Trades:
Paddack To Texas For Prospect(s)
(Texas Needs Pitching Depth We Give Them Paddack For Cheap)
Vazquez To Athletics For Prospect(s)
(They Need To Hit A Minimum Salary, So Here You Go A’s!)
Castro, Kalai Rosario, Andrew Morris To Astros For Luis Garcia ~ (Garcia Is Still In ARB Therefore Cheap & This Helps The Astros & The Twins Greatly)
Signings:
Elias Diaz 1yr 4.00 ~ Backs Up Jeffers & Is a Solid DH
Scott Alexander 1yr 2.50 ~ LHP Solid Bullpen Arm
Amed Rosario 1yr 4.00 ~ UTIL Replaces Castro
Randal Grichuk 1yr 3.5 ~ Need A RH OF +Solid For Price
Analysis:
Overall The Roster Improves On Its Needs But Overall Stays The Same Talent Wise. Rotation Finds The Starter It Needs, Bullpen Is Strong And Adds A LHP, Lineup Relatively Stays The Same And Bench Gets All The Necessary Pieces. The Roster Banks On Prospects Stepping Up And Stars Being Healthy, Those Two Key Things Are The Difference Between A 75 Win Team And A 90 Win Team.
C:
Ryan Jeffers
($4.70M)
1B:
Jose Miranda
($0.80M)
2B:
Brooks Lee
($0.80M)
3B:
Royce Lewis
($2.30M)
SS:
Carlos Correa
($36.00M)
LF:
Trevor Larnach
($2.10M)
CF:
Byron Buxton
($15.00M)
RF:
Matt Wallner
($0.80M)
DH:
Edouard Julien
($0.80M)
4th OF:
Randal Grichuk
($3.50M)
Utility:
Austin Martin
($0.80M)
Utility:
Amed Rosario
($4.00M)
Backup C:
Elias Diaz
($4.00M)
NA:
Dead Money Here
($0.80M)
SP1:
Pablo Lopez
($21.50M)
SP2:
Joe Ryan
($3.80M)
SP3:
Bailey Ober
($4.30M)
SP4:
Luis Garcia
($2.50M)
SP5:
Simeon Woods Richardson
($0.80M)
RP:
Jhoan Duran
($3.70M)
RP:
Brock Stewart
($0.80M)
RP:
Griffin Jax
($2.60M)
RP:
Jorge Alcala
($1.50M)
RP:
Cole Sands
($0.80M)
RP:
Justin Topa
($1.30M)
RP:
Internal Option
($0.80M)
RP:
Scott Alexander
($2.50M)
NA:
Dead Money Here
($0.80M)
Payroll is 4.54% under budget