The Giants’ current payroll for 2018 is already at around $160 million. The tax threshold in 2018 will be $197 million, which gives the Giants a little over $30 million to play with.
That’s essentially enough for one big free agent signing or trade. And we all know it’s going to take more than that for the Giants to win in 2018.
For example, if the Giants were to trade for Giancarlo Stanton — and not move any big contracts in the process — they’d have around $10 million left before hitting the luxery tax for 2018.