05-24-2024, 11:01 AM
(05-24-2024, 09:15 AM)F Gump Wrote: Not enough to move the needle. As they sit, on working math they have about $0 to pay DJJ and be below the hard cap with a small but reasonable cushion. So they have to outdo $5.2M (tx MLE) to do any better on the MLE. (TxMLE can be used and go past Apron 1 hard cap. The bigger NT MLE cannot, and have to use it and still stay and remain below that hard cap number.)
Powell for air only gives about 1.9M, since you have to refill the salary slot (min is 2.1M).
So (and please, correct me if I'm wrong), getting enough room to go over the tax MLE will require moving THJ, Green or Gafford, right, and the question is HOW they move one of those guys. Like, we're hoping they can do so productively to bring in at leas one usable player or draft capital while still accomplishing the savings, rather than just dumping one of them for air.
Do I have the right situation in mind, or is there something I'm missing?
Because if that's the crux of it, it's got to be THJ. I'd agree with you that Green would be my next choice before Gafford, but I also think THJ is probably the least likely to be used in a productive deal we LIKE (though it's not impossible).
Is it fair to say a move that opens up the MLE for DJJ and accomplishes something productive, like adding a player or draft capital, might require moving TWO of those guys?