Athletics
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson | Minors | 1B | OF | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | |||||
| Paul DeJong | 28 | Majors | SS | High | 3.7 | 8.5 | 15 | -6.5 | -7.8 | -6.5 | -5.2 | |
| Gordon Graceffo | Minors | RHP | 14.3 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 17.2 | ||||||
| Michael McGreevey | Minors | RHP | 11.2 | 9 | 11.2 | 13.4 | ||||||
| Masyn Winn | Minors | SS | RHP | 19.1 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 22.9 |
Total Value:
42.6
Cardinals
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Blackburn | 28 | Majors | SP | Medium | 3.7 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.9 | |
| Frankie Montas | 29 | Majors | SP | High | 1.6 | 44.6 | 10.6 | 34 | 27.2 | 34 | 40.8 |
Total Value:
40.6
A's absolutely NOT in on DeJong. You can keep him.
DeJong’s inclusion is merely to facilitate a sweeter return package. The A’s desperately need to maximize the prospects we get back, ours is a pretty thin system. The other four players probably slot into our top 10. Winn and the two pitchers absolutely do In fact, the two starters immediately become our top two pitching prospects, especially if you consider healthy pitching prospects. The A’s should have the money to afford DeJong’s underwater contract since they already have one of the, if not THE, lowest payroll in the league. Next season both Piscotty and Andrus will be gone leaving DeJong as the only substantial contract on the roster, and that has just one more season left (‘23). Oakland has come under fire from some other MLB team owners for collecting revenue sharing money but not investing that money in the team. Taking on DeJong’s contract helps remedy those complaints. They are essentially using DeJong to buy more and better prospects to help build up a competitive team.
You're thinking that the payroll and the roster are set by one person. This is not the case. John Fisher set a desired payroll level of "$50M or less" and walked away. That's his level of involvement. Beane & Forst have been doing the "stay under the limit" dance for a long time, and would be thrilled if the league made Fisher spend more. DeJong would just block Nick Allen, so him taking up a roster spot and payroll space is in no way an advantage.
“You’re thinking that the payroll and the roster are set by one person.” Absolutely false, I’ve never thought that.