Salary Cap Discussion

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(01-14-2024, 07:21 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: F.  Functional Space after tenders (Higgins, Browning, Adomitis). 


And I think that is how the OP gets to $34 mil. Tee's tender is $21.1. The tenders for our ERFA's (Browning & Adomitis) are 915k each. Those are both gimmee's. That is $23 mil at 51 players. $38.5 mil in cap space left. 

Assuming our 3 tenders, that is the offseason amount we have to work with entering FA. Practically, less, since the PS number ($4.45 max), the placeholders future's guys value will be less than actual, and the fact we are at 51, not 53, one of which will be a 1st rounder at $2.6 mil. 

Of course, on the other side, Tee's number could be lower if a deal gets done, the PS number could be lower if we go younger, and we might renegotiate or release a higher paid player or two. 

I get $38.5 mil after tenders. $61 at the moment. But $35 at 53 (1st rounder + 1 to get to 53) is spot on. And then take off the PS $$$ for the actual amount. Say, $4 mil. 

This was my breakdown:

I started with 68.9 in available cap space.
Then deduct 23.5m for Tee, Browning, Adomitis...leaving 45.4m.
Next is rounding up to 11m for draft picks and the 9 futures contracts...leaving about 34.4m.
I also used examples of 9 re-signings, which would replace the placeholders for a net cap hit of 15.15m...leaving a total of 19.25m in that scenario.

It's just meant to be an accurate example of what the cap would look like in this particular scenario...where Tee is tagged and DJ re-signed, along with a few re-signings. It doesn't leave a whole lot for outside free agents.