StearnsFTW

The Brewers are 10-7 against the AL Central. Not exactly beating up on them. They have the best record in the NL. I'm personally not scared of anyone and I'm sure the guys aren't either. Keep playing well and the playoffs should be in sight.

Apparently my Cape Cod visit didn't sway him towards the Brewers. Draft-eligible sophomore, so much leverage. That's the guy ines really hoping they'd sign. Great arm. I figured it was going to be a tough one.

Yeah, there's been an 80% chance of the AL playoff teams being the 5 they are for a while.

The Brewers control Aguilar through 2022.

I think that's a strong offer. And I'd do it. It would hurt, but I'd do it. I'd want to keep Santana though, and I don't know that the Mets would value him very much given their outfield is already fairly glutted.

Serious? Cain 5th? Gimme a break. Cain by a fair margin in my opinion.

My thoughts were that you’re catching a guy before he hits his prime. It wasn’t a knock on Aguilar or Thames but achieving that young controlled talent. I can see the point, but I think I'd rather have Aguilar than Bell going forward. Let alone adding in a useful player like Thames. Edit: I see BillHallstar pretty much already said this.

I would be mildly annoyed if the Brewers traded for Machado. I think it'll cost way more than it'd be worth to us. However, I would be really upset if they traded for him AND signed him. That is no way for a team like Milwaukee to operate. There are so many things that can go wrong that would cripple the franchise for years on end. Fortunately there is little chance they trade for him and right-next-door-to-zero chance they would sign him long term.

Yeah, no real interest in Happ from me. I definitely wouldn't be happy with the original post.

Your approach pisses people off. Maybe not everyone, but definitely a large percentage. You're wasting their time. That's entirely untrue, especially considering MLB GM's are involved in negotations in pretty every aspect of what they do. I'm not saying you offer Sogard for Machado. That was an extreme example that someone else came up with. Obviously you should make at least a decent offer. From a housing perspective, if a house is listed at $200k, I'm not talking about offering $20k or even $80k. Maybe the max you are willing to pay is $180k, so you start at $165k or $170k and see what happens. Maybe that house is a hot item and goes for $250k in a bidding war(in which case the $165k offer gets balked at), or maybe your offer is good enough to entice them and you get it at $175k because they are worried the value will go down in a year. That example can surely be translated into prospects to some degree, though that translation is a bit more tricky because every player/prospect is valued differently by every mlb team. My main point, there's a massive gap between an insultingly low offer and a decent offer that can be added to to get a deal done. I don't think Burnes + Peralta as headliners in a Degrom deal is insultingly low. Maybe the Mets demand Hiura and you replace him with one of the pitchers. Or maybe the headliners are good enough but they need a couple good secondary prospects(Ray). Or maybe the Mets don't even bother talking to us because we don't have 5 top 50 prospects and that's the only way to start a conversation for either pitcher. This is a reasonable post. Except for the ridiculous non sequitur at the end.

My "comment" was dumb without an explanation. If anyone was bored by that game I don't know what to tell them. I was enthralled.

So a guy comes into a 3-3 game, doesn't have it, gives up 4 straight hits, and you have to leave him get shelled till he gets 3 outs???? That's not baseball and I'd have zero interest in watching it. How often does that happen? A utility infielder got 3 outs last night. Did he "Have it?" The benefits far far outweigh the negatives. If you think it would be that bad, put a 25 or 30 pitch limit on a guy, then allow him to be relieved. And your "zero interest" comment is outlandish. After watching the 100th+ pitching change to make LOOGYs relevant, my interest wanes far more than watching a guy get knocked around a couple times a year. Yes, this plan would improve the game tremendously. Do I really need blue font? Good lord.

I don't see the point in wasting time on making an offer you know is going to be rejected. Have you ever negotiated for anything before in your life? Your first offer definitely shouldn't be your best offer. Start low and work your way up. Even if the Brewers were willing to send Hiura, Burnes, and Peralta in trade for Degrom...opening with that offer would be dreadful negotiation. Your approach pisses people off. Maybe not everyone, but definitely a large percentage. You're wasting their time.

There is always good 2B options available. They got Walker for peanuts last year, and he was just fine. Villar has been fine this year, and he's only 27. I'm not saying that Hiura won't be tough to get, but if I can get a controllable TOR starter or someone like Realmuto, bye-bye Keston. No chance I'd trade him for Realmuto. DeGrom? Yep.

I had a dream last night that the Cubs traded for DeGrom. That sucked

I had no idea.who Thames was without his beard.

This sums up my feelings as well. I don't really love Turang as a prospect, but also recognize that I know basically nothing. Given they'd get 22 next year I can live with it either way

Thanks for sharing. That's the best article I've read on the topic in terms of laying out facts.

Justin Jarvis. HS RHP

I was begging for Tristan Beck last year. I'm in again.

Sure, check on him. And then pass. I have no problem with that. I seriously doubt he would be better going forward than what we already have available.

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Pina's offense is not good. I feared last year was an anomaly, and it appears as though it was. If he can just be *decent*. .300 OBP and .400 SLG and he's fine. At .250/.300/.400 he's a major plus. Has some work to get there though. Realmuto is not realistic for me. He's a very good player, but I personally wouldn't want to give up what it would take to get him. Which I think is similar to what it took to get Yelich.