Article: Brewer Fanatic's Milwaukee Brewers Trade Deadline Preview: Who's Needed, Who's Available?

[Jopal78]

2 hours ago, sveumrules said:

Here are our top ten players by number of PAs with their wRC+ at the ASB last year…

Yelich (108 wRC+), Tellez (110 wRC+), Cutch (98 wRC+), Adames (114 wRC+), Wong (97 wRC+), Urias (99 wRC+), Jace (113 wRC+), Renfroe (113 wRC+), Taylor (94 wRC+) and Omar (95 wRC+)

Ten guys at or around league average. Hard to make meaningful gains there.

Here are our top ten players this year by number of PAs with their ASB wRC+…

Yelich (128 wRC+), Adames (91 wRC+), Anderson (90 wRC+), Wiemer (88 wRC+), Contreras (112 wRC+), Rowdy (79 wRC+), Miller (98 wRC+), Turang (55 wRC+), Winker (69 wRC+), Caratini (105 wRC+).

There are a three easy spots to upgrade there compared to last year.

Ok, I don’t know what the point is in relation to my post? Could they upgrade their hitters sure, never said they couldn’t.

What matters is when the GM says most improvement is going to have to come from within, and they do not intend to trade from tomorrow. That means, to me anyways, they’re going bargain hunting at the deadline: players they can get in exchange for offering some salary relief and 2nd tier prospects

Are they going to get starting caliber position players when that’s what they have to shop with? Time will tell, but I’m not holding my breath. 

[LouisEly]

8 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I think Cron will be fine if he's healthy; he's probably one of my top three realistic targets for the Brewers.

Cron away from Coors this year - .706 OPS.  Last year - .619.

Strong disagreement that he will be "fine".

[Brock Beauchamp]

8 hours ago, LouisEly said:

Cron away from Coors this year - .706 OPS.  Last year - .619.

Strong disagreement that he will be "fine".

Coors has a hangover effect for hitters, too. It's pretty well documented.

[KeithStone53151]

On 7/17/2023 at 5:19 PM, Jopal78 said:

But their situation is no different, they add arms every year. Why? Exactly for the reason you cite,  so not to burn down the reliable back end guys, and to not have to count on Uribe, Strzelecki, Lauer or players like Ashby potentially coming back from a major arm/shoulder injury. 

If you really believe they are going to drastically remake their lineup at the deadline, I can only say prepare to be disappointed you haven’t been paying attention to how the team truly operates. 

 

Well the brewers so far have added zero pitchers, and 2 bats that will likely slot into the middle of the order. I would consider that fairly drastic but you tell me...

[KeithStone53151]

On 7/17/2023 at 9:56 AM, Jopal78 said:

They won’t be in on any of those players.

1.) Canha has a club option for ‘24 at 11.5 million dollars or a 2 million dollar buy out. Doesn’t make sense for Milwaukee, because the Mets are not simply going to give a productive controllable player away, and  the Brewers are unlikely to pick up an 11.5 million dollar club option, and theoretical cost only goes up if the Brewers ask the Mets to kick in cash.

You were wrong on this too. The Mets effectively gave canha away, is difficult to argue otherwise...and paid most of his salary.