FlyingFinn’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[FlyingFinn]

I've got Jorge Polanco being traded (too many miles on his body to stay healthy IMO). Maybe with Larnach, Kepler and Winder to Seattle. Don't think that will get us to Gilbert or Kirby so I'm just not sure for who. Therefore, I have us signing Giolito and praying that he returns to his old form. Sign Neris to beef us the pen. Take a chance that Brooks Lee learns at the big league level and gets ROY and a #1 pick. Varland's on the roster but I really think he takes the Ober spot in AAA to start until someone is hurt. He will be a SP.

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.30M)
• 1B: Alex Kirilloff ($1.70M)
• 2B: Edouard Julien ($0.77M)
• 3B: Brooks Lee ($0.77M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($33.33M)
• LF: Matt Wallner ($0.77M)
• CF: Royce Lewis ($0.77M)
• RF: Max Kepler ($10.00M)
• DH: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• 4th OF: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: MIchael A. Taylor ($6.00M)
• Utility: Kyle Farmer ($6.60M)
• Backup C: Christian Vasquez ($10.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.25M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($0.77M)
• SP3: Bailey Ober ($0.77M)
• SP4: Chris Paddack ($2.53M)
• SP5: Lucas Giolito ($14.00M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.77M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.77M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.77M)
• RP: Hector Neris ($7.50M)
• RP: Caleb Thielbar ($3.00M)
• RP: Louis Varland ($0.77M)
• RP: Jovani Moran ($0.77M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 1.74% under budget