awmonahan’s 2027 Payroll Blueprint: Learn to Win with an Actual Bullpen

[awmonahan]

We sign Bryan Abreu and JoJo Romero. Royce is traded for Anthony Volpe in a mutual change of scenery deal. Ober, Roden, and whoever else is needed are traded for CJ Abrams.  Keaschall will at times pop into the outfield but will largely DH. The young lineup takes their lumps and learns. 

• C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M)
• 1B: Kody Clemens ($3.60M)
• 2B: CJ Abrams ($10.20M)
• 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M)
• SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M)
• LF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1.00M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• RF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M)
• DH: Luke Keaschall ($1.00M)
• 4th OF: Gabriel Gonzalez ($1.00M)
• Utility: Hendry Mendez ($1.00M)
• Utility: Anthony Volpe ($4.00M)
• Backup C: Khadim Diaw ($1.00M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M)
• SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M)
• SP4: Connor Preilipp ($1.00M)
• SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M)
• RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M)
• RP: Bryan Abreu ($12.00M)
• RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M)
• RP: Riley Quick ($1.00M)
• RP: JoJo Romero ($9.00M)
• RP: Travis Adams ($1.00M)
• RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M)
• RP: Zebby Matthews ($1.00M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 7.89% under budget

[tony&rodney]

Lewis for Volpe might work. Abrams might cost quite a bit, but hard to know how much. 

Thanks for the post.