PREAMBLE
When we were big spenders in the past, we spent around $180 million, therefore I will take the liberty to go all the way up to $165 million. Now is the time to compete with our young, cheap core.
ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
- Miguel Vargas: Tender
- Brenton Doyle: Tender
- Joey Bart: Tender
- Huascar Brazobán: Tender
- Jordan Leasure: Non-tender
- Chris Murphy: Non-tender
Miguel Vargas: Duh
Doyle: Sneaky good bat vs lefties, plus speed and defense, clubhouse guy, and cheap
Joey Bart: Anything is better than Quero, Romo, or Lee. About as cheap as they come
Brazoban: Very good in NY so worth it for the money. Cheap enough to cut if he stinks it up again.
Murphy: Young and cheap. Major league stuff but not the numbers to back it up yet. Trade fodder.
OTHER IMPENDING FREE AGENTS
- Sean Newcomb
Newcomb was nails this year. 20m over two years 8m this year 12m next year.
FREE AGENTS
Randy Arozerana: 6 years 180 million- 20 million this year 32m the rest of the contract
Luis Arriez 45m two years 20million this season with a player opt out after 2027 the final 25 million will be for 2028 if he stays
Tyrone Taylor 3 years 24 million dollars evenly spread out across the 3 years
Sany Alcantara 3 years 63 million dollars
Adrian Morejon- 4 years 60 million
A.J. Puk 2 years 4 million
Rasiel Iglesias 1 year fifteen million and a 7.5 million player option
TRADES
White Sox acquire Ryan Weathers- Yankees acquire Colson Montgomery, Andrew Bennintendi, Luis Castillo, Davis Martin and $20 million in cash
White Sox Accquire: Johanfran Garcia C and Hayden Mullins Red Sox acquire: anthony Kay Chris Murphy and Huascar Brazobahn
SUMMARY
Lineup
SS-Sam Antonacci
3B-Miguel Vargas
C-Kyle Teel
LF-Randy Arozarana
1B-Munetake Murakami
2B-Chase Meidroth
CF-Tristan Peters
RF-Tyrone Taylor
DH-Luis Arriez
Lineup can be shuffled around but this is what it might look like. Defensively feels really strong.
Bench
Luisangel Acuna-Pinch run and switch hitter. Plays a good shortstop and probally second base too. OF in a pinch
Brooks Baldwin-Plays when anyone needs a day off all over the field. Just a dog.
Brenton Doyle-Plays against every lefty no matter what
Joey Bart-Once a week when Teel needs a break
Rotation
Sean Burke
Sandy Alacantra
Ryan Weathers
Adrian Morejon
Hagen Smith
Bullpen
Grant Taylor
Raisel Iglesias
Sean Newcomb
Bryan Hudson
Jordan Hicks
AJ Puk
Drew Thorpe
David Sandlin
Rotation can be moved around with either Hagen or Morejon moving to bullpen and either Drew Thorpe, David Sandlin, or Grant Taylor can go to the rotation. Signing Iglesias takes some pressure off of Grant Taylor to be the last man out of the pen each game. Rotation feels like a major upgrade. Nothing can be worse than Sean Burke and friends, right? Vasil can plug in the bullpen when he's ready for whoever sucks.
Total cost:$158.6 million Once we win the WS budget will be increased to accommodate back loaded contracts. Feels reasonable for a team who went to game five of the ALDS and won 84 games. Pleaseee leave notes go Sox
