nate82’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[nate82]

This probably has a 0.000000000000001% chance of happening.

Brewers go young for 2024. 

Trades:

Peralta to the Twins for Brooks Lee, Soto (SP) and Festa (SP).

Burnes to the Braves for Waldrep (SP), Grissom (2B) and Alvarez (3B).

Adames and Taylor to the Dodgers for Jorbit Vivas (2B), Maddux Bruns (SP) and Yeiner Fernandez (C/2B).

Devin Williams to the Yankees in a three team trade.  Brewers get Tyler Locklear (3B), Drew Thorpe (SP) and George Lombard (SS).  Mariners get Gleyber Torres and Owen Miller. 

Signings:

Trevor Bauer 1-year $15m

Resign Woodruff 2 years $17m.

Drew Pomeranz 2 years $9mm

Yasmani Grandal 2 years $10m

Brandon Belt 2 years $10m

Some Journeyman Catcher 2 years $4.5m

• C: William Contreras ($0.77M)
• 1B: Brandon Belt ($3.5M)
• 2B: Tyler Black ($0.77M)
• 3B: Brooks Lee ($0.77M)
• SS: Brice Turang ($0.77M)
• LF: Christian Yelich ($26.00M)
• CF: Sal Frelick ($0.77M)
• RF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.77M)
• DH: Yasmani Grandal ($3.5M)
• Bench OF: Joey Wiemer ($0.77M)
• Utility: Andruw Monasterio ($0.77M)
• Utility: Vaughn Grissom ($0.77M)
• Backup C: Some Journeyman Catcher ($1.5M)
• SP1: Trevor Bauer ($15M)
• SP2: Ashby ($1.5M)
• SP3: Adrian Houser ($5.6M)
• SP4: Colin Rea ($3.5M)
• SP5: Gasser ($0.77M)
• CL: Dew Pomeranz ($3.5M)
• RP: Abner Uribe ($0.77M)
• RP: Hoby Milner ($1.70M)
• RP: Bryse Wilson ($1.30M)
• RP: Joel Payamps ($1.70M)
• RP: Trevor Megill ($0.77M)
• RP: Elvis Peguero ($0.77M)
• RP: Woodruff ($3.00M)

Payroll is 41.92% under budget

[jay87shot]

I like your trades, however 6 IF prospect might be over doing it. Change 2 of this into pitchers and I am on board. Belt had a really good year, my guess is he gets more like 1/15 or 2/25, still with your budget that is doable.

[nate82]

58 minutes ago, jay87shot said:

I like your trades, however 6 IF prospect might be over doing it. Change 2 of this into pitchers and I am on board.

I was having a hard time finding pitching prospects from the teams I was trading with.  It is possible to get more pitching probably from the Yankees and Mariners trade.  Replace Locklear and Lombard with pitchers but I think these are the best players and you could always trade one of them for pitching if needed.  These trades are more looking at 2025-2030.