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How much longer are we going to be subjected to his horrific offensive game? I'm not saying that they need to rush Pratt, Made or whoever but his spot in the order has now been a black hole for over a year. It simply can't be ignored any longer. Send him to the minors to work on hitting or send him to the spring training complex to get some individual coaching. Something. Anything. It's been a rough start for most of the team but his continued struggles have reached a critical juncture in my opinion. The season is at the 10% mark, how long until Murph just can't take it and pulls the plug?

I'm cautiously optimistic that Durbin will not have a sophomore slump like Ortiz had, but what do we do if he does hit the wall? They can't possibly weather 2 of Ortiz in the batting order. I think they'd be foolish not to try to be prepared. Certainly Bregman and Suarez are out of reach, but what about Moncada? The dude can hit, he just can't stay healthy. What about him as a fallback 3rd baseman. If Durbin flounders, put him at third, then have Turang who can slide to SS if necessary. The let Ortiz and Durbin and Monty duke it out for playing time. I don't see a viable alternative on the roster. Thoughts?

Yes, there absolutely needs to be a salary cap and floor. However, we better be ready to be without baseball for a good long time, cuz the players union will fight that to the death. If it were to happen, the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees etc, would all sign massive long term extensions to everyone that they could get their hands on and demand that they be "grandfathered" in. That would be a mess. There is certainly no easy solution. I'd be willing to forego a season, if it meant that well run organizations like the Brewers could play on a level playing field with those guys. 2/3 or the league essentially being farm teams for the top 10 teams is getting old.

Arbitration projections were just released. I think they let Bauers walk, but everyone else seems reasonable. Can the Brewers afford Vaughn? Do they want to afford that? Maybe offer a two year deal hoping to entice him to come off of that number? Contreras is really climbing fast as well. With the impending lockout/strike, do they consider trading him? Seems far fetched but owners are not going to want to be on the hook for big salaries if they shut it down. What are your thoughts.

You've gotta wonder what Black has to do to get some playing time. I'd make this a sink or swim situation for him. Toss him at 3rd and tell him to have at it. He can't possibly hurt that side of the infield from an offensive standpoint. Durbin and Ortiz are just horrific with the bat. I'd hate to see Pratt, Made or any of the others rushed up at this point. Black is either gonna break through or he isn't.

Yes, I know it's early in the season and that there is a lot of baseball left. That being said, how much longer can we put up with Hoskins playing everyday with Bauers as his back up? It's just a lose/lose right now. By the end of this month, I expect them to toss Bauers overboard, tell Hoskins to grab some bench and at least give Martinez a decent look. He'll have a "decent" sample size at AAA by then and maybe the kid deserves a shot and right now, he's mashing. Hoskins just looks lost and Bauers is what he is. That is to say a strike out machine who is easily replaceable.

Kevin Seitzer?

Shooting for a top 20 guy seems high for Freddy. A top 20 prospect for 2 years of Freddy? He's very valuable because of his relatively low salary but lets face it, he's just good, not great. But you've gotta start the negotiations somewhere. You never work up in a negotiation, only down.

I sure hope they can come up with a way to get it onto a streaming service. I've got to see that!!!!

I'm happy to see this. I like the kid but that swing of his was horrendous. Even though it "worked" for him in the minors, at least one coach along the way should have known that it wasn't going to stand up in the majors. Glad to see that he's working it out and more importantly, showing that he is coachable. I really want this young group of OFers to beat all expectations. This could be a pretty special group.

I've been advocating for this for a few months. You can call it whatever you want, but this year is a rebuild/reboot/retool year. They need time to get the youngsters comfortable along with sorting out the various logjams. Sort that out, get the starting pitchers figured out, then they'll be back where we would like to see them. I fear that this year they will be hovering around the .500 mark all season and that alone is the best reason to trade Williams. It makes no sense to have a top of the line closer if he isn't needed and you have holes to fill.

I think that Arnold is pretty much done. I think that Black is going to be given every opportunity at 3rd, with Monestario as the fall back option. I just don' t see them spending any more money.

Ouch, Punched all kinds of holes in my argument. I'm wounded. I see your point. I just really wanna see a real hitter. The fascination with HRs is killing me. Play small ball. Way more entertaining and I don't care if "Chicks dig the long ball".

Yes yes yes yes. While this regime places a priority on defense, even that has been a glaring weakness at 1st base since Cooper left. Neither he, nor Keith Hernandez is walking through the door prior to spring training. They can't keep hoping for a scrap heap pick up to save the day. The dude can hit, so let him hit.