thelanges5’s 2026 Payroll Blueprint: Keep it under $100 mil

[thelanges5]

I’d rather go big, but I think the Pohlads have taught me better. 

Sign Andujar, Caratini, and Kinley

Trade Larnach for a reliever

Festa to the pen

Offer Topa $1.6m

By All-Star break we have some combo of Jenkins, Culpepper, Fedko, Gonzalez, Emma called up. Bradley and Abel can be the 6th and 7th guy in the rotation. 

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($6.60M)
• 1B: Andujar ($5.5M)
• 2B: Luke Keaschall ($0.80M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($3.00M)
• SS: Brooks Lee ($0.80M)
• LF: James Outman ($0.80M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• RF: Roden ($0.80M)
• DH: Wallner ($.8M)
• 4th OF: Martin ($0.80M)
• Utility: Fitz/Kreidler SS backup ($0.80M)
• Utility: Clemens ($1.1M)
• Backup C: Caratini ($6.5M)
• POS: Ghost of Correa ($10.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.75M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($5.80M)
• SP3: Bailey Ober ($4.60M)
• SP4: Simeon Woods Richardson ($0.80M)
• SP5: Zebby Matthews ($0.80M)
• RP: Justin Topa ($1.6M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.80M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($1.30M)
• RP: Pierson Ohl ($0.80M)
• RP: Kinley ($4M)
• RP: Larnach for this guy ($2.8M)
• RP: Festa ($0.80M)
• RP: Andrew Morris ($0.80M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 9.13% under budget