Brewcrew82’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[Brewcrew82]

Non-tenders: Rowdy Tellez, Abraham Toro

Trades: Devin Williams to BAL for LHP DL Hall, IF Joey Ortiz, LHP Luis De Léon

             Tyrone Taylor to SF for RHP Mason Black

Signings: Brandon Woodruff 2 years, $18 million

                Rhys Hoskins 1 year, $13 million

                Trevor Bauer 1 year, $13 million

Comments: This is a roster that's built to win now and in the future, which is the Brewers' MO as we all know. While Burnes is kept until at least the deadline and potentially until the end of the season for a comp pick, Devin Williams is traded to the Orioles for a package of DL Hall, Joey Ortiz, and Luis De Léon. Hall is the Brewers' most electric left handed relief arm since Hader, and the Brewers' go to a closer by committee without Williams. Joey Ortiz is brought in to push Turang at the plate and compete with him for the starting 2B gig and to be Adames' successor. De Léon gives the Brewers a high upside arm to put in the pitching lab. 

In FA, the Brewers take advantage of a pair of bargains in Hoskins and Bauer. Hoskins gives the Brewers the power infusion they sorely need, while he in turn gets to prove he deserves a multiyear deal next winter. Bauer gets to return to MLB in a low pressure environment in Milwaukee and effectively serves as Woody's replacement. Woody, btw, gets his wish to stay in MKE with a one year extension. 

In the OF, Taylor is traded to SF for an upside arm, while Yelich is moved to DH. This frees up space for Jackson Chourio, who makes the OD roster as the Brewers go all out for the PPI pick. He becomes the face of the franchise. Wiemer, meanwhile, gets to work on his mechanics in AAA. 

Black also makes the OD roster and sees time at the corners. 

 

• C: William Contreras ($0.77M)
• 1B: Rhys Hoskins ($13.00M)
• 2B: Brice Turang/Joey Ortiz ($0.77M)
• 3B: Tyler Black ($0.77M)
• SS: Willy Adames ($12.40M)
• LF: Sal Frelick ($0.77M)
• CF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.77M)
• RF: Jackson Chouro ($0.77M)
• DH: Christian Yelich ($26.00M)
• Bench OF: Blake Perkins ($0.77M)
• Utility: Brice Turang/Joey Ortiz ($0.77M)
• Utility: Andruw Monasterio ($0.77M)
• Backup C: Henry/Quero ($0.77M)
• SP1: Corbin Burnes ($15.10M)
• SP2: Freddy Peralta ($5.50M)
• SP3: Trevor Bauer ($13.00M)
• SP4: Adrian Houser ($5.60M)
• SP5: Colin Rea ($3.50M)
• CL: Trevor Megill ($0.77M)
• RP: Abner Uribe ($0.77M)
• RP: Joel Payamps ($1.70M)
• RP: Hoby Milner ($1.70M)
• RP: DL Hall ($0.77M)
• RP: Trevor Megill ($0.77M)
• RP: Elvis Peguero ($0.77M)
• RP: Bryse Wilson ($1.30M)

Payroll is 21.18% under budget

[SF70]

Love your thinking, just think adjustments would need to be made with Hoskins (if you really want him) and the trade with Baltimore.

Bauer maybe could be had for 1 at 13, but Hoskins is getting a multi-year deal. He should be 100% by OD and there should be plenty of teams bidding on his power bat.

Like the Williams trade idea to Baltimore just don’t think they would give up Ortiz and Hall. Might have to choose among them and add lessor secondaries.

I’m forgoing adding Hoskins, and going with Santana. The rest of your roster is spot on to what I’d do. Nice job!

[Brock Beauchamp]

That's a nice roster. I can't stand Bauer but get why people want him.

Depending on what the Cubs do this offseason, that's a roster that could definitely compete for another division title, I think.

[jay87shot]

I like all these ideas, I agree we would want more for Williams and Hoskins will get something like 2/36 that Conforto got last year. I am still conflicted on Bauer but agree that Milwaukee would be a perfect low key market for him to come back to and we could use the top of the rotation potential.

[titletownking]

I really like the overall roster shape here. My guess is that the brewers will start Chourio in AAA tho. I’d guess Hoskins will likely command more and a multi year deal, really like him and the fit tho. So overall id say sign/acquire an arm for the pen + add around 5 million for Hoskins and you’d still be under budget and putting a very solid team out there.