Off Season Ideas

[sveumrules]

Nationals have Keibert Ruiz under contract for another five years and $35M. Nevermind that his -2.0 WAR over the last three years ranks 99th out of 100 players with at least 100 PA behind the dish during that stretch.

They just traded for well regarded catching prospect Harry Ford from the Mariners who was somewhat clogged up behind the Big Dumper.

They also recently re-upped with backup Riley Adams for $1M in Arby's. Obviously not a lot of roast beef by today's standards in MLB, and his -0.4 WAR over the last three years is 87th on that same leaderboard mentioned above.

But it's the 4th catcher on their 40 Man that I think has a little Brewers feel to him, and could be an interesting stopgap to give Quero everyday reps in Nashville to open the season. You ever heard of Drew Millas?

I certainly hadn't until today. 2019 7th rounder (224th overall) out of Missouri State by the A's. Switch hitter who put up 268/353/419 (107 wRC+) with an 11.4 BB% and 17.3 K% over 1,120 minor league PA from 2022-25. In a scattered sample of 144 PA with the Nationals over the last three years he has hit 281/348/406 (112 wRC+) with a 9.0 BB% and 18.8 K%.

Despite being only 87th in PA on that above mentioned catcher leaderboard, Millas is 2nd in base running value at +1.9 BSR and 52nd with 1.2 WAR. For his major league career he has 6 SB / 0 CS. He went 32 SB / 7 CS in the minors from 2022-25. His 5.9 Speed Score in his small MLB sample puts him in the same range as guys like Frelick (6.0), Bryson Stott (5.9) and Julio Rodriguez (5.9). That's pretty serious wheels for a catcher.

How about his Prospect Graduation TLDR from his FanGraphs player page...Millas' athleticism, framing, and nearly elite raw arm strength put him right on the verge of being considered a primary catcher. 

[wallus]

The Royals have been shopping hard for an outfielder and have extra starting pitching. I don't see a lot on the surface in terms of Royals prospects that would fit for us.

Brewers:

Bubic (BTV: 16.3)

Royals:

Collins (BTV: 6.2)

Megill (BTV: 9.6)

This would give us a lefty to put in the rotation and allow us a little more depth in case we trade Freddy. 

 

[Scooterfletcher]

Mets signed Polanco to add to their infield mix after adding Marcus Semien.   There is a reported “rift” between Soto and Lindor.   This is the “big” move a handful of posters are seeking that we should pursue,  I would start my offer at Freddy, Megill, and Ortiz or Collins (their pick) for Lindor and the Mets paying the salary down to where we pay exactly 20 million for the remainder of his contract.   Thoughts on putting a call in to stearns for Lindor?

[Lloyd330]

19 hours ago, trwi7 said:

It's not like the Dodgers are our only competition.  We barely got by the Cubs.  We would've been underdogs to the Phillies.  There has to be a happy medium between going all-in and doing nothing.  

Brewers called that Danny Jansen

[wallus]

8 hours ago, wallus said:

The Royals have been shopping hard for an outfielder and have extra starting pitching. I don't see a lot on the surface in terms of Royals prospects that would fit for us.

Brewers:

Bubic (BTV: 16.3)

Royals:

Collins (BTV: 6.2)

Megill (BTV: 9.6)

This would give us a lefty to put in the rotation and allow us a little more depth in case we trade Freddy. 

 

Right team, right outfielder at least 

[TURBO]

5 hours ago, Scooterfletcher said:

Mets signed Polanco to add to their infield mix after adding Marcus Semien.   There is a reported “rift” between Soto and Lindor.   This is the “big” move a handful of posters are seeking that we should pursue,  I would start my offer at Freddy, Megill, and Ortiz or Collins (their pick) for Lindor and the Mets paying the salary down to where we pay exactly 20 million for the remainder of his contract.   Thoughts on putting a call in to stearns for Lindor?

That package would probably make Stearns giggle.

C'mon man...  Freddy (1 year), Megill when they just signed Williams, Joey (where would he play) and Collins (traded, but you can use Perkins here instead I guess) wouldn't even come close to getting Lindor, plus then you want the Mets to pay a huge chunk of his salary to boot? I suppose the Mets could plan to resign Freddy for a multi-year contract after the season, but still, just not going to get it done without a couple of our blue-chip prospects added in.

[Scooterfletcher]

I made your night making another innovative post for you to trash again.   Glad I helped your Saturday night be just a bit more rewarding 

[wallus]

Any interest in Met infielders? MLB Rumors reports Vientos, Acuna and Maurico are available. They are all coming off down seasons.

[Jopal78]

1 hour ago, wallus said:

Any interest in Met infielders? MLB Rumors reports Vientos, Acuna and Maurico are available. They are all coming off down seasons.

They won the division with 97 wins and basically return the whole squad in 2026 if they choose to. 
 

The wish list likely includes a five tool shortstop, controllable starting pitching and/ or a power hitting corner infielder. 
 

The shopping list likely includes a back up catcher, utility infielder and pitching depth. 

[wiguy94]

1 hour ago, wallus said:

Any interest in Met infielders? MLB Rumors reports Vientos, Acuna and Maurico are available. They are all coming off down seasons.

If Vientos was capable of playing 3B, I’d be interested in him as a bounce back bat candidate. Not really interested in the other two. 

[wallus]

9 minutes ago, wiguy94 said:

If Vientos was capable of playing 3B, I’d be interested in him as a bounce back bat candidate. Not really interested in the other two. 

Yeah, his defense is wooof

[KCBrewerfan34]

Any thoughts on Murakami? I haven’t seen much in the way of interest for him. He plays 3B, Durbin to 2nd and Turang to SS, Joey to utility 

[sveumrules]

10 minutes ago, KCBrewerfan34 said:

Any thoughts on Murakami? I haven’t seen much in the way of interest for him. He plays 3B, Durbin to 2nd and Turang to SS, Joey to utility 

From reading his scouting reports in the MLBTR, FanGraphs and ESPN Top 50 Free Agent articles it doesn't sound like he could play 3B up to the Brewers run prevention standards.

Contract plus posting fee is likely to end up over $100M which is probably a little rich for the Brewers tastes, especially if he really is more of a 1B/DH type.

If the Brewers are in on anyone from the international market this winter Sung-moon Song from the KBO sounds like their kind of guy and will likely be way more affordable. Some snippets from his FG scouting report...

Pre-2022, Song didn't have a full season of at-bats to his name. Pre-2024, he hadn't shown anything beyond threadbare power. Now noticeably stronger and loading into his back hip with reckless abandon, the 29-year-old is coming off back-to-back .900-plus OPS seasons in the KBO and launched a career-high 26 home runs in 2025 to prop up a credible case that his bat can profile at third base in MLB.

Song has a surfeit of supplementary skills that lessen the pressure on his offensive production. While he defaults to sitting back on choppers and leaning on his plus throwing arm at third base, Song is graceful and fluid on the run, accurate at different arm angles or when throwing off one leg, and is armed with a reliable play clock. An above-average runner, Song’s basethieving has broken out over the last two years alongside his power, going 46 for 48 on steals since 2024.

With his defense, baserunning, and devotion to accessing his plus raw pop, Song seems better insulated from busting than some more accomplished and toolsier Pacific Rim hitters coming stateside.

[bensheeps]

21 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

If the Brewers are in on anyone from the international market this winter Sung-moon Song from the KBO sounds like their kind of guy and will likely be way more affordable.

Sung-moon Song is someone I've thought of as well.  A LH bat to complement RH Durbin might make for a nice fit if the money is right.

His posting period is shorter than the Japanese stars so we would have an answer within the next week.

[sveumrules]

5 minutes ago, bensheeps said:

Sung-moon Song is someone I've thought of as well.  A LH bat to complement RH Durbin might make for a nice fit if the money is right.

His posting period is shorter than the Japanese stars so we would have an answer within the next week.

Yeah, between his scouting report kind of fitting the Brewers mold and being more of a late blooming guy from KBO versus the more high profile guys from Japan, thought he could maybe fit into that "Nori Aoki Zone" of the rare international free agent then ends up in Milwaukee. 

[Playing Catch]

5 hours ago, sveumrules said:

Yeah, between his scouting report kind of fitting the Brewers mold and being more of a late blooming guy from KBO versus the more high profile guys from Japan, thought he could maybe fit into that "Nori Aoki Zone" of the rare international free agent then ends up in Milwaukee. 

It would be a fun addition, at least. It always comes down to the price tag, but he's kinda the archetype of what they need on the roster. Although, [pauses to consider blue font], is he that much different from Seigler?

[wallus]

Brewers: 

Schneider (BTV: 16.6)

Blue Jays:

Megill (BTV: 9.6)

Koenig (BTV: 9.1)

Would also do something around Barger if they want. Supposedly the Jays are really interested in Bregman. This makes sense for the Jays as their BP could use some help. 

[trwi7]

On 12/21/2025 at 3:51 PM, wallus said:

Brewers: 

Schneider (BTV: 16.6)

Blue Jays:

Megill (BTV: 9.6)

Koenig (BTV: 9.1)

Would also do something around Barger if they want. Supposedly the Jays are really interested in Bregman. This makes sense for the Jays as their BP could use some help. 

Deplete a major strength for barely any upgrade in a corner outfield.  

[wntrtxn21]

On 12/21/2025 at 3:51 PM, wallus said:

Brewers: 

Schneider (BTV: 16.6)

Blue Jays:

Megill (BTV: 9.6)

Koenig (BTV: 9.1)

Would also do something around Barger if they want. Supposedly the Jays are really interested in Bregman. This makes sense for the Jays as their BP could use some help. 

 

Schneider offer nothing the Brewers don't already have. Losing two key pen guys for nothing is silly. 

[wallus]

3 hours ago, wntrtxn21 said:

 

Schneider offer nothing the Brewers don't already have. Losing two key pen guys for nothing is silly. 

Calling Schneider nothing is silly. Young, ascending player that can play outfield and infield is very valuable for a team like the Brewers. 

Plus it lowers payroll which you always love to talk about 

[wntrtxn21]

1 hour ago, wallus said:

Calling Schneider nothing is silly. Young, ascending player that can play outfield and infield is very valuable for a team like the Brewers. 

Plus it lowers payroll which you always love to talk about 

I didn't say Schneider was nothing, I said Schneider offers nothing the Brewers don't already have. They traded Collins, who I would take over Schneider, because they knew they needed a bigger bat to go along with Churio and Freilick. Milwaukee wouldn't get rid of two skilled pen guys for a redundant player just to lower payroll. 

[wallus]

1 hour ago, wntrtxn21 said:

I didn't say Schneider was nothing, I said Schneider offers nothing the Brewers don't already have. They traded Collins, who I would take over Schneider, because they knew they needed a bigger bat to go along with Churio and Freilick. Milwaukee wouldn't get rid of two skilled pen guys for a redundant player just to lower payroll. 

What's your plan if Durbin stinks and/or Mitchell gets hurt again? We absolutely need more versatile depth on this team. The kids aren't ready yet on the hitting side.

We continually develop bullpen guys (like the ones in the trade). Trading the old ones that are developing question marks is good business.

[jay87shot]

Is there any prospects/young players who are blocked that could be interesting swap candidates for us? Possibly with incoming free agents signing or just in general. I would have really loved to get Harry Ford but understand that didn't make sense with Quero on board. Here are a couple of the top of my head.

Spencer Jones/Jasson Dominguez.  If they sign Bellinger or maybe Tucker they have Judge, Grisham, Belly so a trade is clear.

Alex Freeland/most Dodger prospects

Since they just buy free agents Freeland is kind of blocked. If they sign Bichette Freeland becomes very blocked.

Samuel Basello/Adley Rutschman/Coby Mayo

I wouldnt think Basello would be moved and I doubt Adley would as well. Mayo wouldnt be a great fit right now. Maybe getting in as a 3rd team however could work. 

JP Crawford

This could be a bit like the Adames deal if Colt Emerson plays well and the M's sign a Suarez back at 3rd. I would think the Ms would try and keep Crawford but he could become an option at mid-season if Ortiz isn't looking better.

Jett Williams/LuisAngel Acuna/Ronny Mauricio

The Mets have an middle infield log jam that could be of interest that has been discussed here a bit.

 

 

[jay87shot]

Going off my last post what would you all think about Trevor Megill for Jasson Dominguez?

Dominguez will be 23 in a month, he isn't a very good OF but the but he probably has 20/30 or better upside and athletically could be a good fielder down the road. I think there is a high likelihood that they get Bellinger back and push Dominguez out. The Yanks do have Bednar and Doval with closing experience but both are iffy options. I do like the idea of getting a young potential superstar (top 10 prospect) who could be a great fit and we do have pieces to replace Megill.

[MattK]

2 hours ago, jay87shot said:

Going off my last post what would you all think about Trevor Megill for Jasson Dominguez?

Dominguez will be 23 in a month, he isn't a very good OF but the but he probably has 20/30 or better upside and athletically could be a good fielder down the road. I think there is a high likelihood that they get Bellinger back and push Dominguez out. The Yanks do have Bednar and Doval with closing experience but both are iffy options. I do like the idea of getting a young potential superstar (top 10 prospect) who could be a great fit and we do have pieces to replace Megill.

Without knowing Yankees thoughts, it is still hard to picture them moving a young high prospect for a reliever, no? 

I mean, Devin Williams likely had more trade value than Megill does (younger and more accomplished), and Durbin plus someone out of their rotation is not near the value of a 23 yr old who has already been in the majors for a while. With a bunch of potential upside left. Jasson has been so hyped since signing, even for the Yankees, that they will need a name to move him for, even if extraneous.