GAME05

Crow to stretch out the rotation and JoJo Romero because we definitely need another bullpen arm.

Or he accepts and we pay $23m for 1.5 WAR.

Seems like a return the Bucks could have done no problem. But maybe the 1st was a must and the Bucks just didn't want to give up yet another pick?

My immediate assumption is that Mark Walter's TWG Group owns large shares of both Disney and Paramount.

I'm of the mind MLB loves the Dodgers powerhouse for ratings purposes, and MLBPA loves that they set the bar for salaries. That maybe it's only fans who actually care, and it hasn't mattered what we think for decades now. Pay a fine for the lost revenue sharing and carry on?

I completely agree that positive clubhouse guys are almost a necessity on a team, but we're also stuck taking guesses at who those people are and that there aren't other guys who are or would step up. Or also the ability of a manager to create those guys. Or maybe there's a backup-backup INF or mopup reliever who can fill that role instead of paying Bauers $25m to do the same job. And maybe the locker room is just fine right now but the team has been together for 5.5 months now nearly every day and it's been 95 degrees out and they're just exhausted because 162 games so that 40% of teams still make the playoffs is stupid.

Goodman from the Rockies is my top 'wanna get' player, too. Should add a lot of power to the lineup with hopes that the Brewers can improve his defense a little. Think we'd have to add more than Crow+Contreras, though, especially with Contreras' decline on both sides. No reason for the Rockies to make that trade unless some impact player comes back and not a couple of mid-tier prospects. I'd really like a different player than Frelick/Mitchell in the corner OF, though. Is this where you flip Jett? Not sure who that'd be, but some more SLG in the corner would be great. edit: I also wonder if maybe the timing is better if you just roll with what we've got in RF for next year. If we're stable enough at 2b between Made and/or Jett and/or Pena, that would be a good time to trade Turang with two years of control left and probably be able to get a pretty decent corner OF in return.

Dodgers in the playoffs mean good playoff ratings. If it's a Dodgers/Yankees World Series, that's the best ratings possible. Nobody but us would actually watch a Brewers/Royals World Series. The current system ensures the most popular teams have the best chance of succeeding, as well as the least amount of time possible spent as a bad team. Only fans complaining are the small markets, and who cares about them?

You're not gonna make me want Rengifo back, no thank you.

As far as I can see he's not on the 40-man roster, so someone would have to be DFA'd for the sake of bringing someone up for a small amount of time. Plus if there's a lockout next year, he wouldn't be able to play and keep developing for being on the 40-man. Off it he could mash in AAA while everyone else whines they're not rich enough.

A lifetime of watching sports: 10: Maybe one day I'll be able to do that 20: I betcha I could do that 30: Sure not the crazy stuff, but I could totally do the basics 40: I sure can't do that anymore 50: Who am I kidding, I could never have done that 60: Sure they're good, but not compared to the ones in my day 70: They're superhuman these days, we were never doing stuff like that

I don't like that joke any one bit! :)

We struck gold with Chourio and Made and can't realistically expect to keep doing that. Sure we could flip a lot of the prospects we've got, but I'd rather be a good team for the next ten years than add another 20% to our WS odds for one year. And it's not like the CBA will set a cap at $150m. More like $250m and the Brewers will be operating the same as now. You know the Commissioner would be thrilled at a Dodgers/Yankees WS every single year.

Also an advantage at the deadline. Dodgers can load up or cover for in-season injuries because a lost prospect is replaced with a free agent. Of the two, the Brewers would be the only ones having to trade away future wins. Our prospects are inherently more valuable than the Dodgers' prospects. My vision is a guaranteed minimal income for owners (since their value is the great investment of owning a team) with financial incentives related to attendance. Full revenue sharing, cap and floor, with some guaranteed % going to players with a semi-regular League financial audit done and something done with any unspent cap money going to the players. Added early-side year or two of arbitration with any unspent player money pooled and distributed and a cap-incentive when re-signing players to promote more "one team for life" players. I would be happy if there were some flexibility for teams to spend more/less on Intl and development projects.

I know which possibility Ohtani's translator will be rooting for. But really it's all up to FanDuel to decide what will happen.