Long Term rebuild post Idea,

 This little plan involves the team throwing in the towel for 2015 and going with a very new and young cast of players.  I think it gives us the best chance to be good long term though.



 #1  Gattis and Carpenter  to Rangers for Nick Williams, Ryan Rua and Luke Erickson-  we get a future speed/contact good glove corner OF bat and a potential #2 pitcher. they get a solid catcher power bat and insurance in  case Feliz is done. plus they could  always use a power right hander in Texas    I Let Williams play a year early  and let him learn at the big league level

#2  CJ, Graham and  Avilan to the Jays for RA Dickey or Mark Beurhle  and $4m   they need a 3b as they are moving Lawrie to 2b  permanently they would like to shed some payroll and this would help them do that. we add Graham to get $4m added

#3 Justin Upton to Mariners for James Paxton and a low level prospect. they need bats, we need young pitching

#4 Heyward to the Orioles, Hunter Harvey  to the Red Sox, Shane Victorino,Garrin Cecchini and Jackie Bradley Jr to the Barves.  Everybody gets what they want in this  3 team deal.We rid the Red Sox of their OF glut and take the full payroll of Victorino  They get a huge pitching prospect the Orioles re-fill the gap left by Markakis leaving and they have the $$$ to keep Heyward if they choose too.   Victorino starts in LF, Bradley Jr in CF  Cecchini starts at 3b in 2015 and may move to the OF if Kubitza is ready in 2016.

Peraza fights for the 2b job and gets it.

#5 BJ and David Hale to the Dodgers, Ethier to the Cubs, Edwin Jackson to the Braves no money
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Minor to the A's for Renato Nunez  and Jaycob Brugman a nice looking 3b prospect in Nunez and Brugman is a corner OF'er with potential but lower level, with donaldson there for awhile, they won't be needing them and their system is loaded with position players.

I  add bonafacio on a 2 year deal

I add Kelly Johnson on a 2 year deal

I bring back Laird for 2 more years

i non-tender Medlen but bring him back on a 2 yr deal that has a low of $3m  but a  ceiling of $12m if he meets his incentives in the 2nd year he goes to the pen when ready for 2015


SO  after all that mess we have the following roster:

 rotation:
Teheran
Wood
Dickey/Buehrle
Paxton
Jackson

Pen:
Shreve
Medlen
Varvaro
Simmons
Russell
Walden
Kimbrel


lineup:

Peraza-2b
Victorino-LF
Freeman- 1b
Cecchini- 3b
Williams-RF
Simmons- SS
Bethancourt-C
Bradley Jr- CF

Bench:
Rua
Bonafacio
Kelly Johnson
Laird
Goose


This team might lose 90 games in 2015 (tho the pitching might keep them in it)  but the price would be lower than this year and it frees up spots when we have more $$$ in 2016 to really tackle our dire needs as well as seeing how all these young players do.  Think of it like this year's Red Sox team. they took one on the chin for 2014 knowing that come 2015, they would clear a ton of $$$ and be able to see what they need and go and get it.