BigPapitoDavidoOrtizo’s 2025 Payroll Blueprint: Soto, Crochet, Luis Robert Jr

[BigPapitoDavidoOrtizo]

Sign Juan Soto to a 13-year $600M contract (with a player option after 5 years).

Trade Roman Anthony, Masataka Yoshida, and Kutter Crawford to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet and Luis Robert Jr.

Sign Nick Pivetta to a 3-year $50M contract.

Sign David Robertson to a 2-year $16.2M contract.

• C: Connor Wong ($0.80M)
• 1B: Tristan Casas ($0.80M)
• 2B: Vaughn Grissom ($0.80M)
• 3B: Rafael Devers ($27.07M)
• SS: Trevor Story ($22.50M)
• LF: Luis Robert Jr ($15.00M)
• CF: Jarren Duran ($4.90M)
• RF: Wilyer Abreu ($0.80M)
• DH: Juan Soto ($46.00M)
• 4th OF: Rob Refsnyder ($2.25M)
• Utility: Ceddanne Rafaela ($1.25M)
• Utility: Romy Gonzalez ($0.80M)
• Backup C: Kyle Teel ($0.80M)
• NA: Dead money Yoshida ($5.00M)
• SP1: Tanner Houck ($4.50M)
• SP2: Garret Crochet ($2.90M)
• SP3: Brayan Bello ($2.67M)
• SP4: Nick Pivetta ($16.7M)
• SP5: Lucas Giolito ($19.00M)
• RP: Liam Hendricks ($6.00M)
• RP: David Robertson ($8.10M)
• RP: Garrett Whitlock ($0.80M)
• RP: Justin Wilson ($0.80M)
• RP: Cooper Criswell ($0.80M)
• RP: Josh Winckowski ($0.80M)
• RP: Justin Slaten ($0.80M)
• RP: Brennan Bernardino ($0.80M)
• NA: Add Dead Money Here ($0.00M)

Payroll is 3.28% under budget

[Hugh2]

Rafaela is making $6.25 million a year.  

Not that I think that trade would ever happen but if it did Crochet is getting an extension,  So you probably need to add at least $25-$30 million to your budget. 

[notin]

David Robertson?  Was Goose Gossage not available?

[Brock Beauchamp]

25 minutes ago, Hugh2 said:

Rafaela is making $6.25 million a year.  

I believe that's his average contract value (for CBT purposes) but this year, his actual pay is $1.25m.

[moonslav59]

I realize the Crochet deal included the Yoshida dump, but I'm not trading away Anthony for Crochet.