TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

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Ok, I was about a mil off to begin with and didn't account for the empty roster charges.

So if we keep everybody (Timmy, Bertans, Green and Frank) and extend Wood and Maxi for 27 I believe that puts us just under the tax.  In that situation can we use the full MLE, or does it have to be the tax MLE because the full would put us over the tax?

The MLE situation at that point is uncertain to predict.

Using the full MLE hard caps you to stay under the apron on your total, which should be about 170M. But how much room you have would depend on how you fill out your whole roster, not just the first 12 for "cap room" budgeting, and the alternatives are all over the lot. The roster management at the margins, up and down the roster, makes a difference in the math.

On its face, rough math with assumptions we have been talking about, "full MLE room" is not looming at the moment. Maybe 1/2 or 2/3. But there would be many many ways to alter that between now and then, and even during free agency. I would expect them to find a way, if they can find the right player to add, and I think adding the right full-MLE players is a good avenue to efficient roster improvement.