tony&rodney’s 2026 Payroll Blueprint: LLP Approved Payroll Edition

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Goal was to stay below $115M, gain some speed, improve defense a bit, and add a professional hitter.

Free agent signings: Caleb Thielbar- 1/$5M, Pete Fairbanks-2/$25M; Bo Bichette-8/$200M.

Trades: Bailey Ober, Justin Topa for Coby Mayo; Mayo or Matt Wallner plus Cody Lewis for Jared Jones; Joe Ryan, Kendry Rojas, Kyle DeBarge for Leodlis De Vries.

Payroll = $114.50 (includes Correa) 

• C: Ryan Jeffers ($6.60M)
• 1B: Luke Keaschall ($0.80M)
• 2B: Bo Bichette ($25.00M)
• 3B: Royce Lewis ($3.00M)
• SS: Leodalis De Vries ($0.80M)
• LF: Austin Martin ($0.80M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.20M)
• RF: Walker Jenkins ($0.80M)
• DH: Matt Wallner ($0.80M)
• 4th OF: Alan Roden ($0.80M)
• Utility: Brooks Lee ($0.80M)
• Utility: Kody Clemens ($0.80M)
• Backup C: Alex Jackson ($0.80M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M)
• SP2: Jared Jones ($0.80M)
• SP3: Taj Bradley ($0.80M)
• SP4: Simeon Woods Richardson ($0.80M)
• SP5: Mick Abel ($0.80M)
• RP: Zebulon Matthews ($0.80M)
• RP: David Festa ($0.80M)
• RP: Connor Prielipp ($0.80M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($0.80M)
• RP: Eric Orze ($0.80M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($1.30M)
• RP: Caleb Thielbar ($5.00M)
• RP: Pete Fairbanks ($12.50M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 5.00% under budget