BrewersAA’s 2023 Payroll Blueprint:

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• C: William Contreras ($7.60M)
• 1B: Paul Goldschmidt ($15M)
• 2B: Joey Ortiz ($0.80M)
• 3B: Nolan arenado ($32M)
• SS: Brice Turang ($0.80M)
• LF: Jackson Chourio ($4.25M)
• CF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.80M)
• RF: Sal Frelick ($0.80M)
• DH: Christian Yelich ($24.25M)
• 4th OF: Blake Perkins ($0.80M)
• Utility: Andrew Monasterio ($0.80M)
• Utility: Camp surprise ($.8M)
• Backup C: Eric Haase ($1.80M)
• NA: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)
• SP1: Freddy Peralta ($8.25M)
• SP2: Aaron Civale ($8.00M)
• SP3: Tobias Myers ($0.80M)
• SP4: Brandon Woodruff ($5.00M)
• SP5: Robert Gasser ($0.80M)
• RP: Craig yoho ($.8M)
• RP: Trevor Megill ($2.00M)
• RP: Nick Mears ($0.90M)
• RP: Jared Koenig ($0.80M)
• RP: Jacob misiorowski ($.8M)
• RP: Joel Payamps ($2.80M)
• RP: J.B. Bukauskas ($0.80M)
• RP: Aaron Ashby ($3.45M)
• NA: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 3.31% under budget

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This keeps the team at budget. Tyler black is traded to STL along with Rhys Hoskins and Carlos Rodriguez and a ptbnl swap for Nolan arenado, the cost is steep but we needed the Hoskins salary swap and the cardinals decided Hoskins fits well for a year with Goldschmidt leaving via FA. 
 

Devin williams in traded for prospects that better fit the current team make-up and helps back fill for black and Rodriguez being traded. Teams like the brewers need this type of churn when top prospects knock on the door but don’t fit. 
 

Goldschmidt is signed as a FA on a 2 year deal similar to the one Hoskins signed last year. He’s a much better fit as he puts the ball in play more and is a vastly better defender, so the pitching staff upgrades by default. 
 

with arenado and Goldschmidt at the corners and Ortiz sliding to short and yelich the semi permanent DH the Brewers now field the best defense by good margin in baseball. 

the pitching staff is going to rely on a few gambles but should be as good or better than last season. The pen proved last season to be very capable without willing and I think that Togo and mis/hall will be a nice boon and provide length. 
 

the starting rotation will be lead by woodruff who comes back successfully from his injury, Meyer’s builds on last season and becomes the aces, Freddy has a typical under-appreciated really good season, civale is a great 4, and Ashby continues what he showed at the end of the season. Overall this rotation performs top 5 in the NL. 
 

I think the infield is overall upgraded with the approach because the two ads provide just as much pop and Willy and Hoskins and better over all defense. 
 

the outfield is overall better with all 3 taking a developmental step forward especially churio, plus a full season of Mitchell, with yelich/perkins providing a wonderful long productive and defensively solid 5. 
 

DH with Yelich as the every day is LIGHT YEARS ahead of last season… 

The most common lineup is: 

1. Churio

2. Contreras 

3. Yelich

4: arenado

5. goldschmidt

6. Mitchell 

7. Ortiz 

8. Frelick

9. Turang