chpettit19’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[chpettit19]

Pitching: Yamamoto gives the Twins a 25 year old star in the making to pair with Lopez at the front of the rotation. The Athletic has him projected at 7/203 so I raised the AAV up to that mark, but if you can get him for cheaper I'd be all for it. 10/250 would be the offer I'd make him. To get under the 150 payroll I dropped Thielbar for Canterino. I think I could probably talk to Pohlads into 152 and keep him to start the year, but I'm not sold there's a ton left in that tank, and I think Canterino can take a pen spot really early in the year. Funderburk, Moran, and Headrick is a gamble from the left side early in the year. The pen could also include a FA minor league signing instead of some of our young guys. I'd prefer that, but I don't have any names off the top of my head so just left the young guys in there.

Hitting: Kiermaier and Lee cut down the Ks in the lineup while not hurting the defense. Considered the idea of moving Polanco and signing Hoskins, and that's the move I'd make if Yamamoto is actually 20M a year like suggested in the TD breakdown provided. Not relying on either Buxton or Kirilloff to be everyday guys (Buxton is just in the DH spot to show I'm not counting on him as the CFer). If they can stay healthy and be the guys they've shown they can be while healthy this lineup is finally playoff ready. If not, they're still short a bat or 2, but I'd be happy to have my pitching all set for the next 4 years so moving forward I'd just be looking to improve that offense.

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.3M)
• 1B: Edouard Julien ($.77M)
• 2B: Jorge Polanco ($10.5M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($0.77M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($33.33M)
• LF: Matt Wallner ($0.77M)
• CF: Kevin Kiermaier ($9M)
• RF: Jung Hoo Lee ($11M)
• DH: Byron Buxton ($15M)
• 4th OF: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: Alex Kirilloff ($1.7M)
• Utility: Austin Martin/Larnach ($.77M)
• Backup C: Christian Vazquez ($10M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.25M)
• SP2: Yoshinobu Yamamoto ($29M)
• SP3: Bailey Ober ($0.77M)
• SP4: Chris Paddack ($2.53M)
• SP5: Joe Ryan ($0.77M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.77M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.77M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.77M)
• RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.00M)
• RP: Matt Canterino ($.77M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($0.77M)
• RP: Jovani Moran ($0.77M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 2.12% under budget

[tony&rodney]

Yamamoto would be a terrific addition, both for the pitching staff and for media attention/viewership/attendance reasons. 

Jung Hoo Lee is an interesting player as well. 

Good to see a proposal that is more robust than simply listing the Twins current players. Of course, that could happen too. But yikes, a year without any changes would be a little strange.

Farmer, Thielbar, and Kepler traded for PTBNL? Varland?

[chpettit19]

10 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

Yamamoto would be a terrific addition, both for the pitching staff and for media attention/viewership/attendance reasons. 

Jung Hoo Lee is an interesting player as well. 

Good to see a proposal that is more robust than simply listing the Twins current players. Of course, that could happen too. But yikes, a year without any changes would be a little strange.

Farmer, Thielbar, and Kepler traded for PTBNL? Varland?

I think Farmer brings back some low level flier, same with Thielbar (although an even lower level one), and I'd take any decent prospect for Kepler to clear his salary and allow more long-term deals for Yamamoto and Lee. Although, wouldn't argue with keeping Kepler instead of signing Kiermaier for CF and having Lee play CF if you can't get something decent for Kepler. But I'd take KK for 1 year plus a prospect over just Kepler for a year. Varland is my #6 starter beginning the year in AAA much like Ober this year.