Aidan :
idk where you got $229M as the projected payroll. rn with all the projected arb spotrac has the team at ~$262M and sox payroll has em at ~$268M. as for trades ATL would be taking on more money to pickup a washed story and KC who is already owed a minimum of $50M over the next 6 seasons despite not having a position and only one hot month at the plate, doesnt make sense for them especially since they're short on starter depth for next season. duran is projected to be owed over $11M and even though SD has been interested in the past i dont think they'd be willing to do it, esp not for their #4 prospect (even acknowledging they have a weak farm). seiya is projected to make more than what you proposed, is a GG finalist in RF, is expected to be highly sought after so imo $105/4 doesnt work on several levels. plus this doesnt fix the OF log jam bc they'd still have anthony, rafaela, abreu, suzuki, yoshida, white, jones, and eaton for OF/DH (white, jones, and eaton are all out of minor lg options). bassitt is whatever, and imo nick sogard is just better nicky lopez
2026-10-26 19:58:49