Richie the Rally Goat’s 2023 Payroll Blueprint

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Montgomery 4 years $100m

DFA Alcala

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.3M)
• 1B: Alex Kirilloff ($1.70M)
• 2B: Jorge Polanco ($10.50M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($0.77M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($33.33M)
• LF: Matt Wallner ($0.77M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• RF: Max Kepler ($10.00M)
• DH: Edouard Julien ($0.77M)
• 4th OF: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: Trevor Larnach ($0.77M)
• Utility: Kyle Farmer ($6.60M)
• Backup C: Christian Vázquez ($10.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.25M)
• SP2: Jordan Montgomery ($25.0M)
• SP3: Joe Ryan ($0.77M)
• SP4: Bailey Ober ($0.77M)
• SP5: Chris Paddack ($2.53M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.77M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.77M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.77M)
• RP: Matt Canterino ($0.77M)
• RP: Caleb Thielbar ($3.00M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($0.77M)
• RP: Jovani Moran ($0.77M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 5.72% under budget

[Rod Carews Birthday]

I like it.  The addition of Jordan Montgomery is a good one, although I think Eduardo Rodriguez could be an easy substitute.  I would be nervous about the lack of a CF option outside of Buxton.  In my world, Trevor Larnach and Jorge Polanco (plus probably a prospect) get traded for some CF help and/or a bullpen arm or two (especially in case Caleb Theilbar's arm falls off one of these years).

That leaves us with Martin and Lee in the wings for substitution on the position player side and Louis Varland on the pitching side.  

[Richie the Rally Goat]

2 hours ago, Rod Carews Birthday said:

I like it.  The addition of Jordan Montgomery is a good one, although I think Eduardo Rodriguez could be an easy substitute.  I would be nervous about the lack of a CF option outside of Buxton.  In my world, Trevor Larnach and Jorge Polanco (plus probably a prospect) get traded for some CF help and/or a bullpen arm or two (especially in case Caleb Theilbar's arm falls off one of these years).

That leaves us with Martin and Lee in the wings for substitution on the position player side and Louis Varland on the pitching side.  

Yeah, after I posted, that thought crossed my mind. Realistically it might be Martin out of the chute anyways 

[tony&rodney]

Adding Montgomery would be sweet. I think he gets 5 years. Does that still work for you? 

I'm a little surprised that that is the only change - 25 of 26 players in system are on your roster.

Is Julien really going to be a DH?