TURBO

shocking! Yadi's next...

No on Ashby. He and Small need to stay put!

I'm hoping we snag him and give him another shot with the Brewers...

Matt Erickson stays put. Former T-Rats/Brewers pitcher takes over the pitching coach position. https://www.milb.com/wisconsin/news/erickson-returns-as-brewers-announce-2021-rattlers-coaching-staff

My reaction after my first reactions...lol Always interesting looking back, but it truly was a case of me being attached to the guys we traded, and watching them play a lot of games in Appleton... I had high hopes for all the guys that were traded away.

Is that narrative really accurate or necessary? What leads you to believe that 'they need to get their act together'? C'mon man... This is a message board for fans. I can rephrase that if you want. "once they decide what they want to do." Is that better?

The Dodgers could theoretically be in the Arenado or Bryant sweepstakes though, too. I predict that as soon as there is news on one of these guys, there will be news on the other two soon after. And yes, it probably ends up with the Brewers signing Maikel Franco. or Gyroko... It just feels like it is inevitable. (not that getting him back is a horrible thing, it might be the best we can expect, assuming he is still available once we get our act together)

I think that is highly debateable...

That would still piss off half of the country though...

My wife and I are both teachers, different counties... She got the vaccine yesterday, while I have no date even set yet. My district "thinks" it will be sometime in February. The inconsistency is pretty ridiculous.

Did most voters really have that view on him, or did they know at the time that the public view was false? If the voters of that time period knew the true story about Ty Cobb, then it wouldn't have been an issue.

I'm sure this has made the rounds before, but I hate how one drunk wrote a book of fiction and made Cobb "THE bad guy" in Baseball. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/43506-ty-cobb-was-not-a-racist I'm not sure what the whole story is...but I think it's fair to say he's not the crazy racist who was MORE racist than the average big leaguer in the early 20th century. I've seen this before and it is pretty irritating that he got that rep unwarranted.

Thin crust is where it's at!

It isn't the injury factor for me, it's the mental factor. He often seems on the edge to me. Every player has the injury risk, I don't trust his head. That is what I meant by him "losing it" above.

If you let those turds in, then you have to let Pete Rose in as well... I'm fine with not letting guys like Bonds in who so blatantly cheated the game with roids. Should Rose get in based on his playing days only? I say yes, but it seems a bit hypocritical on my part to say that. What about Shoeless Joe Jackson? His career was stellar, HOF worthy without a doubt. Should he get in based on his career before the scandal?

Frankly, I think Hader could just "lose it" at anytime... My gut just doesn't trust him, and I'm on the trade him train if we can get that BIG offer!

Where is Garcia? We benching a 10+ million player?

*sigh*

If true, we were never serious contenders then, no chance we would throw 18 million in on him... Buzzkill.

Imagine getting both, then trading Hader for some other pieces, a 1B or maybe a starting pitcher? Man, it takes only rumors to get me thinking differently...lol

I think they know they HAVE to get a bat at at least one of the corner IF positions. Turner fits the bill on a short term deal only. If he's willing to play a 1 or 2 year deal, MA might be willing to pay out a bit, the rub will come if he will only accept a 3 or 4 year deal. At that point, we SHOULD be out of it.

Still quite a few of the top guys out there: 1. SP Trevor Bauer - Gonna be WAY too expensive, but could you imagine throwing Bauer in a rotation with Woodruff and Burnes? 2. C J.T. Realmuto - Doesn't make a ton of sense, both financially and roster construction-wise, unless they are giving up on Narvaez. 3. OF/DH Marcell Ozuna - Brewers have been linked to him, so this is a possibility. 4. SS/INF Didi Gregorius - I think this is actually a pretty good bet for the type of FA Attansaio would be recruiting. He's be a major get, and would likely be the team's full time 3B. 5. 3B Justin Turner - Obvious position need, and if he were willing to signing a short-term deal, this one makes sense. I don't trust signing a 36-year-old whatsoever, though. 6. SS/INF Marcus Semien - This would make sense too from a positional need standpoint. Other teams have supposedly been talking to Semien about playing 3B. 7. SS Andrelton Simmons - He's the best defensive SS in baseball, so this only makes sense if they are going to move on from Arcia. 8. OF/1B Joc Pederson - Also a potential target that makes some sense. Good power and a LH bat. 9. SP Jake Odorizzi - Solid #3 starter. Shouldn't be super expensive. 10. 3B Tommy La Stella - Solid player, would fill an obvious hole. Obviously there is much more on the market, but these are 10 guys off the bat who I could see Mark A. getting involved in their recruitment. So many of those guys are unrealistic though. You can take Bauer and Realmuto off the list immediately. Ozuna is going to cost way more than we are paying, you can question this all you want, it would take a miracle to get him, and to be honest, he isn't what we even need. Does Didi play 3B? My gut tells me he will get more than we can pay as well, so he is also unrealistic. Turner looking for 4 years at his age? Nope, not gonna happen in Milwaukee. I'd love to have him on a 2 year deal though. I think he ends up back with LA. Just using other teams now to pump up his value, which could backfire on him. The fact that others are in on Semien makes it very improbable that we outbid anyone... Simmons? Are we moving away from Arcia? I haven't seen that anywhere in print. I fully expect him to be our starting SS in 2021. Pederson makes sense, what is his cost? If there would be a bidding war, again, we are out. Odorizi would be great, even at 8-10 million per year though, he is out of our price range. I know some here think LaStella is our savior, would be a good get, but if he is so great, I'd think there will be a bidding war for him as well. I know we will end up with someone, someplace, but I highly doubt anyone from that list above will be coming to Milwaukee. I really have to work on my negative outlook... I realize that.

He was an exciting player in his time in Appleton... Speed!

Pride in one's ability to take care of one's self is a lost art...

It's so ridiculous that this isn't decided yet. I can't believe that GMs aren't having an up-rise since it is pretty important in how they plan their teams for 2021.