Rumor: Counsell A Possibility To Go... Somewhere? Reports Conflicting

[Brock Beauchamp]

Well, the Craig Counsell rumor mill has begun churning in earnest, thanks to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.

In the end, it feels like no one has any idea what Counsell is thinking or where he will end up in baseball, if he remains in baseball at all. One aspect of this story stuck out to me. I knew Counsell's situation in Milwaukee is rare but I didn't realize it was this rare:

"Counsell is believed to be the only one of 30 managers who lives year-round in the city he manages, so there’s a definite home-field advantage for Milwaukee."

That's crazy. Ultimately, it might come down to money though Counsell may not be swayed by a small pay raise. He made roughly $21 million as a player and his salary as a manager is reported to be around $3.5 million, which puts him near the top of manager salaries in baseball.

Would Counsell risk the bright lights and cut throat media presence in New York to leave his home town team? Only Craig knows for sure and it feels really weird to be talking in this context about a manager instead of a player or even a front office executive.

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[wibadgers23]

My thought is he is managing somewhere next year. If he was taking some time off, I think we would know that by now. Season’s been over with for a couple of weeks now and he had all of this past season to think about it. He’s either negotiating a new contract with the Brewers or waiting until the end of the month to negotiate a contract with a different team. Just my thoughts.

[jerichoholicninja]

Seems like the only place Counsell to the Mets rumors are coming from is from New York "reporters". Not that I put any ounce of stock in to what any sports reporter says anyway. Obviously everyone just assumes that because Stearns took over he'll hire his old manager but he didn't even hire him in the first place. I think it's more likely David wants to pick his own guy.

The Mets are a very distant 3rd best team in their own division - at best. Why would Craig want to take on that mess? I don't care how much money Cohen spends the Braves are a long way ahead of them. After a couple of .500-ish seasons CC will probably be fired.

 

[wallus]

If CC is managing with another club and we lose him over money, I will be furious with Mark A. (I normally side with management on most decisions)

[Brock Beauchamp]

15 hours ago, jerichoholicninja said:

Seems like the only place Counsell to the Mets rumors are coming from is from New York "reporters". Not that I put any ounce of stock in to what any sports reporter says anyway. Obviously everyone just assumes that because Stearns took over he'll hire his old manager but he didn't even hire him in the first place. I think it's more likely David wants to pick his own guy.

The Mets are a very distant 3rd best team in their own division - at best. Why would Craig want to take on that mess? I don't care how much money Cohen spends the Braves are a long way ahead of them. After a couple of .500-ish seasons CC will probably be fired.

This is kinda how I feel. I just don't see many great reasons for Counsell to go to Queens.

[brewmann04]

there Next hire maybe someone with some sucess in the post season

[BrewerFan]

On 10/19/2023 at 8:25 AM, Brock Beauchamp said:

This is kinda how I feel. I just don't see many great reasons for Counsell to go to Queens.

That 3rd best team by far...Philly has added Harper and Trea Turner recently...along with Schwarber.

The Mets can and will do the same. I have no doubt the Mets will be there with the Braves in the near future. 

[rickh150]

Brewers likely wouldn’t let CC interview elsewhere until after Oct. 31, right? 

[Michael Trzinski]

I think the only way CC leaves is if Milwaukee gives him a crappy offer. He is too much of a Milwaukee-area guy to go to some other place.