Nationals Roster Moves August 17

[DaveW]

Drop:

Owen Carey OF ATL prospect
Kale Fountain CI SD prospect
Jorge Lopez RP NA 0.5MM(2026) $1MM cap hit
Trevor Williams SP WAS 1MM(2026) $1.5MM cap hit
Jake Rogers C DET 4.5MM(2027) $7.5MM cap hit

Demote:

Hector Rodriguez OF CIN prospect
Connelly Early SP BOS prospect

[BHows]

Drop:

Owen Carey OF ATL prospect
Kale Fountain CI SD prospect
Jorge Lopez RP NA 0.5MM(2026) $1MM cap hit
Trevor Williams SP WAS 1MM(2026) $1.5MM cap hit
Jake Rogers C DET 4.5MM(2027) $7.5MM cap hit

Demote:

Hector Rodriguez OF CIN prospect
Connelly Early SP BOS prospect

Cap hots
Lopez- $0.5m 2025
Williams- $1m 2025. $0.5m 2026
Rogers- $3.5m 2025. $2m 2026. $1m 2027

Fantraxed 8/17/25

[DaveW]

hi @BHows I was planning to buy these contracts out and take the hits in 2025

[BHows]

hi @BHows I was planning to buy these contracts out and take the hits in 2025

Then you're not simply dropping them,you're buying out their contracts?
No need in paying Lopez 10% extra, he'll be off your books at season's end.
Williams- $1m + $0.5= $1.5 + $150,000= $1.65m or $2m
Rogers- $3.5 + $2 + $1= $6.5+ $650,000= $7,150,000 or $7.5m

[DaveW]

Then you're not simply dropping them,you're buying out their contracts?
No need in paying Lopez 10% extra, he'll be off your books at season's end.
Williams- $1m + $0.5= $1.5 + $150,000= $1.65m or $2m
Rogers- $3.5 + $2 + $1= $6.5+ $650,000= $7,150,000 or $7.5m

Lopez' contract is 0.5MM(2026), so I would need to buy him out also.

Looking at your math and the rulebook, I think I slightly miscalculated the buyout amount.  For Rogers, my logic was (0.75+0.5+0.25) * contract amount, then round up that number to the next increment of 500k.  Your logic (which not surprisingly is correct) is to round up each year to the next increment of 500k, then add them together, then round up the total again to the next increment of 500k.  That actually gets to the same buyout amount for Rogers but a higher buyout for Williams.  I'm still pretty sure that I can drop Lopez within my cap, but I'm going to drop a prospect just in case.  Sorry for the confusion @BHows

[BHows]

Lopez's 2026 Cap hit would be $250K
Item AX C(1)-3.0
The hit against the cap is rounded to the nearest $500,000.  Therefore, if it ends up being less than $250,000, the hit to the cap will be zero for that year.

Traditionally we have always rounded up. The though being that you have to pay at least the calculated amount. Rounding down wouldn't provide for that. Buyout rules specifically call for rounding up to the nearest $500K increment. CAP rules imply you can round down
I rounded down on Williams' Cap hits both years
Rogers' 2025 actual hit is $3.375 rounded to $3.5, 2026 $2.250 rounded to $2m. 2027 $1.125 or $1m
Add them up= $6.5m x .10%=$7,150,000 rounded up (by rule)= $7.5m
I need to post something clear for Ben. Shall I proceed?

[DaveW]

yes please proceed, and thanks for the clarification @BHows

[BHows]

Release
Jorge Lopez Cap Hit $0.5m 2025

Buy Out
Trevor Williams- $1m + $0.5= $1.5 + $150,000= $1.65m or $2m
Jake Rogers- $3.5 + $2 + $1= $6.5+ $650,000= $7,150,000 or $7.5m

[Ben]

SS 8/30/25