Who do you want added (inc payroll)?

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

First off, just want to point out that $115m-$125m payroll was a couple years ago, prior to all that inflation. Those years when they were actually spending they were around 16th and 17th which in 2024 was $148m and $147m. If you look at their payroll in 2021, that $147-148m mark is actually dead on with inflation as their $126.6m payroll in 2021 is worth $147.3m in 2024.
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Using your FA list's market values....

SP, Max Fried: 6yr/$136.3m ($22.7m/yr)
SP, Yusei Kikuchi: 1yr/$14.9m
RP/SP, Spencer Turnbull: 2yr/$8.9m ($4.4m/yr)
DH, Joc Pederson: 2yr/$29.4m ($14.7m/yr)

Max Fried would give us a nice #1/#2 type pitcher who has thrown 165+ innings 3 times in the last 4 years. Now paired at the top with Greene for 5 years.
Kikuchi would give us a stable #4 type innings eater who is a boon to a bullpen. Last two years 343 innings at 3.96 ERA/105 ERA+.
Turnbull fills the RP/SP flex role that Martniez did for us. Maybe worse, but also much cheaper. Lets more money go to different pitchers.
Pederson finally gives us a competent DH bat so we're not batting the weakest hitting guys in our lineup DH and 7th in the lineup.

That's $56.7m/yr, but if you factor in salaries on multi-year deals normally rising each year, it'd probably put them under $50m at least on Year 1. I would also probably try to tie a prospect to Candelario to see if I could get anyone to take his contract off my hands.