Where do we go now?

[Lloyd330]

1 minute ago, TURBO said:

...that can stay on the field.

This guy would be an IMMENSE risk, especially for that kind of money.

When we can't pay Big money for guys, you need to take risks..

[sveumrules]

52 minutes ago, Lloyd330 said:

Robert would immediately be out 3rd best player..you need guys that have top 10 talent. 

If healthy and performing, sure, but Robert has only qualified for the batting title in one of his four full seasons while missing 237 of 648 games during that time.

His K rate has also exploded going from 19.2 to 28.9 to 33.2% over the last three years. Not a good sign for a guy with a minuscule 5.6 BB% for his career.

The White Sox are probably holding out for an offer matching the guy that hit for a 128 wRC+ over 595 PAs for 4.9 WAR in 2023, but teams know he only managed an 84 wRC+ and 0.5 WAR over 425 PAs last year.

Steamer sees him bouncing back to a 103 wRC+ which is more or less the same as Garrett Mitchell’s 102 wRC+ projection.

I’d rather take the risk on the guy we already have that will be making peanuts the next three years versus trading a big prospect package for a guy making $57M over the next three years.

[wiguy94]

20 minutes ago, TURBO said:

...that can stay on the field.

This guy would be an IMMENSE risk, especially for that kind of money.

Honestly I don't think it would be that big of a risk. He's making $15M in 2025 then has 2 club options at $25M each. If he doesn't have a great year then you can buy him out for $2M. If we could do Frelick for Robert, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[jay87shot]

14 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

Honestly I don't think it would be that big of a risk. He's making $15M in 2025 then has 2 club options at $25M each. If he doesn't have a great year then you can buy him out for $2M. If we could do Frelick for Robert, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

If it was just Frelick for Robert great but I am sure the CWS are looking for a couple Frelick style peices and more. Maybe they would take back Rhys to balance salaries?

[Klantz27]

Frelick dunn black Durban boeve wilken could all get a shot at 3b this year i could see Milwaukee keeping lineup as is 

Best thing to do at this point would be packaging quero civale payamps for a top rotation starter 

[CheeseheadInQC]

37 minutes ago, Klantz27 said:

Frelick dunn black Durban boeve wilken could all get a shot at 3b this year i could see Milwaukee keeping lineup as is 

Best thing to do at this point would be packaging quero civale payamps for a top rotation starter 

Maybe I am wrong, but I doubt Quero gets dealt this offseason. I don’t think any team is going to pay his pre-surgery value without seeing him throw several times, and if the Brewers are suddenly willing to deal him for less than that value I would suspect they know the arm isn’t what it used to be.

[liveforoctober]

I think Dejong makes a bunch of sense. Cheap vet with some pop to cover the left side of the infield if all of the young guys regress or don't pan out. He would provide a solid floor. Shoot, he played for $1.75mil last year ... 

As far as trades go, as much as I love Perkins his value can't get much higher than it currently is. I'd dangle both he and Frelick and let any club pick their favorite. I'm knocking HARD on every wood structure I see this year for Garrett Mitchell to stay in uniform.

[edfunderburk]

14 hours ago, sveumrules said:

I’d rather take the risk on the guy we already have [Mitchell] that will be making peanuts the next three years versus trading a big prospect package for a guy making $57M over the next three years.

YES to Mitchell over the injury-prone Robert

[edfunderburk]

1 hour ago, liveforoctober said:

As far as trades go, as much as I love Perkins his value can't get much higher than it currently is. I'd dangle both he and Frelick and let any club pick their favorite. I'm knocking HARD on every wood structure I see this year for Garrett Mitchell to stay in uniform.

I certainly understand the logic here - but I love Perkins & still “hope” to see Frelick become a Molitor-type bat

[Playing Catch]

My guess is that the Brewers want Quero to be good enough that they can trade Contreras before the 2027 season.