wntrtxn21’s 2023 Payroll Blueprint:

[wntrtxn21]

Williams-Henderson-Lara-Payamps to the Dodgers for Ryan-Sheehan

Hoskins and Patrick to the Yankees for Cortes.......Frelick for Baty +.  Time to see if Black & Baty are major leaguers or not. 

Sign Walker 4/$80 with $3M buyout after 3rd year.

Lineup:  Turang 2B - Contreras C - Yelich DH - Walker 1B - ChurioRF - DeJong/Baty 3B - Mitchell CF - Black LF - Ortiz SS

 

• C: William Contreras ($7.60M)
• 1B: Walker ($19.00M)
• 2B: Joey Ortiz ($0.80M)
• 3B: DeJong ($4.25M)
• SS: Brice Turang ($0.80M)
• LF: Jackson Chourio ($4.25M)
• CF: Garrett Mitchell ($0.80M)
• RF: Tyler Black ($0.80M)
• DH: Christian Yelich ($24.25M)
• 4th OF: Blake Perkins ($0.80M)
• Utility: Baty ($0.80M)
• Utility: Gio Urshela ($1.25M)
• Backup C: Eric Haase ($1.80M)
• NA: Add Dead Money Here ($.00M)
• SP1: Freddy Peralta ($8.25M)
• SP2: Aaron Civale ($8.00M)
• SP3: Tobias Myers ($0.80M)
• SP4: Brandon Woodruff ($5.00M)
• SP5: Cortes ($6.50M)
• RP: River Ryan ($0.80M)
• RP: Trevor Megill ($2.00M)
• RP: Nick Mears ($0.90M)
• RP: Jared Koenig ($0.80M)
• RP: Uribe ($0.80M)
• RP: DL Hall ($0.80M)
• RP: Yoho ($0.80M)
• RP: Aaron Ashby ($3.45M)
• NA: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 18.38% under budget

[wallus]

The Yankees would just sign Walker versus trading for Hoskins. Hoskins likely is near untradeable after his 2024 season.

[RWeeksFan23]

you got the cortes part right!