Finally! Official Hot Stove League thread!

[D-train]

Probably have about $20-25M in payroll left to add. Plenty of room to add 3-5 wins with a trade + a signing or two trades.

[D-train]

Morosi on MLB Network today floating the M's trading for Dylan Cease and trading off Woo or Miller for bats...

One can pray.

D-train had it first.

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[D-train]

How would the two part White Sox Rays Trade impact our Wins projection?

Out:
Miller -1.3 fWAR


In:
Cease 2.7 fWAR
Randy 2.9 fWAR

Net: +4.4 fWAR

Current Team projection: 87.4 wins
New Team projections: 91.8 wins

[D-train]

How would the two part White Sox Rays Trade impact our payroll projection?

Out:
Miller -$1M


In:
Cease +$9.0M
Randy +$9.0M
Net: +$17.0M

Current Team projection: $119M
New Team projections: $137M
2023 Team payroll: $140M

[D-train]

What would the two part White Sox Rays Trades look like?

[Juliooooo]

Why are we trading assets for a starting pitcher with more salary? Not saying I would mind the trade, depending on the players given up, but didn’t seem prudent for a team that is limiting spending.

[ice99]

Probably have about $20-25M in payroll left to add. Plenty of room to add 3-5 wins with a trade + a signing or two trades.

I like it even more now that Garver gets $9.5 M in 2024 and $11.5M in 2025.

I'm hoping for a Snell deal that has money deferred in 2024.

Maybe the following
Snell signing, which adds 1.5 wins over Miller. It keeps him away from Yankees, Anaheim.
Miller trade for Azorarena, which adds 1.5 wins over Marlowe/Trammel/Deloach.
Trade or sign a setup reliever, adding about 1 win. I suspect someone in the pen will regress down.

[D-train]

Why are we trading assets for a starting pitcher with more salary? Not saying I would mind the trade, depending on the players given up, but didn’t seem prudent for a team that is limiting spending.

Because if we trade Woo or Miller we will need another starter right? Rays can't afford Cease or they would just do a direct trade with the Sox. Cease is way more affordable than any FA starter of his ilk.

[D-train]

Probably have about $20-25M in payroll left to add. Plenty of room to add 3-5 wins with a trade + a signing or two trades.

I like it even more now that Garver gets $9.5 M in 2024 and $11.5M in 2025.

I'm hoping for a Snell deal that has money deferred in 2024.

Maybe the following
Snell signing, which adds 1.5 wins over Miller. It keeps him away from Yankees, Anaheim.
Miller trade for Azorarena, which adds 1.5 wins over Marlowe/Trammel/Deloach.
Trade or sign a setup reliever, adding about 1 win. I suspect someone in the pen will regress down.

I though it was $24M total?

[harmony]

Harrison Bader is off the board:

https://twitter.com/martinonyc/status/1 ... 44958?s=20