Greglw3’s 2025 Payroll Blueprint: Twins add Jax, Sasaki to rotation, Profar, Winker

[Greglw3]

1-Trade Willi Castro for prospects

2-No contract for injury ? Topa

3-Profar 15MM 3/45MM

4-With Twins, Tigers, Ms, As, Rays having most International bonus pool money at 7.555 MM, pay Sasaki entire 7.555 million.

5-Trade prospect (15-20) w Vazquez instead of eating money

6-Sign JessevWinker for 2/7

7-Sign Jose Iglesias 2/4.5MM

Trade Larnach for LHP to replace Funderburk, if possible

Iglesias .333 avg. last yr .381 OBP, Winker .360 OBP last year, traditionally solid hitter, above average. Iglesias is quite plausible replacement if Correa misses time.

I’m pretty high on Austin Martin, lost in the disappointment of 2024 was that Martin, as a rookie, had a well above average batting average. Plus, he’s very fast and they may be able to get a little running game around Profar, Martin, Buxton?, Keirsey, Jr.

I like DaShawn Keirsey as Buxton insurance and he can serve as a 5th OF and play CF on Buck’s days off.

With Jax in the rotation and an aggressive run for Sasaki, the Twins Rotation could be WS capable. Advantage to smaller market (per little birdie) and MAX that any team can offer. Under team control for 6 years.

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($4.70M)
• 1B: Jose Miranda ($0.80M)
• 2B: Royce Lewis ($2.3M)
• 3B: Brooks Robinson Lee ($0.8M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($36.00M)
• LF: Jurickson Profar ($15.00M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• RF: Matt Wallner ($0.80M)
• DH: Jesse Winker ($3.5M)
• 4th OF: Austin Martin ($0.80M)
• Utility: Jose Iglesias ($2.25M)
• Utility: DaShawn Keirsey ($0.80M)
• Backup C: Jair Camargo ($.8M)
• NA: Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Roki Sasaki ($0.8M)
• SP2: Griffin Jax ($2.60M)
• SP3: Pablo Lopez ($21.75M)
• SP4: Joe Ryan ($3.80M)
• SP5: Bailey Ober ($4.30M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($3.70M)
• RP: Funderburk ($0.8M)
• RP: Simeon Woods Richardson ($0.8M)
• RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.50M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($0.80M)
• RP: David Festa ($0.8M)
• RP: Louie Varland ($0.80M)
• RP: Danny Coulombe ($3.0M)

Payroll is 0.77% under budget

[Brock Beauchamp]

Jesse Winker may be a good on-field decision but damn, I cannot stand the guy.