howeda7’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[howeda7]

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.3M)
• 1B: Carlos Santana ($8M)
• 2B: Jorge Polanco ($10.50M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($0.77M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($33.33M)
• LF: Matt Wallner ($0.77M)
• CF: Kevin Kiermaier ($9M)
• RF: Byron Buxton ($15M)
• DH: Edouard Julien ($0.77M)
• 4th OF: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: Alex Kiriloff ($1.7M)
• Utility: Kyle Farmer ($6.60M)
• Backup C: Christian Vazquez ($10M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.25M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($0.77M)
• SP3: Dylan Cease ($10M)
• SP4: Chris Paddack ($2.53M)
• SP5: Baily Ober ($0.77M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.77M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.77M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.77M)
• RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.00M)
• RP: Caleb Thielbar ($3.00M)
• RP: Liam Hendriks ($8M)
• RP: Louie Varland ($0.77M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 3.65% over budget

Dylan Cease trade: Marco Raya, Kepler, Larnach, Moran, Woods Richardson

[howeda7]

Of note: The intent really isn't that Kiriloff is a bench player but that we can only count on one of him or Buxton to be healthy, so if they both are, they platoon RF with Kiriloff also playing some 1B/LF and Buxton also playing some CF.