PREAMBLE
Goals: No long term commitments yet, swap pitching prospects for hitting.
ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
- Jose Abreu, $16M - Tender
- Avisail Garcia, $8M - Non-Tender
- Yolmer Sanchez, $4.7M - Tender
- Carlos Rodon, $3.7M - Tender
- Matt Davidson, $2.4M - Non-Tender
- Leury Garcia, $1.9M - Tender
- Danny Farquhar, $1.4M - Non-Tender
CLUB OPTIONS
- Nate Jones, $4.65 million/$1.25M buyout - Pickup
- James Shields, $16 million/$2M buyout - Let Go
OTHER IMPENDING FREE AGENTS
- Miguel Gonzalez (made $4.75 million in 2018) - Let Go
- Hector Santiago (made $2 million in 2018 — added) - Let Go
FREE AGENTS
No. 1: JA Happ (2 years, $30m). I 'm looking for 170 innings.
No. 2: Lance Lynn (1 year, $13m)
No. 3: David Robertson (2 years, $20m)
No. 4: Jesse Chavez (1 year, $6m)
No. 5: Drew Pomeranz (1 year, $9m)
TRADES
No. 1: Trade Dylan Cease and Zack Collins to the Reds for Nick Senzel. Reds need pitching and have a 3B and 2B.
No. 2: Trade Jose Abreu and Blake Rutherford to the Rockies for David Dahl and Colton Welker.
No. 3: Trade Carlos Rodon to the Dodgers for Alex Verdugo.
No. 4: Trade Dane Dunning to the Mets for Peter Alonso.
SUMMARY
See what comes out of this group in 2019, as well as how your minor leaguers progress (most notably the ones coming back from injury: Robert, Burger, Burdi, Hansen), then put your money on the table.
CF Verdugo
2B Moncada
1B Alonso
DH Palka
RF Jimenez
3B Senzel
LF Dahl
SS Anderson
CA Castillo
BN Sanchez
BN Navarez
BN L. Garcia
SP Lopez
SP Gioloito
SP Happ
SP Lynn
SP Pomeranz
RP Robertson
RP Chavez
RP Fry
RP Bummer
RP Jones
RP Minaya
RP Covey
RP Hamilton
