CheeseheadInQC’s 2024 Payroll Blueprint

[CheeseheadInQC]

OK, let me start by saying this: I don't necessarily think this is what the Brewers should do or will do. However, I wanted to try to put together a scenario in which the Brewers treat 2024 like the first and last years of a rebuild at the same time: trading Burnes, Adames and Williams but also adding "what if we're a year ahead of schedule pieces" that, if they are performing well can be dealt at the deadline if the club isn't.

I was hoping to bring back another upper level infield bat in a trade, but the fits weren't exceptional (I did come close to changing the second and third pieces of the Orioles deal to include Norby). So in the end I loaded up on pitching, figuring it is usually easier to trade excess pitching for value than excess hitting.

Trades:

Burnes to the Dodgers for Pepiot, River Ryan and Joendry Vargas

Williams to the Orioles for Joey Ortiz, Chayce McDermott and Braylin Tavera

Adames and Janson Junk (clearing out a triple-A rotation spot) to the Dodgers for Nick Frasso, Justin Wroblewski and a PTBNL (Yeiner Fernandez if he isn't picked in the Rule 5 draft)

Free Agent Acquisitions:

Rhys Hoskins (1-year, $17 million)

Luis Severino (1-year, $14 million)

Victor Caratini (1-year, $7 million)

Rule 5 draft:

Bring Back Evan Reifert

Notes:

Depending upon spring training, Chourio could bump Taylor to Perkins' spot and Perkins to triple-A

New Triple-A rotation:

Nick Frasso

Carlos Rodriguez

River Ryan

Chayce McDermott

Aaron Ashby (putting him in triple-A until he proves he is back)

• C: William Contreras ($0.77M)
• 1B: Rhys Hoskins ($17.00M)
• 2B: Brice Turang ($0.77M)
• 3B: Tyler Black ($0.77M)
• SS: Joey Ortiz ($0.77M)
• LF: Christian Yelich ($26.00M)
• CF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.77M)
• RF: Tyrone Taylor ($1.70M)
• DH: Sal Frelick ($0.77M)
• Bench OF: Blake Perkins ($0.77M)
• Utility: Jake Bauers ($1.7M)
• Utility: Andruw Monasterio ($0.77M)
• Backup C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M)
• SP1: Freddy Peralta ($5.50M)
• SP2: Luis Severino ($12.00M)
• SP3: Adrian Houser ($5.60M)
• SP4: Ryan Pepiot ($0.77M)
• SP5: Robert Gasser ($0.77M)
• CL: Abner Uribe ($0.77M)
• RP: Joel Payamps ($1.70M)
• RP: Hoby Milner ($1.70M)
• RP: Bryse Wilson ($1.30M)
• RP: Evan Reifert ($0.77M)
• RP: Trevor Megill ($0.77M)
• RP: Elvis Peguero ($0.77M)
• RP: Colin Rea ($3.50M)

Payroll is 31.80% under budget

[SF70]

7 hours ago, CheeseheadInQC said:

OK, let me start by saying this: I don't necessarily think this is what the Brewers should do or will do. However, I wanted to try to put together a scenario in which the Brewers treat 2024 like the first and last years of a rebuild at the same time: trading Burnes, Adames and Williams but also adding "what if we're a year ahead of schedule pieces" that, if they are performing well can be dealt at the deadline if the club isn't.

I was hoping to bring back another upper level infield bat in a trade, but the fits weren't exceptional (I did come close to changing the second and third pieces of the Orioles deal to include Norby). So in the end I loaded up on pitching, figuring it is usually easier to trade excess pitching for value than excess hitting.

Trades:

Burnes to the Dodgers for Pepiot, River Ryan and Joendry Vargas

Williams to the Orioles for Joey Ortiz, Chayce McDermott and Braylin Tavera

Adames and Janson Junk (clearing out a triple-A rotation spot) to the Dodgers for Nick Frasso, Justin Wroblewski and a PTBNL (Yeiner Fernandez if he isn't picked in the Rule 5 draft)

Free Agent Acquisitions:

Rhys Hoskins (1-year, $17 million)

Luis Severino (1-year, $14 million)

Victor Caratini (1-year, $7 million)

Rule 5 draft:

Bring Back Evan Reifert

Notes:

Depending upon spring training, Chourio could bump Taylor to Perkins' spot and Perkins to triple-A

New Triple-A rotation:

Nick Frasso

Carlos Rodriguez

River Ryan

Chayce McDermott

Aaron Ashby (putting him in triple-A until he proves he is back)

• C: William Contreras ($0.77M)
• 1B: Rhys Hoskins ($17.00M)
• 2B: Brice Turang ($0.77M)
• 3B: Tyler Black ($0.77M)
• SS: Joey Ortiz ($0.77M)
• LF: Christian Yelich ($26.00M)
• CF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.77M)
• RF: Tyrone Taylor ($1.70M)
• DH: Sal Frelick ($0.77M)
• Bench OF: Blake Perkins ($0.77M)
• Utility: Jake Bauers ($1.7M)
• Utility: Andruw Monasterio ($0.77M)
• Backup C: Victor Caratini ($7.00M)
• SP1: Freddy Peralta ($5.50M)
• SP2: Luis Severino ($12.00M)
• SP3: Adrian Houser ($5.60M)
• SP4: Ryan Pepiot ($0.77M)
• SP5: Robert Gasser ($0.77M)
• CL: Abner Uribe ($0.77M)
• RP: Joel Payamps ($1.70M)
• RP: Hoby Milner ($1.70M)
• RP: Bryse Wilson ($1.30M)
• RP: Evan Reifert ($0.77M)
• RP: Trevor Megill ($0.77M)
• RP: Elvis Peguero ($0.77M)
• RP: Colin Rea ($3.50M)

Payroll is 31.80% under budget

I like the pitching added, although I find it hard to believe the Dodgers would give-up that much pitching for 2 years total of Burnes/Adames.

[ClosetBrewerFan]

This would still be a fun team to watch and will be good for a while.  I think its a good compromise of getting the most value out of the free agents leaving without completely tearing down the 2024 club.  I cannot imagine they would DH Frelick over Yelich though. At least I hope they would not let Yelich dictate where he plays. Need to put the best defense out there.

[CheeseheadInQC]

25 minutes ago, ClosetBrewerFan said:

This would still be a fun team to watch and will be good for a while.  I think its a good compromise of getting the most value out of the free agents leaving without completely tearing down the 2024 club.  I cannot imagine they would DH Frelick over Yelich though. At least I hope they would not let Yelich dictate where he plays. Need to put the best defense out there.

Yah, I basically just tossed a name in the DH spot, figuring it would be a rotation.

[CheeseheadInQC]

2 hours ago, SF70 said:

I like the pitching added, although I find it hard to believe the Dodgers would give-up that much pitching for 2 years total of Burnes/Adames.

I probably should have combined the two deals and taken out Wroblewski. My opinion is, though, if they deal all three, I’d prefer two of the three main pieces to be pitchers, and that is unlikely to come from the Orioles.