Edman85

If the Epstein walls start closing in, sure.

Assuming they get healthy and can get some guys back on minor league splits and get under the tax, in addition to the immense prospect cost I am seeing proposed here, you are also giving the competitive balance draft pick in 2027 as well as moving the comp pick for Skubal (and maybe one for Mize... and doubtful but possibly one for Flaherty) from after the first round to after the fourth. You are also losing the pool money allowing you to spread that money through what many are calling one of the strongest draft classes.

The number goes up every injury... Player Framber Valdez $36,466,899.38 Tarik Skubal $32,000,000.00 Javier Baez $23,333,333.33 Gleyber Torres $22,025,000.00 Jack Flaherty $17,500,000.00 Kenley Jansen $11,000,000.00 Justin Verlander $10,013,204.43 Kyle Finnegan $9,500,000.00 Drew Anderson $7,000,000.00 Casey Mize $6,150,000.00 Riley Greene $5,000,000.00 Colt Keith $4,773,750.00 Zach McKinstry $4,200,000.00 Spencer Torkelson $4,075,000.00 Will Vest $3,950,000.00 Kerry Carpenter $3,275,000.00 Matt Vierling $3,255,000.00 Jake Rogers $3,050,000.00 Tyler Holton $1,575,000.00 Burch Smith $1,275,401.07 Enmanuel De Jesus $1,260,695.19 Beau Brieske $1,157,500.00 Dillon Dingler $834,900.00 Jahmai Jones $832,200.00 Reese Olson $818,100.00 Parker Meadows $805,300.00 Connor Seabold $800,000.00 Brant Hurter $796,200.00 Trey Sweeney $788,700.00 Troy Melton $785,500.00 Jackson Jobe $784,300.00 Bailey Horn $784,100.00 Kevin McGonigle $780,000.00 Wenceel Perez $767,631.02 Keider Montero $760,296.63 Ricky Vanasco $737,032.09 Brenan Hanifee $716,050.67 Hao Yu Lee $691,886.63 Jace Jung $660,400.53 Sawyer Gipson-Long $391,112.76 Ty Madden $380,700.00 Grant Holman $303,483.64 Drew Sommers $127,100.00 Eduardo Valencia $117,400.00 Yoniel Curet $114,186.10 Thayron Liranzo $63,600.00 Jake Miller $63,600.00 Trei Cruz $63,600.00 Tomas Nido $0.00 Tanner Rainey $0.00 Bryan Sammons $0.00 Konnor Pilkington $0.00 Troy Watson $0.00 Scott Effross $0.00 Corey Julks $0.00 Jack Little $0.00 Tyler Mattison $0.00 Tyler Owens $0.00 Sean Guenther $0.00 Dugan Darnell $0.00 Matt Seelinger $0.00 Gage Workman $0.00 Dylan Smith -$96,601.60 Justyn-Henry Malloy -$100,000.00 Eduardo Rodriguez -$933,333.33 Player Salaries $225,473,228.53 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool $1,666,666.67 Player Benefits $18,206,789.00 CBT Payroll $245,346,684.19 CBT Threshold $244,000,000.00 CBT Room -$1,346,684.19

Touch screen, no typing issues. Just didn't know how to spell it. "Sod," not "existential"

Reds territory is vast. I think it even dips down to the Mississippi suburbs of Memphis. I was blown away when a Tigers/Reds game was blacked out when I was stuck in the Charlotte Airport on a delayed layover.

I went to Lowes yesterday to get some sod plugs (In Florida, the grass grows sideways on stolons, so this works). The garden area was closed, so I had to go inside to ring them up and go out and grab them, like ice at a convenience store. The employee working the checkout area proceeded to type in sod into the touch screen to ring it up... and was unable to spell "sod." "Sid," "Sud", "Sd."

Over after today's moves... assuming frozen roster the rest of the way. As guys get healthy and more guys are on minor league split, this will go back under. Player Framber Valdez $36,466,899.38 Tarik Skubal $32,000,000.00 Javier Baez $23,333,333.33 Gleyber Torres $22,025,000.00 Jack Flaherty $17,500,000.00 Kenley Jansen $11,000,000.00 Justin Verlander $10,013,204.43 Kyle Finnegan $9,500,000.00 Drew Anderson $7,000,000.00 Casey Mize $6,150,000.00 Riley Greene $5,000,000.00 Colt Keith $4,773,750.00 Zach McKinstry $4,200,000.00 Spencer Torkelson $4,075,000.00 Will Vest $3,950,000.00 Kerry Carpenter $3,275,000.00 Matt Vierling $3,255,000.00 Jake Rogers $3,050,000.00 Tyler Holton $1,575,000.00 Burch Smith $1,275,401.07 Enmanuel De Jesus $1,260,695.19 Beau Brieske $1,157,500.00 Dillon Dingler $834,900.00 Jahmai Jones $832,200.00 Reese Olson $818,100.00 Parker Meadows $805,300.00 Connor Seabold $800,000.00 Brant Hurter $796,200.00 Trey Sweeney $788,700.00 Troy Melton $785,500.00 Jackson Jobe $784,300.00 Bailey Horn $784,100.00 Kevin McGonigle $780,000.00 Wenceel Perez $767,631.02 Keider Montero $760,296.63 Brenan Hanifee $716,050.67 Hao Yu Lee $691,886.63 Jace Jung $660,400.53 Sawyer Gipson-Long $391,112.76 Ty Madden $380,700.00 Grant Holman $303,483.64 Drew Sommers $127,100.00 Eduardo Valencia $117,400.00 Yoniel Curet $114,186.10 Thayron Liranzo $63,600.00 Jake Miller $63,600.00 Trei Cruz $63,600.00 Tomas Nido $0.00 Tanner Rainey $0.00 Bryan Sammons $0.00 Konnor Pilkington $0.00 Troy Watson $0.00 Scott Effross $0.00 Ricky Vanasco $0.00 Corey Julks $0.00 Jack Little $0.00 Tyler Mattison $0.00 Tyler Owens $0.00 Sean Guenther $0.00 Dugan Darnell $0.00 Matt Seelinger $0.00 Gage Workman $0.00 Dylan Smith -$96,601.60 Justyn-Henry Malloy -$100,000.00 Eduardo Rodriguez -$933,333.33 Player Salaries $224,736,196.44 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool $1,666,666.67 Player Benefits $18,206,789.00 CBT Payroll $244,609,652.11 CBT Threshold $244,000,000.00 CBT Room -$609,652.11

Jung and DeJesus...

Doesn't racial gerrymandering help Republicans? This came up when the courts blew up a district near me (Corrine Brown). Once it was blown up, more competitive purple district ensued.

Holman and Curet can very easily be DFA'ed if space is needed. Also on the pitching front, Vanasco has been lights out and can come up for relief help until they need length. Would take up a 40 man spot, but again, Holman and Curet are expendable.

Buck Rodgers in 1991. AI started hallucinating after that... Duroscher did it twice.

I found the last time it happened, and Dave Dombrowski was the one who fired the manager who went elsewhere.

That was my thought, but just checked and he was fired by the Reds in the offseason.

Update, knowing some splits now and also reflecting some roster moves that have raised the number. Player Framber Valdez $36,466,899.38 Tarik Skubal $32,000,000.00 Javier Baez $23,333,333.33 Gleyber Torres $22,025,000.00 Jack Flaherty $17,500,000.00 Kenley Jansen $11,000,000.00 Justin Verlander $10,013,204.43 Kyle Finnegan $9,500,000.00 Drew Anderson $7,000,000.00 Casey Mize $6,150,000.00 Riley Greene $5,000,000.00 Colt Keith $4,773,750.00 Zach McKinstry $4,200,000.00 Spencer Torkelson $4,075,000.00 Will Vest $3,950,000.00 Kerry Carpenter $3,275,000.00 Matt Vierling $3,255,000.00 Jake Rogers $3,050,000.00 Tyler Holton $1,575,000.00 Burch Smith $1,275,401.07 Beau Brieske $1,157,500.00 Dillon Dingler $834,900.00 Jahmai Jones $832,200.00 Reese Olson $818,100.00 Parker Meadows $805,300.00 Connor Seabold $800,000.00 Brant Hurter $796,200.00 Trey Sweeney $788,700.00 Troy Melton $785,500.00 Jackson Jobe $784,300.00 Bailey Horn $784,100.00 Kevin McGonigle $780,000.00 Wenceel Perez $767,631.02 Keider Montero $760,296.63 Brenan Hanifee $716,050.67 Hao Yu Lee $691,886.63 Enmanuel De Jesus $407,219.25 Sawyer Gipson-Long $391,112.76 Ty Madden $380,700.00 Grant Holman $303,483.64 Jace Jung $127,100.00 Drew Sommers $127,100.00 Eduardo Valencia $117,400.00 Yoniel Curet $114,186.10 Thayron Liranzo $63,600.00 Jake Miller $63,600.00 Trei Cruz $63,600.00 Tomas Nido $0.00 Tanner Rainey $0.00 Bryan Sammons $0.00 Konnor Pilkington $0.00 Troy Watson $0.00 Scott Effross $0.00 Ricky Vanasco $0.00 Corey Julks $0.00 Jack Little $0.00 Tyler Mattison $0.00 Tyler Owens $0.00 Sean Guenther $0.00 Dugan Darnell $0.00 Matt Seelinger $0.00 Dylan Smith -$96,601.60 Justyn-Henry Malloy -$100,000.00 Eduardo Rodriguez -$933,333.33 Player Salaries $223,349,419.97 Pre-Arb Bonus Pool $1,666,666.67 Player Benefits $18,206,789.00 CBT Payroll $243,222,875.64 CBT Threshold $244,000,000.00 CBT Room $777,124.36

Ethan is a lot more accurate than Spotrac (which is not reliable at all) and closer than Cots (although Cots has gotten better at back of roster estimations) https://x.com/i/status/2047692416472297586