2/19/2020

5:49 PM

The San Diego Padres are looking to shed some payroll to put themselves in a position to land a big-time player after the 2020 season. A team whose payroll is $141,862,500 is looking to get out of the remaining 3/60 mill contract of Wil Myers, which would free up 30 mill.

Earlier this offseason, the Dads tried to swing a deal with the BoSox for Mookie Betts that would have included Wil Myers going back to Boston. The BoSox weren’t looking to take on that salary do the looming luxury tax fines they were facing entering the year… thank Christ that didn’t happen. However, here we are, the Dads and the BoSox have engaged in trade talks that would send Myers to Boston at a hugely discounted rate, it’s currently unclear as to who Boston would be sending to San Diego. My guess would be Michael “Ice Horse” Chavis, potential 30 homers and 95 to 100 steak guy would fill there hole at 2nd base, its not often you come across a guy with that kinda pop at a position that doesn’t have many power hitters especially for a lineup that only has two real homerun threats(Tatis Jr. and Machado).

As I mentioned earlier, Myers would be going to Boston at a hugely discounted rate, per Sons of Sam Horn thread “2019-20 Offseason Discussion” HanginW/ScottCooper broke down the financials of the contract:
“2020: $13.833 (Red Sox), $10 million “Credit” from the Padres to Red Sox, $10 million cap hit for the Padres
2021: $13.833 (Red Sox), $10 million “Credit” from the Padres to Red Sox, $10 million cap hit for the Padres
2022: $13.833 (Red Sox), $10 million “Credit” from the Padres to Red Sox, $10 million cap hit for the Padres.”

The big thing here is that word in quotes, “Credit,” Bowlerman9 rebottled to HanginW/ScottCooper with this:
“A player’s AAV doesnt change, unless his actual contract does. Myers signed a 6 year, $83M contract so his AAV is $13.83M each of the 6 years.
If a team sends cash along with a player to pay his contract, they take a cap hit for 100% of that amount each year. If a team receives cash, they receive a 100% credit.
So if the San Diego sends $10m/yr along to the Sox, his cap hit would be $10M to SD and $3.83M to Boston each of the next 3 years (for the same $13.83M total).”

Myers AAV is 13.38 mill, and the Dads would be paying ten mill(which is where the credit comes from) of the 13.38 each of the next three years if he were to be traded, Boston would have to pick up the remaining 3.38 mill across those three years.

Jackie Bradley Jr.’s name has been thrown around in this specific trade; he will be a free agent after the year and is set to make 11 mill this year; if this trade were to happen, Boston would be saving 7.62 mill. I can see why they’d make this deal you get a former 3rd Round pick who has a Rookie of the Year under his belt. Myers is only 29, and minus last year his two fully healthy seasons he’s a 30 double/30 homer/ 30 swipes kind of talent at 3.38 mill a year for three years… SIGN ME THE FUCK UP!

Now the Dads are doing this as a salary dump, Myers needs a change of scenery and who better to deal him to than a guy who knows him well in Chaim Bloom. Assuming this happens, the Dads can be in play for Mookie Betts, the only real big fish who is likely hitting the market next offseason. Dads have also been connected to Nick Senzel of the Reds, he’s coming off a down year, and his value is low, they’re still interested in a possible trade for Mr. Smile Francisco Lindor and potentially moving Tatis Jr. to centerfield. Realistically I don’t see Tatis moving off short, so I mean if Lindor’s cool with moving to second, maybe this would work because the Dads can give him 300 mill.

Final Take:
I can see the Myers to Boston trade happening when you crunch the numbers Boston is trying to strike lightning in a bottle, and it’s a low-risk high-reward kind of move. The Dads seem adamant to get out of this Myer’s contract to put themselves in the best position possible to be Big Game Hunting next offseason.