I Don't Wanna Trade/Gotta Trade Contreras 😔

[rickh150]

Starting this early, but with the 2027 halfish maybe season near us and with Contreras pricing himself out of Milwaukee via FA, I wonder how we view him.

Do we trade him NOW and reap a good haul for him? I shutter to think of the backlash that would happen in a year we have high hopes. We have learned from the Hader Trade, I think, but ironically that Trade brought us Contreras indirectly.

How about this offseason? Then again, can we expect any type of good Trade in an offseason that could go mostly or even throughout 2027? 

Or is he like Adames? Keep up this year and next. Let's go for it. Lots of intangibles there.. not worth it's gold in a trade. I am probably in this camp.

You thinks?

[Jopal78]

49 minutes ago, rickh150 said:

Starting this early, but with the 2027 halfish maybe season near us and with Contreras pricing himself out of Milwaukee via FA, I wonder how we view him.

Do we trade him NOW and reap a good haul for him? I shutter to think of the backlash that would happen in a year we have high hopes. We have learned from the Hader Trade, I think, but ironically that Trade brought us Contreras indirectly.

How about this offseason? Then again, can we expect any type of good Trade in an offseason that could go mostly or even throughout 2027? 

Or is he like Adames? Keep up this year and next. Let's go for it. Lots of intangibles there.. not worth it's gold in a trade. I am probably in this camp.

You thinks?

They’re not going trade their #3/#4 hitter in a season where they have the second best record in the league and are within striking distance of the number one seed. Not to mention in a pitching rotation filled  with young arms a quality veteran catcher to handle them is gold. 
 

Maybe they’ll trade Contreras in the off-season if there was an offer too good to be true, but again it would be antithetical to what they’re trying to do, not to mention the dearth of catching depth in the organization.
 

So what is most likely is if the team remains competitive Wild Bill will play out his six seasons in Milwaukee and leave as a free agent. 

[rickh150]

Yeah...the decision has largely been taken away from the team, you'd think. Not gonna NOW. Wait til the offseason and who would trade quality prospects for a few months maybe of a top catcher?  Perhaps a team or two. Maybe.