moonslav59’s 2027 Payroll Blueprint: Moonslav Blue Print

[moonslav59]

19 minutes ago, Randy Red Sox said:

i dont disagree but for JH it's all about the $$

Yes, and my plan is not that expensive. 

[notin]

1 hour ago, Randy Red Sox said:

we don't need Abrams and remember we have Story for 2027 and he aint going nowhere

Nats aren’t trading Abrams and he isn’t a shortstop anyway…

[notin]

46 minutes ago, moonslav59 said:

Yes, and my plan is not that expensive. 

Story fits perfect.  Short term.  Not likely to last.  Hold the fort for Arias..

[moonslav59]

4 minutes ago, notin said:

Story fits perfect.  Short term.  Not likely to last.  Hold the fort for Arias..

I'm done with him.

He's like a 10% gamble.

[notin]

1 minute ago, moonslav59 said:

I'm done with him.

He's like a 10% gamble.

He’s the least of the Sox issues and one that if you don’t like him, you at least see the path to remove him.

Healthy? He’s a good player. Injured? He just got our top prosoect playing time. Whats the downside? That he’s overpaid, and that money could be spent elsewhere? Getting rid of Story’s salary doesn’t guarantee anything gets re-invested.  Thats been the pattern for a while now…

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, notin said:

He’s the least of the Sox issues and one that if you don’t like him, you at least see the path to remove him.

I don't like him and see the path to save $4-6M, this winter.

I think our winter spending budget will be tight, and every few millions saved, gives us some more play to add slightly better players.

$11M Duran

$4-6M Story

$2-4M Yoshida

If we had to, we could try and trade KC ($7.5M AAV), or (gasp) Bello ($9.2M.)

We may need to get creative if JH stays the tightwad he's been since when? The JD signing or Sale/Nate extensions, but then again, that was right before letting Betts walk.

[moonslav59]

1 hour ago, notin said:

Healthy? He’s a good player. Injured? He just got our top prosoect playing time. Whats the downside? That he’s overpaid, and that money could be spent elsewhere? Getting rid of Story’s salary doesn’t guarantee anything gets re-invested.  Thats been the pattern for a while now…

Yes, when healthy, he has shown he can be "good-" not real good. Not always, but yes he can be.

He's also older.

He's also bad on SS defense. He was barely passable on defense way back in '25.

Again, I'm not saying my plan will happen, and of course JH could just pocket all "savings."

I'm presenting my idea of a plan with an eye towards not forcing JH to spend a lot, but also not to pad his wallet. I would not trade Story, unless the money is used. He does have value as our best back-up SS to Arias. He still has some chances of having a decent year- maybe close to 2025 numbers.

If we trade Duran, Story & Yoshida, and we trade for Abram or DLC, I think we'd have enough money to sign Sato. (He may not get as much as some think he will get.)