| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Sterling | 19 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| Murf Gray | 22 | Minors | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.2 | ||
| Round A Comp Balance Pick | Minors | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
| Khristian Curtis | 24 | Minors | SP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 | 3 | 3.6 |
Total Value:
16
| Name | Age | Level | P1 | P2 | Availability | Years | AFV | Salary | Surplus | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willson Contreras | 34 | Majors | 1B | Low | 2.5 | 47.3 | 39.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 9.5 | |
| Cash | 5 |
Total Value:
12.9
💁🏼♀️ It’s a decent offer, but I would pass. 👎 I think if the cash was reduced to $2.5m the Red Sox might consider it, but I still wouldn’t.💰 Here’s my thinking on it; There is about $9m left on Contreras salary for this year, $4m paid by the Cardinals, that leaves $5m for the ‘26 season. His salary in ‘27 is $17m with the Cardinals paying another $4m leaving $13m. And the club has a $20m club option for the ‘28 season (age 36, no buyout). So if you pass on the option he’s owed approximately $18m for the rest of this year and next year (which I believe will be a lockout/walkout shortened season, so potentially owed even less). Those numbers represent a very nice bargain for the middle of the order RH bat that is in such high demand and not much available.
Being honest i don't think 2.5 MM should be the factor if the Redsox are getting a package like this. Plus they've already invested in this team and agreed to the payroll. In fact, I think they should be willing to eat as much money as they can, so they can maximize the returns they acquire.
Eating money to maximize a return doesn’t necessarily mean a prospect that a team has no interest in moving suddenly becomes available, it only means it will include more of the “edge of the roster” or “lottery types” in the trade package.