Winder ($0.70M)
• RP: Varland ($0.70M)

Payroll is 26.86% under budget

[Doctor Gast]

This my updated plan B roster, if we go with not signing Correa.

I traded away basically Kepler, Jeffers, Urshela for Marquez (SP), Kiner-Falefa (SS) & Jansen (C).

FAs were Cruz (DH)& Narvaez as back up catcher. With extra $ we could sign a FA OF slugger and send Celestino to AAA

Ober, Varland, Winder & Maeda are my long relief and a revolving 5th SP.

Once Lewis comes back Kiner- Falefa can slide over to 3B where he won a GG

[Doctor Gast]

Joey Gallo could be a FA target for corner OF.