Need to move salary.

[jwj20]

The auto-draft killed me by adding a lot of money onto my books (really killed by David Wells). I need to shed some salary and need a little more reliable pitching.

Looking to move A-Rod, Rollins.

Someone please help!

Thank you,

Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

[cjay101]

The good thing is Rollins, Jones, Wagner, and Sanchez are all pending free agents, so you will open up a lot of room if you let them leave. Some of the other players with 2008 contracts on the salary page might have team/mutual/vesting options that may not be in effect depending as well. That A-Rod contract is the killer!

 

[jwj20]

The good thing is Rollins, Jones, Wagner, and Sanchez are all pending free agents, so you will open up a lot of room if you let them leave. Some of the other players with 2008 contracts on the salary page might have team/mutual/vesting options that may not be in effect depending as well. That A-Rod contract is the killer!

Yeah I figured I would grab A-Rod and Rollins and then take spare parts. Lee and Blanton had low contracts. Then I got the bloated Jones, Wells, and a slew of 1-2 million contracts thrown on there.

My next year is wide open. I can replace the big contracts hopefully by backing up my minor leaguers. Jones is out 4 months now (12 million contract... ugh) so that forces me to bring up my stud back up CF from AAA but he's in his last year.

So I don't necessarily need a replacement CF. I need to dump some of this salary I really didn't want in the first place but have to fight with. At least we're not getting hit with huge penalties this first year!

 

[redsguy]

If you are moving these guys I would be interested.
Freddy Sanchez
Cliff P Lee
and possibly
David Wells
Frank Catlalattaattatoototatooata

 

[JamesNevans]

The only way you are going to move salary and improve your pitching is to give up minor league talent, and I'm not talking about the 24+ year old guys, but ones that have long term excess value. Guys like that CF Mantle are not really long term even if good. I can take salary, and I do have pitching, but I'll have to raid your minors.

I can take on the $17m owed David Wells and give you back 25 year old P Cam Morgan who is in the minors ($440k contract) but numbers are 51stu 51mov 49con. It will cost you 19 year old P Michael Smith and 30 year old utility man SS Guillermo Lopez.

 

[jwj20]

The only way you are going to move salary and improve your pitching is to give up minor league talent, and I'm not talking about the 24+ year old guys, but ones that have long term excess value. Guys like that CF Mantle are not really long term even if good. I can take salary, and I do have pitching, but I'll have to raid your minors.

I can take on the $17m owed David Wells and give you back 25 year old P Cam Morgan who is in the minors ($440k contract) but numbers are 51stu 51mov 49con. It will cost you 19 year old P Michael Smith and 30 year old utility man SS Guillermo Lopez.

James,

If you're still up for it, I would be willing to move Wells with Smith and Lopez for Morgan.

-Justin

 

[redsguy]

I'm still interested in the guys I had listed.

 

[JamesNevans]

James,

If you're still up for it, I would be willing to move Wells with Smith and Lopez for Morgan.

-Justin

Okay, I'll post it.

There were just 5 of 30 teams that are scheduled to spend $3m+ under budget, so there are not a lot of options for those that don't move fast.