What’s ‘26 payroll without Gray, NA, WC?

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dugoutrex
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Re: What’s ‘26 payroll without Gray, NA, WC?

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payroll would still be up there when you consider how much we will have to pay to make them go away
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Re: What’s ‘26 payroll without Gray, NA, WC?

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Goldfan wrote: 06 Oct 2025 09:57 am
Quincy Varnish wrote: 06 Oct 2025 07:48 am
Goldfan wrote: 05 Oct 2025 08:56 am Has to be well under 100mil
C Crooks/Pages
1B Burly
2b JJ
SS Winn
3B Donovan
DH Herrera
LF NEED
CF Scott
RF NEED

Bloom could sign a 2x30mil/yr and a 20-30mil AND still be under 175mil.
You killed off Noot?
You want Noot? You can have him. Perhaps ship him out to LA to be Ohtani’s pet…..
Hey, that’s dumb.
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Re: What’s ‘26 payroll without Gray, NA, WC?

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Here is where our 26 man payroll sits as of right now using the mlbtraderumors arbitration figures:

Pitchers: (If you want your head to explode try and figure out the top 13 pitchers on the 40 man)
Gray $35
Romero $4.4
Pallante $3.4
Liberatore $2.8
King $2.1
Alcala $2.1
Leahy $795600
O'Brien $795050
Svanson $785700
McGreevy $784450
Veneziano $782600
Garnillo $782550
Raquet $780150

Catchers:
Herrera $798900
Pages $796900
Pozo $790350

Infielders:
Arenado $27 - $5 from Colorado - $6 deferred + $2.24 owed defered money
Contreras $18
Donovan $5.4
Gorman $2.9
Winn $799450
Saggese $787150

Outfielders:
Nootbaar $5.7
Burleson $3.5
Walker $799400
Scott $792750

Total $114,611,000


Others on 40 Man you can pick or choose who to add or subtract (I would think Alcala is gone like someone else said)
Zack Thompson $800800
Chris Roycroft $787450
Munoz $786700
Fernandez $784400
Graceffo $784400
Hence $780000
Robberse $780000
Roby $780000
Crooks $781550
Fermin $791600
Prieto $780350
Siani $791600
Church $782150
Koperniak $780000

So we are looking at $114.611 million and that is without getting rid of Arenado, Gray or Contreras. If we trade any of those guys which we no doubtedly will, our payroll will go below $100 million.
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