Message #2003758

[Slateman]

This http://www.talknats.com/2017/12/30/the-washington-nationals-salary-projections-and-bryce-harper/ notes we had about $50 million in luxury tax cushion, that's before trading Kinzler ($5 million) and DFA'ng Enny Romero ($2 million).   So figure $57 million. Assume Solis gets released and now you are up to $59 million.  $27 to Harper, $20 to Corbin, and still some money to spare, especially if they back-load contracts.  Trading either Taylor ($6 million) or Eaton ($8 million) for a pre-arb eligible bullpen arm would help too.

You aren't getting a pre-arb bullpen arm worth a crap for Taylor