MLB GM for a Day: Assembling a 25-Man Roster within the Budget

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Relief Pitchers (7)- Sean Doolittle ($780K), Jesse Chavez ($2.2M), Carlos Martinez ($500K), Junichi Tazawa ($2.2M), Yusmeiro Petit ($2.1M), Rex Brothers ($1.4M), and Brian Matusz ($3.2M).

With the run on bullpen arms this offseason that made so many relievers multi-millionaires, I looked for diamonds in the rough with great cost control. My closer (Sean Doolittle) is costing me only $780,000, while my sixth starter, Martinez, is my cheapest player at $500,000. I have two good setup men in Brothers and Tazawa, plus a second emergency starter in Petit. Chavez had a brilliant season and is very versatile, and Matusz would be my lefty specialist when needed.

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