RonCoomersOPS’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[RonCoomersOPS]

Larnach, Kirilloff, Ober, and Balazovic to the Friars for Juano Soto and Robby Snelling.

Polanco, Kepler, and Connor Prielipp to the Mariners for France, Hancock, and Colt Emerson.
Emmanuel Rodriguez, David Festa, and Tanner Schobel to the Brewers for Corbin Burnes.

I'm a little over the TD budget, but right at the upper end of the budget that Falvey suggested might be available. This is a (potentially much) better team, though, than the one that just broke our playoff losing streak.

• C: Christian Vazquez ($10.00M)
• 1B: Ty France ($5.00M)
• 2B: Edouard Julien ($0.77M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($0.77M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($33.33M)
• LF: Juan Soto ($33.00M)
• CF: Austin Martin ($0.77M)
• RF: Matt Wallner ($0.77M)
• DH: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• 4th OF: Willi Castro ($3.20M)
• Utility: Yunior Severino ($0.77M)
• Utility: Nick Gordon ($1.00M)
• Backup C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.30M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.25M)
• SP2: Corbin Burnes ($10.5M)
• SP3: Joe Ryan ($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: Caleb Thielbar ($3.00M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($0.77M)
• RP: Louie Varland ($0.77M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.77M)

Payroll is 2.26% over budget

[Fatbat]

No. But thanks. Too many young/soon to be regular MLB’rs shipped out.  

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

The idea of Soto is pretty intriguing but I think the Padres can get a better haul of prospects - especially from a big market team that has intentions of keeping him long-term. For the Twins, he'd be a rental and that would definitely limit what they were willing to give up.