The bossman has given us a payroll of $200M for 2047, and right now we have the following salaries adding up to $205M:
Jim Brophy will not be tendered, so there's $20M off the total, although I am making a qualifying offer to Dan Gregory of $18M so if he takes that we're right back where we started (he probably won't). Tony Cordova has gotten too pricey at $12.5 for a part-time catcher as I'm ready to turn over the full-time job to Nelson Bocardo, so I will see what I can deal him for. With the way they pitched last year I'm not sure I want to spend $24M combined on Sato and Minier either, with Sato more likely to be kept. Tomas Laboy was close to being traded last year and probably will be this winter. Finally I may move Seth Williams and his $16.5M final year of team control. Williams has been a fine player but isn't anything incredible for a 1B and we have some prospects at the position who might be ready (Vinny Rodriguez, Eric Wilson).
As for needs, pitching is obviously the key. We're only returning 3 of our 5 starters (Ager, Bookhart, Moses) with Brophy being non-tendered and Marc Gibson a free agent. We have some internal options as Caleb Ramos and Chris O'Brien could move in from long relief, and Tristan Goulet, Jimmy Leonard and Jonathan Melendez at Durham are possibilities but I probably want to see if I can acquire an established starter. And the bullpen. Oh the bullpen. Josh Grote is a free agent so he's gone. As mentioned previously they all look good on paper with great ratings but they were such disappointments. I would like to acquire at least one elite reliever and see what else the market bears.
Among the position players we will need a true CF if Dan Gregory doesn't take us up on the qualifying offer, and we have three outstanding corner OFs for two positions in Mario Saro, Doug Johns and Alex Duran. With only two years of team control left I would consider trading Johns for an top-notch CF but it would need to be a RH-hitting one as we'd be a bit too vulnerable to lefties without him.
On the infield Morioka-Frick-Barela is set but as mentioned Seth Williams could be dealt (assuming there's a market for him). Bocardo will need a caddy at C, and it could be rookie Kurt Ferguson or rookie defensive whiz Alex Alejandre, or I could find a veteran backup.