Andy MacPhail’s 2027 Payroll Blueprint: Filling the Holes

[Andy MacPhail]

I like Rortvedt better than Caratini; Rortvedt is much better than Caratini defensively & when used properly can be better offensively. 

We may start out with Larnach & Ryan but I'm open to trade both.

I'd keep Keaschal off 2B

 

• C: Ben Rortvedt ($2.0M)
• 1B: Luke Keaschal ($1.00M)
• 2B: Royce Lewis ($5.10M)
• 3B: Brooks Lee ($1.00M)
• SS: Kaelen Culpepper ($1.00M)
• LF: Trevor Larnach ($6.30M)
• CF: Byron Buxton ($15.00M)
• RF: Walker Jenkins ($1.00M)
• DH: Kody Clemens ($3.60M)
• 4th OF: Emmanuel Rodriguez ($1.00M)
• Utility: Austin Martin ($1.00M)
• Utility: Ryan Kreidler ($1.00M)
• Backup C: Caratini ($7.00M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Pablo Lopez ($21.50M)
• SP2: Joe Ryan ($9.60M)
• SP3: Dean Kremer ($6.50M)
• SP4: Bailey Ober ($6.90M)
• SP5: Taj Bradley ($4.50M)
• RP: Jeff Hoffman ($7.25M)
• RP: Alex Vexia ($11.00M)
• RP: Tommy Nance ($1.20M)
• RP: Yoendrys Gomez ($1.00M)
• RP: Kody Funderburk ($1.00M)
• RP: Connor Prielipp ($1.00M)
• RP: Andrew Morris ($1.00M)
• RP: Zebby Matthews ($1.00M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 11.52% under budget

[tony&rodney]

I like that you kept the payroll down. I didn't but I would be surprised if the Twins opened 2027 above $135M.

Interesting that roll it back mostly but also keep Abel and Rojas in AAA (guess). Hands. Luke was moved because of his hands, so first base doesn't work. He is a work in progress in RF, where he was placed because it is the smallest space in Target Field and more balls are hit to the other fields. He was almost average in September. My guess is he remains in RF.