brewerfan82’s 2023 Payroll Blueprint

[brewerfan82]

I'm no good at coming up with free agent dollars or trade scenarios, so I just went on a spending spree to fill in some holes on offense using numbers from FanGraph's free agent tracker (https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/free-agent-tracker):

Sign Justin Turner 1yr/$12M
Sign Trey Mancini 2yrs/$16M 
Sign Christian Vazquez for 2yrs/$16M

Trade Wong for prospects
Trade Hiura for prospects

I've given Arnold a few million dollars in wiggle room to figure out a way to solidify the bullpen from here ;)

Otherwise, I like the mix of veterans and young guys on the team and the flexibility in lineups and matchups it provides. I think it gives them one more chance to win with this pitching staff before they have to start blowing things up.

• C: Christian Vazquez ($8.00M)
• 1B: Rowdy Tellez ($5.30M)
• 2B: Luis Urias ($4.30M)
• 3B: Justin Turner ($12.00M)
• SS: Willy Adames ($9.20M)
• LF: Christian Yelich ($22.00M)
• CF: Sal Frelick ($0.70M)
• DH: Trey Mancini ($8.00M)
• Bench OF: Tyrone Taylor ($0.70M)
• Utility: Brice Turang ($0.70M)
• Utility: Mike Brosseau ($1.40M)
• Backup C: Victor Caratini ($2.80M)
• RF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.70M)
• SP1: Corbin Burnes ($11.40M)
• SP2: Brandon Woodruff ($11.00M)
• SP3: Freddy Peralta ($3.73M)
• SP4: Eric Lauer ($5.20M)
• SP5: Aaron Ashby ($1.20M)
• CL: Devin Williams ($3.20M)
• RP: Matt Bush ($1.85M)
• RP: Jake Cousins ($0.70M)
• RP: Ethan Small ($0.70M)
• RP: Hoby Milner ($1.10M)
• RP: Adrian Houser ($3.60M)
• RP: Peter Strzelecki ($0.70M)
• RP: Javier Guerra ($0.70M)

Payroll is 7.02% under budget

[Robocaller]

I wish I could think the Brewers will add $44M in contracts.

I'd take the under at $8.5M in total FA contracts added.

 

[brewerfan82]

Well, cross off the Mancini part as that's basically covered by the Winker acquisition. Turner at 3rd is dreaming a little and I think there's a better possibility of trading for a catcher than signing one, but I think we still see some players added. This team is still in a very good position to be very competitive next season, so I think we'll see at least a couple new significant faces added to the team before the end of the offseason still.

Looking forward to seeing what else the Crew pulls off this offseason!