Trade & FA 2025-26: Free Agency Starts 5pm CST/6pm EST

[Smitty]

So Klay by himself misses it by a couple hundred thousand.  Gafford + Exum doesn't quite get their either.  Seems like getting out of repeater tax would make a lot of sense.  Will be a lot harder to shed salary in the offseason.

That's why I felt the need to post the financial impact of the hypothetical trade(s) I posted yesterday. It's not just a judgement of the deal(s) at face value. It's about $200M net difference, versus doing nothing.

Of course there are other ways to reduce payroll. Sending out Martin, Hardy, or DLO would all be our preference in any trade that may happen. But when doing a deep dive on the financial picture that this team is facing, it becomes even more evident that they'll likely do SOMETHING this TDL to reduce payroll for next season.

Just a week ago, I held the opinion that it wasn't a big deal, and that the A2 threshold was the only real concern, as long as Dumont was willing to pay up. It's not as easy to say it with my chest knowing the dollars and cents now.