| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Diaz | 34 | Majors | 1B | Medium | 2 | 37.4 | 26 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 13.7 |
Total Value:
11.4
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yovanny Rodriguez | 19 | Minors | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 | ||
| Jonathan Santucci | 23 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 8.8 | ||
| Zach Thornton | 24 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
Total Value:
11.70
Rays need to cut about $10 million from payroll to get down to their desired payroll amount for 2026. Trading Yandy accomplishes that, as well as opening up a spot for T.Morgan who is ready to be called up to play 1B/DH with Aranda. From the Mets standpoint, it doesn’t appear a deal with Alonso is going to happen, so a pivot to Yandy makes a ton of sense. His bat is just as productive, only with more contact and less power, and he makes about 1/3 what Alonso expects to make. The cost for Diaz is 2 LHP, which the Rays lack in their Farm, and a good far-off catching prospect.