MTV’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

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Hitters: Alex Kirilloff begins the season on the injured list, Trevor Larnach and Jose Miranda begin the year at Saint Paul

Pitchers: Cole Sands, SWR, Brent Headrick, Jordan Balazovic, and Prelander Berroa begin the year at Saint Paul

Trades:

Twins/Nationals/D-Backs:

Twins get: OF Dominic Fletcher #12p, RP Hunter Harvey

Nationals get: RHP Josh Winder, SS Tanner Schobel #7p, RHP Slade Cecconi #14p

D-Backs get: OF Lane Thomas, RHP Taylor Floyd

Twins/Mariners:

Twins get: SP Bryan Woo, RHP Prelander Berroa #14p 

Mariners get: 2B Jorge Polanco, RF Max Kepler, 1B Aaron Sabato

Twins/Angels/Mariners:

Twins get: OF Taylor Ward, RHP Jack Kochanowicz #9p

Angels get: SP Bryan Woo

Sign:

1. SP Marcus Stroman—3yr/$63m ($18m, $21m, $21m Player Option w/ $1m buyout)($3m differed to 2030)($2m Cy Young bonus: $2m for Cy Young, $1.75m for top 3, $1.5m for top 5, $1m for top 10)

2. IF/DH Justin Turner—1yr/$12.5m

Lineup:

1. Julien 2B

2. Turner 1B

3. Lewis 3B

4. Ward RF

5. Correa SS

6. Wallner LF

7. Buxton DH

8. Jeffers C

9. Fletcher CF

• C: Christian Vazquez ($10.00M)
• 1B: Justin Turner ($12.50M)
• 2B: Edouard Julien ($0.74M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($0.74M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($32.00M)
• LF: Matt Wallner ($0.74M)
• CF: Dominic Fletcher ($0.74M)
• RF: Taylor Ward ($4.75M)
• DH: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• 4th OF: Willi Castro ($3.10M)
• Utility: Nick Gordon ($0.83M)
• Utility: Kyle Farmer ($6.60M)
• Backup C: Ryan Jeffers ($2.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($8.00M)
• SP2: Marcus Stroman ($18.00M)
• SP3: Joe Ryan ($0.74M)
• SP4: Bailey Ober ($0.74M)
• SP5: Chris Paddack ($2.50M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($0.74M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.74M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($0.74M)
• RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.03M)
• RP: Caleb Thielbar ($3.05M)
• RP: Hunter Harvey ($2.25M)
• RP: Louie Varland ($0.74M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.74M)

Payroll is 3.89% under budget