Rays Extend

[Jon]

Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B- PIT - $8.75m 2031
Santiago Espinal CIN - $2.4m 2027
Bennett Sousa RP - HOU - $760K 2030
Garrett Cleavinger RP - TB - $1.2m 2028
Zach Short, HOU $760K 2026

[Jon]

You can hold off until the deadline to process in order to attempt to trade them.  Then the new owners could determine if they want to extend.  So respectfully hold off extending until deadline.  I request that only Rob handle this thread

[Jon]

updated

[Rob]

These ready to process now?

[Jon]

I may need to drop the balance of the pending free agents for payroll purposes but yes they are finalized

[Rob]

Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B- PIT - $8.75m 2031
Santiago Espinal CIN - $2.4m 2027
Bennett Sousa RP - HOU - $760k 2030
Garrett Cleavinger RP - TB - $1.2m 2028
Zach Short, HOU $760k 2026

Hey @Jon just one issue with Sousa - his contract annual value is $760k, however, since his current Moneyball contract is $3.1m, this rule would apply: 

The value of the extension must be equal to or greater than the player's expiring contract.

This means that Sousa's extension would be $3.1m (2030)

After all these other extensions you are left with $4,718,700 in cap space.  Let me know if you still want to extend Sousa.  I'll wait to process the others until you decide on Sousa.

[Jon]

Just tell me each players contract and I will tell you accordingly   Thank you

[Rob]

Just need a decision on Sousa.  The rest of your contract numbers are correct.

[Rob]

All Fantraxed except for Sousa.