Yeah, they could extend Bogaerts and or Devers, or sign Correa. They can’t do all of that, though.
Why not? Future teams should have plenty of room to maneuver with those contracts on the payroll.
Here’s a possible 2025 lineup scenario with us getting Correa, Schwarber and Suzuki, extending Devers and Bogaerts and trading Duran and Dalbec:
Yorke - 2B (min.)
Schwarber - DH ($15/yr through ‘25)
Correa - SS ($34 million through 2029)
Devers - 3B ($30 million through 2030)
Bogaerts - LF ($25 million through 2028)
Casas - 1B (min.)
Suzuki - RF ($15/yr through ‘25 or ‘26)
R. Hernández - C (min.)
Jimenez/McDonough - CF (min.)
Other prospects: Jordan (1B/DH), Bleis (OF), Downs (2B/SS), Hamilton (SS), Binelas (3B), Bonaci (3B), Wong (C/2B), Lugo (SS)
In ‘26, Schwarber walks, Mayer gets promoted, Correa moves to 3B, Devers moves to DH.
We’ll also have a number of very cheap rotation options from a group of Houck, Whitlock, Gonzalez, Seabold, Bello, Mata, Crawford, Walter, Groome, Ward, Winckowski, German and Song. Not all pan out of course, but they don’t all need to.
I’m not sure exactly what the 2025 competitive balance tax is ($230 + x escalation) but that roster is comfortably under it.