PREAMBLE
We're building a World Series Contender on a Realistic Budget
ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
- Miguel Vargas: Tender
- Brenton Doyle: Non-tender
- Joey Bart: Tender
- Huascar Brazobán: Tender
- Jordan Leasure: Non-tender
- Chris Murphy: Non-tender
Doyle (allegedly) does two things... plays good defense and hits lefties. He didn't do either well enough to justify $3.6 mil. He Gone!
OTHER IMPENDING FREE AGENTS
- Sean Newcomb
- Trevor Richards
Newcomb $7.5 mil Richards $1.5 Mil
FREE AGENTS
No. 1a: Bryan Abreu (3 year, $36 min) front-loaded so I'll budget $15 mil in 2027
No. 1b: Dustin May (4 year, $60mil)
No. 3: FA IF - I like Jorge Mateo because he can be used as a pinch runner
No. 4: FA OF - Tyrone Taylor would be a good platoon partner for Peters.
TRADES
I'm listening (and maybe even shopping) Colson Montgomery. Looking for pitching in return.
SUMMARY
I'm going hard after Bryan Abreu and Dustin May. I'm contacting their agents and letting them know that we want them and we want to get a deal done before Thanksgiving. We can worry about bigger names after the lockout. Re-signing Richards is insurance in case Vasil isn't good. As much as I hope Quero turns it around, his performance has left me no choice but to tender a contract to Joey Bart. Braden Montgomery will need to earn his spot or I'm putting Caleb Bonemer in RF. Welcome back Brooks Baldwin!
DFA: Acuna, Cannon
NOTE: I'm listing more than 13 pitchers because of inevitable injuries / regression. To be sorted out in March.
Pitching
SP1 R Sean Burke
SP2 R Grant Taylor
SP3 R Luis Castillo
SP4 L Hagen Smith
SP5 R Dustin May
SP6 L Noah Schultz
SP7R Anthony Kay - Begin in bullpen. SP replacement
SP8 L David Sandlin - Has options. Starts in AAA
SP9 R Drew Thorpe - Has options. Starts in AAA
SP10 R Davis Martin - One option remaining. Starts in AAA
CL - Bryan Abreu
SUL - Sean Newcomb
SUR - Jordan Hicks
RPR - Huascar Brazoban
RPL - Bryan Hudson
Long - Schweitzer, Richards, Vasil, etc.
Opted: Tyler Davis, Berroa, McDougal,
C - Teel, Bart
1B - Murakami, Vargas
2B - Meidroth, Antonacci
3B - Vargas, Colson
SS - Colson, Baldwin
RF - Braden, Bonemer
CF - Peters, Baldwin
LF - Antonacci, Benintendi
DH - Benintendi
B1 - Bart
B2 - Baldwin
B3 - Mateo / FA IF
B4 - Tyrone Taylor / FA CF
Opted: Quero, Bonemer / Braden
