polanconeverblinks’s 2025 Payroll Blueprint: Bring Back Arraez

[polanconeverblinks]

Trade Paddack, Vazquez and two prospects for Luis Arraez 

 

Sign Amed Rosario 1yr 3.5 

Sign Scott Alexander 1yr 2.5

Trade Willi Castro For Mitchell Parker and 1-2 prospects

Sign Elias Diaz 1yr 3

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($4.70M)
• 1B: Jose Miranda ($0.80M)
• 2B: Brooks Lee ($0.80M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($2.30M)
• SS: Carlos Correa ($36.00M)
• LF: Trevor Larnach ($2.10M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• RF: Matt Wallner ($0.80M)
• DH: Edouard Julien ($0.80M)
• 4th OF: Austin Martin ($0.80M)
• Utility: Willi Castro ($6.20M)
• Utility: DaShawn Keirsey ($0.80M)
• Backup C: Christian Vazquez ($10.00M)
• NA: Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($3.80M)
• SP3: Bailey Ober ($4.30M)
• SP4: Chris Paddack ($7.50M)
• SP5: Simeon Woods Richardson ($0.80M)
• RP: Jhoan Duran ($3.70M)
• RP: Brock Stewart ($0.80M)
• RP: Griffin Jax ($2.60M)
• RP: Jorge Alcala ($1.50M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($0.80M)
• RP: Justin Topa ($1.30M)
• RP: Louie Varland ($0.80M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.80M)
• NA: Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 0.99% over budget

[Mike Sixel]

Two prospects for a guy that's not good at defense or base running or hitting for power? No. Just no. There a reason teams keep moving on. He's not so that valuable