CoasterProductions’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[CoasterProductions]

This how I would create the Twins roster. I would first sign Sonny Gray to a 4 year $72 million dollar contract. Then I would sign Eduardo Rodriguez to a 6 year $102 million dollar contract. I would also sign Whit Merrifield for two years $11 million and Will Smith to one year $2.5 million. My final move would be to trade Max Kepler, Jovani Moran, Simeon Woods Richardson, and Brent Headrick

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.30M)
• 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: Lane Thomas ($7.30M)
• DH: Edouard Julien ($0.77M)
• 4th OF: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: Trevor Larnach ($0.77M)
• Utility: Whit Merrifield ($5.5M)
• Backup C: Christian Vazquez ($10.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.25M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($0.77M)
• SP3: Bailey Ober ($0.77M)
• SP4: Sonny Gray ($18M)
• SP5: Eduardo Rodriguez ($17M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.77M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.77M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.77M)
• RP: Chris Paddack ($2.53M)
• RP: Caleb Thielbar ($3M)
• RP: Louie Varland ($0.77M)
• RP: Will Smith ($2.5M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 0.95% under budget

[tony&rodney]

2 minutes ago, CoasterProductions said:

My final move would be to trade Max Kepler, Jovani Moran, Simeon Woods Richardson, and Brent Headrick

Is your trade for Lane Thomas?

I'm not sure why Gray signs a contract that pays less than $20 million per year, but it is possible. 

I like that you tried to make some changes as opposed to having a list that only includes players currently within the system.

[CoasterProductions]

14 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

Is your trade for Lane Thomas?

Yes it is. It would probably include Farmer instead of one of the prospects because of the Merrifield signing I also put on.

[TwinsAce]

For someone like Gray, who has talked about retirement, I could see a team getting fancy with an extra year tacked on to help spread out the money.  It just sounds like 3 years and $20 million / year might be the base, so would it need to be 5 years and $85-90 million? 
Either way, this is a fun and bold plan that goes after 2 top pitchers.