This is so easy it's not even funny...for a year the Brewers can boost the payroll..give Castellanos 3yrs 60 mill(I go 66 mill if I need to to get it done). Next year Cain comes off the books...that's 17 mill of that amount right there. So essentially they raise payroll by 5 million. Sportrac has them at 105 million for next year, if they can't raise it another 20-22 million for ONE year(essentially) then they might as well just start trading guys and punt. Yeah, what's $22 million? A drop in the bucket! I don't think he is saying 22 million is a drop in the bucket. As much as I disagree with most of what he says, he is right on this. If we can't raise our payroll for one season, while we have the pitching, then we aren't going to be any better than last year. I'd argue we will possibly be even worse off. Garcia is already gone, who replaces him currently? Taylor? I'm on board with that idea, however, he is not a given, so it is risky. We are going to need to open the purse strings a little if we intend to take the next step. It's just the way it is. Is Castellanos our answer? I guess that is up to Stearns to figure out, but this is the exact right time to spend more than what we normally do. If not now, when?