How to Save The Wieters Overpay in the Current Roster

[weams]

Who needs traded, or non-tendered to make up for the budget hit?

[SteveO]

Who needs traded, or non-tendered to make up for the budget hit?

Brian Matusz seems like an obvious starting point.

[waroriole]

Let's be honest. They weren't spending that money anyway.

[weams]

Let's be honest. They weren't spending that money anyway.

What money bud?

[waroriole]

What money bud?

15.8 M going to Wieters. Who were they going to sign?

[clapdiddy]

If I had to take a guess, I'd say Gonzalez, Matusz, and a trade of Britton.

[weams]

15.8 M going to Wieters. Who were they going to sign?

I have no idea. None.

[weams]

If I had to take a guess, I'd say Gonzalez, Matusz, and a trade of Britton.

I'd say a trade of Britton now that Kimbrel has been traded. Chapman next, Britton afterwards.

[PaulFolk]

15.8 M going to Wieters. Who were they going to sign?

I don't know, but I don't think they were just going to leave $16 million on the table.

[El Gordo]

If I had to take a guess, I'd say Gonzalez, Matusz, and a trade of Britton.

Non tendering Matusz and trading Britton are options, but why trade Gonzo when we need pitching. You aren't getting a pitcher as good as he is for 6 M.

[SteveO]

Non tendering Matusz and trading Britton are options, but why trade Gonzo when we need pitching. You aren't getting a pitcher as good as he is for 6 M.

Yea it would seem to counter productive to trade a player who generally has outperformed his salary.

We got enough to fill without adding Gonzo's spot at this point.

I would consider trading Britton if necessary but only if the return is good enough.

[24fps]

I was hoping that Britton would be traded anyway but for a quality minor leaguer who was close to being ML ready. Now I can see Britton being traded to patch current holes which would be much less attractive IMO. I think this means Matusz is gone regardless of whether that was the original plan or not.

Welcome back Gonzo, any more at home like you?

I worry that organizational expectations for 2016 don't get adjusted in light of Wieters' surprise move and Gausman and what's left of our MiL system gets shopped to fill short-term needs.

[DrungoHazewood]

Who needs traded, or non-tendered to make up for the budget hit?

What do you mean save? Just hang on for the 17 years of 55 win seasons and you'll be all good.

[DrungoHazewood]

I worry that organizational expectations for 2016 don't get adjusted in light of Wieters' surprise move and Gausman and what's left of our MiL system gets shopped to fill short-term needs.

Yea, the surest way to win on a budget is to trade your assets with a legitimate chance to way outperform their salaries.

[TonySoprano]

Ideally you trade Jimenez but I don't see a buyer for his contract.