Jocko87’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[Jocko87]

Julien is the centerpiece of the trade with the Brewers.  Larnach can be added but I'd fill it out with prospects.  Burnes is the ace this year with a chance to sign and QO as a backup if not.  Wiemer might turn into a player but plays a good center field in the meantime as Buxton, well, you know.  Austin Martin is in a taxi from St Paul regularly. 

Polo is too good to trade before Lee breaks the door down.  The floor stays high and the deadline is still an option if Lee goes nuts.  Miranda can hit, dammit, he completes us.

Kepler and Polo both are too good and too cheap to replace with prospects or free agents at this time. 

If they come out of spring training with this group, I don't care what payroll number is. LFG.

 

 

• C: Christian Vazquez ($10.00M)
• 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: Max Kepler ($10.00M)
• DH: Jose Miranda ($0.77M)
• 4th OF: Joey Wiemer ($0.77M)
• Utility: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: Kyle Farmer ($6.60M)
• 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: Corbin Burnes ($14.10M)
• 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: Louie Varland ($0.77M)
• RP: Jovani Moran ($0.77M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 3.15% under budget

[Jocko87]