MGX 2026 Payroll Blueprint

[MGX]

MGX 2026 Payroll Blueprint

1. Trade Bailey Ober & Brooks Lee to Miami for Otto Lopez & prospect Karson Milbrandt
2. FA signing Ryan O'Hearn 2 years $26M
3. FA signing Pete Fairbanks 1 year $9M
4. FA signing Ryan Helsley 2 years $24M

C: Ryan Jeffers ($6.60M)
1B: Ryan O'Hearn ($13.00M)
2B: Luke Keaschall ($0.80M)
3B: Royce Lewis ($3.00M)
SS: Otto Lopez ($0.80M)
LF: Austin Martin ($0.80M)
CF: Byron Buxton ($15.15M)
RF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($0.80M)
DH: Matt Wallner ($0.80M)
4th OF: Alan Roden ($0.80M)
Utility: Ryan Fitzgerald ($0.80M)
Utility: Kody Clemens ($1.10M)
Backup C: James McCann ($1.10M)
POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.75M)
SP2: Joe Ryan ($5.80M)
SP3: Taj Bradley ($0.80M)
SP4: Simeon Woods Richardson ($0.80M)
SP5: Zebby Matthews ($0.80M)
RP: Ryan Helsley ($12.00)
RP: Pete Fairbanks ($9.00M)
RP: David Festa ($0.80M)
RP: Cole Sands ($1.30M)
RP: Connor Prielipp ($0.80M)
RP: Mick Abel ($0.80M) - Keep stretched out
RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.80M)
RP: Marco Raya ($0.80M) 
POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 9.9 % under budget

[stringer bell]

Oops, you've traded Brooks Lee and kept him to be a utility infielder. 

[MGX]

1 minute ago, stringer bell said:

Oops, you've traded Brooks Lee and kept him to be a utility infielder. 

Thanks, I'll adjust.

 

[ashbury]

8 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Oops, you've traded Brooks Lee and kept him to be a utility infielder. 

That's real utility!

[Mike Sixel]

I don't understand why Miami would do this. Minnesota would need to include a top ten or better prospect for this to work. 

[MGX]

10 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

I don't understand why Miami would do this. Minnesota would need to include a top ten or better prospect for this to work. 

You may be right, I'm not sure what the value would be on Lopez. I know the Marlins need pitching badly as they were bottom 5 in runs allowed last year. With the other 4 teams at the bottom I didn't think we could get a SS from them (Rockies - Tovar, Nationals - Abrams, Angels - Neto & A's - Wilson). Depending on what would need to be added I'd do it. Lopez adds much improved D at both 2B & SS, speed & he was a productive hitter VS RHP. That would help cover SS in 2026 & still offers a lot of flexibility going forward.