Here's a look at one possible 6 year scenario where the core young guns (Buxton, Sano, Rosario, Berrios, Polanco) are extended (had to save a few dollars somewhere so hoping Kepler would take an Arb Year buyout) as well as keeping the old foagies (Dozier, Mauer) around for a few more seasons Includes Free Agent signings of Kintzler and Chatwood for 3 years and a little Dead Pool Money in case anyone gets traded and salary needs to be eaten 2018 Extension Total Dollars Committed: $315M 2018 Free Agent Dollars Committed: $54M 2019 Extension Total Dollars Committed: $107.5M 2019 Joe Mauer 3 year (please get to 3000 hits contract: $30M Think of the manilla colored cells as just placeholders for the positions in the future (other than the extension folks) and it gives an idea how expensive the team will get (a little more than cost of living increases) All of this and maybe even a little more should be quite doable when you consider the added attendance and merchandise sold from 7 straight trips to the playoffs (counting 2017) 4 American League Championships and 2 World Series Titles Here's the chart...fire away in the comments