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A WAY too early look into #Braves 2021 payroll:

~$67.5MM committed to FF5, d'Arnaud, W.Smith, Ender (ugh), Martin, Acuña, and Albies

*O'Day has an option for $3.5 MM (no-brainer)

$70.5 MM committed to 8 players.

#Braves Arb-eligible players:

Arb-1: Minter, Soroka, Fried, Newk
Arb-2: Dayton, Camargo, Luke, Dansby
Arb-3: Duvall

(Add Folty if you like)

Let's not get into specific salaries for each, but this group could run the team upwards of ~$30MM

#Braves Pre-Arb Probables:

Riley, Matzek, Ian, Wright, Pache, Tucker D., Webb, Jasseel, Touki, Walker, W. Contreras, Weigel, Bryse, Ynoa, Pfeifer, AJax, Muller, Langeliers, etc.

For estimation's sake, let's say we're looking at 10 players and ~$5.8 MM from this lot.

2021 #Braves Payroll (Cumulative):

Adding it all up, you get ~$106 MM for 27 players.

Non-tender/trade/release candidates: Luke, Newk, Camargo, and Ender.

If somehow, the #Braves could get someone to take Ender and 1/2 of his salary, that would be a win. Newk seems like a trade candidate. IMO, Camargo and Luke at will be with the team.

So, let's say after it's all said and done, the #Braves payroll sits at ~$100 MM for 24 players.