Rosenthal: Where are the Brewers?

[ImissDougMelvin]

I couldn't agree more. He nailed it. It would be inexcusable. I have been saying that and getting excoriated for it. 🙄

21m ago

Ken Rosenthal·

Senior Writer, MLB

Where are the Brewers?

Catcher Bo Naylor and right-hander Codi Heuer can’t be it for the team with the best record in the National League. After striking out on Tarik Skubal, the Brewers need a playoff-caliber starter (the Mets’ Clay Holmes?) as well as a power hitter, preferably at shortstop or third base. Sitting on perhaps the game’s best farm system, it would be inexcusable for the Brewers to settle for a series of piecemeal additions.

[rickh150]

It would be equal to 2022 selling Hader. Getting nothing would  be  toxic. I like the Seattle deal I listed….would be tough for a below .500 team to pass up. And almost perfect for us.

[harrydalton]

Waiting in their fallout shelter.

[owbc]

Not paying overinflated prices for rentals? 

[ImissDougMelvin]

2 minutes ago, owbc said:

Not paying overinflated prices for rentals? 

I mean do you want to improve the team or do you not Matt? Yet somehow other teams never have a problem finding guys they want to trade for and get deals done. Arnold strikes me as the type of GM that makes an offer and that's it. No negotiating no nothing. They either accept his terms or they don't, but he won't "negotiate". That's just my opinion

[titletownking]

2 minutes ago, owbc said:

Not paying overinflated prices for rentals? 

I haven’t see any crazy overinflated deals tbh, also think plenty of time is left on the shot clock for Arnold and Co. to land some good pieces. 

[ImissDougMelvin]

2 minutes ago, titletownking said:

I haven’t see any crazy overinflated deals tbh, also think plenty of time is left on the shot clock for Arnold and Co. to land some good pieces. 

Remember, according to him he had "several" lines in the water and he "thought things were moving". Wellllllllll Matt, we're waiting. 

The prices are the prices. It's like putting gas in your car. You gotta pay it if you want to be able to drive. 

[Yaz19]

12 minutes ago, rickh150 said:

It would be equal to 2022 selling Hader. Getting nothing would  be  toxic. I like the Seattle deal I listed….would be tough for a below .500 team to pass up. And almost perfect for us.

The Hader trade in 2022 sigh.   The Brewers were in first place when that happened, and they went on to miss the playoffs altogether.

[wibadgers23]

13 minutes ago, owbc said:

Not paying overinflated prices for rentals? 

I haven't seen anything too crazy yet unless I missed something? Feels like it's been pretty reasonable prices for the buyers so far.

[Fear The Chorizo]

25 minutes ago, ImissDougMelvin said:

I couldn't agree more. He nailed it. It would be inexcusable. I have been saying that and getting excoriated for it. 🙄

21m ago

Ken Rosenthal·

Senior Writer, MLB

 

Where are the Brewers?

Catcher Bo Naylor and right-hander Codi Heuer can’t be it for the team with the best record in the National League. After striking out on Tarik Skubal, the Brewers need a playoff-caliber starter (the Mets’ Clay Holmes?) as well as a power hitter, preferably at shortstop or third base. Sitting on perhaps the game’s best farm system, it would be inexcusable for the Brewers to settle for a series of piecemeal additions.

Screw Rosenthal - he is just stirring the pot.   i've lost alot of respect for hime ever since that water cooler incident with the team photographer. 

A different thought occurred to me this morning in that the Brewers may be content to continue sitting on the game's best farm system because of all the CBA uncertainty for next year and beyond.  They may view having as much young talent as possible stockpiled is the best way to come out the other side of things when baseball resumes.  I do think at least one starter, one quality reliever, and maybe one bat will be headed this way before the deadline - but it wont be by sending any of their best prospects away based on how this deadline has unfolded so far.

 

After this season, I'd be perfectly content if it takes 1 or two years to get the new CBA right, and then see the Dodgers' expensive, veteran-laden roster all 2 years older when mlb play resumes 

[titletownking]

1 minute ago, wibadgers23 said:

I haven't seen anything too crazy yet unless I missed something? Feels like it's been pretty reasonable prices for the buyers so far.

I think it was Rosenthal who actually described it as a bit of a buyers market at this time as most teams are unwilling to part with top prospects with lockout looming. 

[ImissDougMelvin]

Get ready can't wait for the standard "we just couldn't get anything across the finish line" when McCalvy talks to him after the deadline. That's code for "I chickened out" 

[Dadbauer]

I get that we build our good teams by being patient and not going "all in" but if we have the best record in baseball at the trade deadline as well as the best and deepest farm system in baseball, we deserve to get beat by the Cubs if they go out and make multiple moves to improve their team. There are no excuses to do NOTHING and I'm not gonna judge them until its over, but if they sit on their hands it is inexcusable. 

Edited 23 minutes ago by Dadbauer

[owbc]

6 minutes ago, ImissDougMelvin said:

Get ready can't wait for the standard "we just couldn't get anything across the finish line" when McCalvy talks to him after the deadline. That's code for "I chickened out" 

I think you've beaten the dead horse enough by now. 

Other than Skubal there haven't been any other true needle moving deals made. 

As I've said, I'll be peeved if we do nothing today, but I highly doubt we're going to stand pat. 

[jw5511986]

4 minutes ago, owbc said:

I think you've beaten the dead horse enough by now. 

Other than Skubal there haven't been any other true needle moving deals made. 

As I've said, I'll be peeved if we do nothing today, but I highly doubt we're going to stand pat. 

We should have a slow mode for new posters

[gregmag]

5 minutes ago, ImissDougMelvin said:

Get ready can't wait for the standard "we just couldn't get anything across the finish line" when McCalvy talks to him after the deadline. That's code for "I chickened out" 

Why just repeat the same thing six or seven times in one thread when you can repeat it 37 times in three threads and then start another one just in case somebody out here doesn’t already feel beaten over the head?

[ImissDougMelvin]

4 minutes ago, owbc said:

I think you've beaten the dead horse enough by now. 

Other than Skubal there haven't been any other true needle moving deals made. 

As I've said, I'll be peeved if we do nothing today, but I highly doubt we're going to stand pat. 

Seriously though, they MIGHT do something, but why on earth are they always so slow about it on deadline day? I can think of NUMEROUS trades they have made that have literally been right at or slightly before the buzzer. Like I don't get it, it's not like they just threw a trade together last minute. These things are talked about well in advance, and no other teams make as many trades right at the deadline(literally) then the Brewers do. What's the hang up? You know long before that if it's accepted or not. Or you should. 

[liveforoctober]

6 minutes ago, jw5511986 said:

We should have a slow mode for new posters

I have a hunch it isn't a new poster. You don't show up the day before the trade deadline with "ImissDougMelvin" as your username without intent. I'm assuming it is one of our resident grumps who wants a few days of trolling without the repercussions and then will disappear by Wednesday..

[WildBill24]

Questioning our front office these days is diabolical.

[SeaBass]

8 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

I have a hunch it isn't a new poster. You don't show up the day before the trade deadline with "ImissDougMelvin" as your username without intent. I'm assuming it is one of our resident grumps who wants a few days of trolling without the repercussions and then will disappear by Wednesday..

Brewers888 has entered the chat. Obvs don't know that but it absolutely has the feel of a burner acct.

Edit: I didn't even see that others have said this same thing in other threads.

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

9 minutes ago, ImissDougMelvin said:

Seriously though, they MIGHT do something, but why on earth are they always so slow about it on deadline day? I can think of NUMEROUS trades they have made that have literally been right at or slightly before the buzzer. Like I don't get it, it's not like they just threw a trade together last minute. These things are talked about well in advance, and no other teams make as many trades right at the deadline(literally) then the Brewers do. What's the hang up? You know long before that if it's accepted or not. Or you should. 

It is very possible that the Brewers have deals on the table, and are going through the channels as far as notifying players and running medical checks. They run a very tight ship, and don't let leaks get out like other teams do.