PREAMBLE
Laying the foundation for a 2020 and beyond contender, while being good stewards of organizational resources.
ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
Write “tender” or “non-tender” after each player and their projected 2020 salaries. Feel free to offer explanation afterward if necessary.
- Alex Colomé, $10.3M TENDER
- Yolmer Sánchez, $6.2M NON-TENDER
- James McCann, $4.9M TENDER
- Carlos Rodon, $4.5M TENDER
- Leury García, $4M TENDER
- Evan Marshall, $1.3M TENDER
- Josh Osich, $1M NON-TENDER
- Ryan Goins, $900K NON-TENDER
CLUB OPTIONS
Write “pick up” or “decline” after the option.
- Welington Castillo: $8 million/$500,000 buyout DECLINE
OTHER IMPENDING FREE AGENTS
Try to retain, or let go?
- Jose Abreu (made $16M in 2019) - RETAIN - RE-SIGN 2 YR $26 MM
- Iván Nova (made $9,166,167 in 2019) - LET GO
- Jon Jay (made $4M in 2019) - LET GO
- Hector Santiago (made $2M in 2019 on split contract) - LET GO
FREE AGENTS
List three free-agent targets you’d pursue during the offseason, with a reasonable contract. A good example of a bad idea:
No. 1: Josh Donaldson (two years, $54 million). Donaldson plays 3B and 1B, Moncada to RF.
No. 3: Will Smith (two years, $20.5 million). High leverage LH reliever add to the mix.
No. 4: Tanner Roark (one years, $8.5 million). High leverage LH reliever add to the mix.
WHAT IF? No. 4: Jose Quintana (one years, $10 million). If the Cubs dump him, you have to bring him back.
TRADES
Propose trades that you think sound reasonable for both sides, and the rationale behind them.
No. 1: Trade Dane Dunning, Luis Basabe, Lenyn Sosa to NYM for Michael Conforto. Conforto to LF, Eloy mostly DH except against LHP.
SUMMARY
PAYROLL ~ $115 MM. Room to add midseason.
STARTING ROTATION
GIOLITO
LOPEZ
CEASE
ROARK
KOPECH/RODON/(Q)
BULLPEN
COLOME
BUMMER
SMITH
FRY
MARSHALL
CORDERO
HERRERA...
LINEUP
2B MADRIGAL
RF MONCADA
1B ABREU
3B DONALDSON
RF CONFORTO
DH JIMENEZ
C MCCANN
SS ANDERSON
CF ROBERT
BENCH
MENDICK
COLLINS/ZAVALA
LEURY GARCIA
ADAM ENGEL
