Crash2303

Who knows what else they do and what else they can get for Santana and either Phillips/broxton plus others but at this point is Yellich/Cain really that much more of a needle mover than what they had going in to the season, especially considering the lost assets of $80 million, four top 25 prospects, and a lost #73 pick in the upcoming draft? Although other moves will play out, one can break down the different outfield scenarios with Cain/Yelich pieces with some definition. It can be broken down like this- so which outfield set would you have rather had- and how much a better team does it make us? 1) CURRENT RF-Yelich (-4 prospects), CF-Cain (-80 mil & no #73 pick), Santana trade return 2) NO YELICH/NO CAIN/SANTANA TRADED CF-Brinson, RF-Phillips/Broxton, Santana trade return 3) NO CAIN/SANTANA TRADED RF-Yelich (-4 prospects), CF-Phillips/Broxton, Santana trade return 4) NO CAIN/SANTANA KEPT CF-Yelich (-4 prospects), RF- Santana, Philips/Broxton trade return 5) NO MOVES CF-Brinson/Phillips, RF- Santana, Broxton 6) CAIN/NO YELICH/SANTANA TRADED CF- Brinson/Phillips, RF- Cain (-80 mil & no #73 pick), Santana & Broxton trade return 8) WISHFUL THINKING CF- Brinson, RF-Yelich (-4 prospects), Santana trade return Man it stings to see Brinson go. I know everyone said it was inevitable he was going to be included in the deal, but I just don’t see why that had to be. I would have loved to see a Yelich/Brinson/Braun outfield. Hard for me to believe that a Phillips, Diaz, Yamamoto,Harrison/(any minor league pitcher not named Burnes) wouldn’t have been enough. Oh well.

Wow oh wow- hard to get any work done today- just keep checking for more updates and trying to absorb everything. I echo the general consensus that i feel from the board, stings on prospects, a bit of an overpay all around, a bit skeptical but need to withhold judgement until rest of succeeding moves are done, in short- stearns & co know what they’re doing...we hope. I really like yelich and like most people, think he'll put up even better numbers in Milwaukee and for five years cost controlled- got to like that! Like all of you, I hate to see Diaz, Harrison, & Yamamoto go. Although Harrison & diaz are high upside/high miss guys, I believe all three will find their way to the big leagues and be significant contributors. but Brinson is the one that really hurts I think he's a stud w the IT factor and could very likely be a star for years to come. However, if he never realizes that, Stearns definitely traded him at peak prospect value, which is something Melvin generally seemed loath to do. I am just struck that Brinson wasn’t worth more. Although we traded from depth, which is good, and was part of the plan all along, depth is not something to be squandered. as SoCal said, we paid a hefty price for Yelich, no doubt, but hope that it leads to me watching the brewers receive the world series trophy that has alluded us, and not the bitterness I felt when KC was hoisting their trophy with almost half the team former brewers. Cain is great too and excited about what he brings to the table, but age worries me on the back end especially in CF. he's already showed declining range there this past year. (more on that in the Cain thread) As others have noted these two moves should drastically reduce our strike outs and make a more balanced lineup up and down. and getting two proven players as opposed to a potential player makes us legit play-off contenders from here on out- and i'm sure increasing excitement for the team and raising more revenue. As apprehensive as I am at some of these issues and all this action i'm equal parts excited. stearns and team have shown to be devoted to a long-term plan and doing massive due diligence on all regards. I want to believe that this turns out to be a genius series of chess moves, but am a little anxious that it's trying to be too smart and just outsmarting yourself in the process.

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