07-19-2022, 05:35 PM
(07-19-2022, 11:59 AM)mvossman Wrote: What is the math on that? I'm looking at the cap sheet on the beginning of this thread. Looks like we have roughly 2 mil in space that season. If we remove Timmy and extend Wood for roughly the same amount that's a wash. Lets say we extend Maxi at his current rate and lose Bertans, then we are looking at +8 mil. That's 10. If we remove Green (trade or decline option) then you are looking at roughly the 15 mil it takes to supposedly sign Cam, plus the full MLE. This would assume all open roster spots this season are filled with one year vet mins.
If we remove Green (trade or decline option) -- that decision will be made in Oct, not June. But we'll say they pull the plug in Oct.
I don't know what cap sheet you see, so I'm using spotrac's numbers, and your assumptions with one difference (I think that an extension for Maxi will cost the projected MLE of approx 11M, and if they don't see him as worth that, then it won't happen).
That lands them around 130M total, counting the charge for empty roster spaces.
If they do get a way lower total, keep in mind that their spending becomes an either-or thing between (1) cap room + small MLE, or (2) big MLE + BAE. You never get both over-MLE cap room plus big MLE to spend.