Tarik Skubal

[Madhawk23]

11 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

I am way more interested in adding Yordan Alveraz from Astros. They will be selling and rebuilding. A dh is not as costly as a number 1 starting pitcher.

Yordan will be an interesting case come the trade deadline. Yes, he's a DH.....but also a guy that's probably going to be on pace to hit around 50 home runs if he stays healthy. He also will have 2.5 years of team control until he hits FA.....but not at a real cheap price either. Looks like he's making about $27M this year and the same salary the next two seasons. For us to get involved in a guy like Yordan, there's no doubt that the Stros would have to pay down some of that salary, which would then only increase the trade package going back to them.  On top of that, we have Yeli who's already occupying that DH role most nights. So, I HIGHLY doubt we're going to be a player for Yordan come July.....for several different reasons.  

[Trail]

I wonder if some of this depends on extensions and the new CBA.  This might be a little bit of a reach, but if the Brewers have some sort of a framework in place to extend either Contreras or Turang, I think they have the capital needed to be a player in the Skubal situation.  

[wallus]

If we want a "big name" starter, why not target Joe Ryan?

[Dadbauer]

20 hours ago, SF70 said:

Another player in great demand that’s likely to elicit a bidding war — so no thanks. 

We don’t “need” Skubal or Ryan to win a title. We have the postseason big 3 with Miz-Harrison-Woodruff. Henderson makes a nice 4. 

Spend the prospect capital on HL bullpen arm/s.

I like the optimism but I think you'd feel pretty silly if you go into an elimination game and Woody comes out throwing 88 MPH fastballs. 

[Team Canada]

It'd be interesting to go back and compare with CC, that's the clear analog here. Yes, Brantley had a good career, but would you take back that trade? I bet most everyone says no, that was legendary. 

LA showed us what having a shutdown pitching staff can do. This year could be the same thing all over again. Maybe Woodruff will be ok, but Skubal is the type of talent that should make one think seriously about it, and the fact that the system is so stacked should make it even more palatable to do so.

Is it going to hurt? Of course. There would probably be someone going back who will have 3-5+ years of success. Otherwise why would Detroit do it? I tend to lean more "bites" than "all-in" approach philosophically, but that three-headed monster in October would be awfully compelling.

Ultimately I'll trust that Arnold isn't going to do something stupid, and if he doesn't pull the trigger, it's because the asking price was crazy. If he does, then I'll enjoy the heck out of it.

[Turning2]

1 hour ago, Bulldogboy said:

I am way more interested in adding Yordan Alveraz from Astros. They will be selling and rebuilding. A dh is not as costly as a number 1 starting pitcher.

Are we certain they're going to be looking to move him? Everybody seems to think so. HOU is only 6 games out, albeit in 4th place currently. But we just hit June. 

[wiguy94]

Just now, Turning2 said:

Are we certain they're going to be looking to move him? Everybody seems to think so. HOU is only 6 games out, albeit in 4th place currently. But we just hit June. 

Just saw one of the national insiders on twitter say a FO exec told them there's no chance Alvarez gets traded this year.

[adambr2]

Cover your eyes with this proposal seen on Facebook.🫣

Hey, we get to keep all our prospects. 

[cragi]

1 hour ago, adambr2 said:

Cover your eyes with this proposal seen on Facebook.🫣

Hey, we get to keep all our prospects. 

I think we have to throw in Harrison and that gets it done for sure

[cragi]

When the Yankees or Dodgers invetably unload their minor leagues and snap him up, it will only further cement the disparity of this system. When all baseball knows the Brewers are in position and needing him most and we want to see someone else with a crack at the title, but it still doesnt make sense as a small market team...

[adambr2]

40 minutes ago, cragi said:

I think we have to throw in Harrison and that gets it done for sure

This was someone’s (appropriate) response 

[Jastro]

2 hours ago, adambr2 said:

Cover your eyes with this proposal seen on Facebook.🫣

Hey, we get to keep all our prospects. 

 

[MilwaukeeBeers]

My takeaway from reading X is that fans are gonna be sorely disappointed in their return for 2 months of Skubal. 

[wallus]

4 hours ago, adambr2 said:

Cover your eyes with this proposal seen on Facebook.🫣

Hey, we get to keep all our prospects. 

AI slop is going to be the end of us 

[JoeyWiemerTruther]

I’d be all in on that MLB Network package of Lara/Jett/Letson for Skubal if that’s what it took. Not having to include any of Made/Pena/Pratt/Fischer would be great. They’ll have other OFers really popping on the scene soon and some already are (Adamczewski, Payne, Frias, Encarnacion, Antunez, Ragsdale, etc).
 

In terms of the OF outlook: You already have Chourio locked down into the 2030s. Sal and Mitchell could be on their way out after this year if they keep playing bad but I could stomach giving Sal another chance next year. Lockridge could be flipped as part of a trade if he does well to end the year otherwise can bring him back as 5th OFer. Mitchell especially if he does well to end the year is an easy sell high trade candidate since his body is always a ticking time bomb. Otherwise still a decent 3rd/4th OFer option next year. Hypothetically Lara should take Mitchell’s CF starting spot for opening day next year but I’m still fine trading Lara for Skubal. Also if this lockout does happen, they have the 2026 and 2027 drafts (assuming there’s still a draft then?) in the downtime if they want to replace Jett and Lara with a few college OFers ready to debut maybe already in 2028. Adamczewski and Payne should be ready to debut in 2028 after a lockout. So even if you trade Lara and Jett, OF depth shouldn’t be any issue.