Hugh2’s 2027 Payroll Blueprint: A probably unrealistic blueprint for 2027

[Hugh2]

and I have .9 Million to SPARE

• C: Adley Rutchmen ($9.1M)
• 1B: Wilson Contreras ($17.25M)
• 2B: Franklin Arias ($0.80M)
• 3B: Caleb Durbin ($.80M)
• SS: Elly De La Cruz ($7.9M)
• LF: Jarren Duran ($10.5M)
• CF: Ceddanne Rafaela ($6.25M)
• RF: Roman Anthony ($16.25M)
• DH: Masatak Yoshida ($18.0M)
• 4th OF: Tyrone Taylor ($4.01M)
• Utility: Custis Mead ($.80M)
• Utility: Romy Gonzalez ($1.8M)
• Backup C: Connor Wong ($2.0M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($22.50M)
• SP1: Tarik SKubal ($45.0M)
• SP2: Garret Crochett ($28.00M)
• SP3: Ranger Saurez ($26.0M)
• SP4: Payton Tolle ($.80M)
• SP5: Bryan Bello ($9.7M)
• RP: Aroldis Chapman ($12.70M)
• RP: Erik Miller ($1.5M)
• RP: Justin Slaten ($1.0M)
• RP: Greg Weissert ($1.0M)
• RP: Tyron Guerrero ($1.0M)
• RP: Kutter Crawford ($2.6M)
• RP: Justin Slaten ($0.80M)
• RP: Johan Oviedo ($0.80M)
• POS: Add Dead Money Here ($4.0M)

Payroll is 2.75% under budget

[notin]

How did the Sox get Elly De La Cruz?  Abreu and Bennett?

[Hugh2]

2 hours ago, notin said:

How did the Sox get Elly De La Cruz?  Abreu and Bennett?

Those two plus, yeah. 

[Nick]

If we can sign Skubal and get Elly De La Cruz, I'm okay with

Tolle, Arias and Abreu leaving with couple of more prospects and keeping Bennett.

It will take all three and prospects to get 3 years of Elly De La Cruz. I would sign Skubal first though. 

$41M will be gone for 2028 season so Skubal's salary will be covered after one year of pain. 

[JoeBrady]

3 hours ago, Nick said:

Tolle, Arias and Abreu leaving with couple of more prospects

That trade would be a negative, even in 2027.  

[Hugh2]

John Henry doesn't have the balls to pay Skubal.....But I do.  Unfortunately I do not own the Boston Red Sox