http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/09/24/bad-contracts-a-small-budget-and-the-end-of-the-good-times/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/09/24/bad-contracts-a-small-budget-and-the-end-of-the-good-times/#comment-39241 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:08:29 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=40173#comment-39241 […] Royals have close to $67 million committed to five players for 2019, but are reportedly dicing payroll into the $85 to $90 million territory. That means every dollar […]

]]> http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2018/09/24/bad-contracts-a-small-budget-and-the-end-of-the-good-times/#comment-38879 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 13:06:14 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=40173#comment-38879 […] Craig wrote about next year’s payroll and the expected decrease that should surprise nobody. He mentioned that there will only be around $24 million to fill out the remaining 20 spots on the roster and while that seems like a tough stretch, it actually won’t be all that hard. Think of all the positions on the field that will be manned by 0-3 players (the guys who haven’t yet hit arbitration). All four starting infielders along with Brett Phillips, Brian Goodwin, Jorge Bonifacio, Rosell Herrera and Cam Gallagher all seem like good bets to be on the roster as of right now. That’s nine players who will earn about $5.5 million among them. Then add in Jakob Junis and at least one from the group of Heath Fillmyer, Jorge Lopez, Trevor Oaks, Scott Barlow and Glenn Sparkman. I’d guess they’ll run at least three pre-arb guys out there in the bullpen, so you’re talking about 14 of those 20 players making around $8 million. Now the number is down to $16 million for six players. I’m sure one or two veteran reclamation guys will be there, so there’s definitely some room for a mid-level reliever or even a creative contract that is pretty well back loaded. My point is that the payroll discussion doesn’t preclude spending on anyone. It’s certainly possible they can spend a bit. […]

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