2019
Lester: 27.5M
Heyward: 20M
Darvish: 20M
Hamels: 20M (opt)
Zobrist: 12.5M
Chatwood: 12.5M
Morrow: 9M
Quintana: 10.5M (opt)
Rizzo: 11.286M
Cishek: 6.5M
Kintzler: 5M
Duensing: 3.5M
Smyly: 7M
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165.286M Before arb.
Bryant, Baez, Schwarber, Russell,Montgomery, Hendricks. 30 mil tied up is really not a huge reach on the rest.
They would have to break lux to make it happen or trade Heyward or not opt Hamels.
They could get creative and trade Q and shed his 10.5 Mil and trade Schwarber's pending case with Chatwood. for prospects.
Start Smyly and still have Montgomery in the wings.
Let Russell walk.
That may open up 25 mil which works for a starter year with him but they are rolling the dice on Smyly recovering.
I really doubt it myself due to the loss outweighing the gain. But if they were able to back load it some what it is possible. 2020 they would drop Zo, Duesing, Hamels, Kintzler, Smyly, Strop. Plenty of opened up payroll to readjust.
That way they could break tax in 2019 then let payroll shed naturally in 2020 to reset.