JYTwinsFan’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[JYTwinsFan]

• Big trade with the Mariners sending Polanco, Thielbar, Winder, and Larnach to the M's in return for Emerson Hancock, Prelander Berroa, and Tyler Locklear (Baseball Trade Values says this is a slight overpay by the Twins, but basically even). Mariners dealing SP and RP from depth while giving up a good prospect in return for 4 MLB ready players three of which are controllable for multiple years. Solves their second base and OF gaps. Hoping the core of it works, but perhaps some adjustments on the margins?

• Non-tendering Farmer or trading him. Essentially his 6mil goes to Pagan (or similar) relief pitcher at $6mil.

• I'm feeling good about Alcala, Canterino, Berroa and Funderburk as BP arms right out of the gate all with wipe out stuff, but I know I have less exciting depth options to cycle in as well (Moran, Headrick, Henriquez, etc.).

• Hancock is my Gray replacement, at league minimum and controllable for multiple years. That's 4 controllable arms in the rotation over the next 3- 5 years. Varland starts in AAA but is the first man up in the rotation if needed. If he's stalling out as a SP in AAA, I'm converting him a reliever and he's immediately in the Twins bullpen. Festa isn't far behind, and then I've got SWR Festa, and Headrick to spot start if needed. Lewis and Raya in AA pushing with good seasons would be a nice problem to have.

• I've signed Hoskins to play DH and platoon with Kiriloff as needed at 1B. Big right handed power in the middle of the lineup for a couple years. Buxton is in CF or DH, but I've also signed Kiermaier. So we've got optimal mixing and matching with a right and left hander at both spots if everyone is healthy. And waiting in the wings is Miranda in AAA who is proving he's back to normal and pushing for a callup at first sign of injury at 1B / DH.

• I'm giving a utility spots to Castro and Martin. Tons of position flexibility with both as well as speed. If Martin proves to be an on base machine we start finding ways to get him in the lineup every day. First sign of infield injury to Julien, Correa, or Lewis, then Brooks Lee gets the callup.

• I like the catcher duo and don't mess with it. We'll have an injury at some point and Camargo is up and we don't skip a beat.

• We come in right at 135mil. At the July trade deadline if no one has emerged as a #2 playoff starter, we seek one out and pull the trigger with some of our prospect or controllable MLB depth.

• C: Christian Vazquez ($10.00M)
• 1B: Alex Kirilloff ($1.70M)
• 2B: Edouard Julien ($.77M)
• 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: Rhys Hoskins ($18M)
• Utility: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: Austin Martin ($.77M)
• 4th OF: Kevin Kiermaier ($11M)
• Backup C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.30M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.25M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($0.77M)
• SP3: Bailey Ober ($0.77M)
• SP4: Chris Paddack ($2.53M)
• SP5: Emerson Hancock ($0.77M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.77M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.77M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.77M)
• RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.00M)
• RP: Prelander Berroa ($.77M)
• RP: Matt Canterino ($0.77M)
• RP: Emilio Pagan ($6M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 1.99% under budget

[tony&rodney]

This might be the best blueprint so far. 

I might just keep Jovani Moran instead of worrying more about Emilio Pagan. Prefer Lourdes Gurriel Jr. instead of Hoskins.

Nice job though.

[JYTwinsFan]

4 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

This might be the best blueprint so far. 

I might just keep Jovani Moran instead of worrying more about Emilio Pagan. Prefer Lourdes Gurriel Jr. instead of Hoskins.

Nice job though.

Appreciate that!