I think we're committed to about $90 going into next year.... is $125 a reasonable payroll guess?
It seem the team is committed to Pena. As a good defender (though not quite as good as advertised IMO), with power I'm ok with this. Maybe a two year deal around $16?
I have no clue what the team does at third base, as it sounds Ramirez is out the door.
If they go cheap at the hot corner, it could leave about $25 million to land a couple of quality starting pitchers. Sabathia (maybe) and Wilson are class of the market. My guy Vazquez seems bent on retirement. After that the FA pool drops to the Jeff Francis' of the world.
In the trade market, I too have heard Nolasco's name thrown around. The Yankees would love to move AJ Burnett. The Rays have a deluge of starters (Price, Shields, Hellickson, Davis, Niemann, Cobb, Moore) and would probably be willing to talk. Not sure if we've been in the Yu Darvish conversation.