LyleCole’s 2027 Payroll Blueprint: Prospect Rebuild

[LyleCole]

• C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M)
• 1B: Royce Lewis ($5.10M)
• 2B: Luke Keaschall ($1.00M)
• 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M)
• SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M)
• LF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1M)
• CF: Walker Jenkins ($1M)
• RF: Hendrys Mendez ($1.00M)
• DH: Kody Clemens ($3.60M)
• 4th OF: Alan Roden ($1.00M)
• Utility: Marek Houston ($1.00M)
• Utility: Gabe Gonzales ($1.00M)
• Backup C: Khadim Diaw ($1M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M)
• SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M)
• SP4: Zebby Matthews ($1M)
• SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M)
• RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M)
• RP: AJ Minter ($7M)
• RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M)
• RP: Cole Sands ($1.30M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M)
• RP: Connor Prielipp ($1.00M)
• RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M)
• RP: Marco Raya ($1.00M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 33.67% under budget

[Cory Engelhardt]

So they add no one, trade all of the veterans (and don't get starting level players back) and don't bring in literally any relievers while also moving Prielipp to the bullpen and Keaschall back to 2b?

I'd need to find a new therapist JUST for this offseason, let alone everything else going on in the world.