LouisEly

CPI flat from June, down if you exclude housing costs. Supply chain pressures easing, starting to hear of gluts in some products/commodities. If you're thinking of making a big purchase, hold off for a month if you can.

Already happening with Amazon and their partnership with Rivian

Davis is out of options and cannot be sent down without exposing him to waivers.

1) I think the point is that it's only $1.7M, not $4.775. B) Suter has five years of service time so he can't be sent down. He had 4 years and 161 days of service time at the beginning of the season. Or did you really mean "put down"...

It's very likely that they needed Lamet as an emergency bullpen guy yesterday in case the game went well into extra innings so that they could wait and activate Peralta today. They may also have wanted to see him in a side session in person before crystalizing their decision to DFA him.

I think that it's as simple as the Brewers don't make this deal without Rogers coming back. In fact, without another very good reliever/closer coming back the Brewers don't trade Hader unitl the offseason. The Padres might have been the only team that the Brewers would have traded Hader to.

If all you knew about a guy is that as a 23-year-old CF in 374 PAs between AA and AAA he had a .467 OBP, a 52:65 BB:K ratio, and 13 HRs, what type of a prospect would you say that he is? Granted, that is in the Texas League and the PCL, but OBP plays anywhere. Looks like he's put a lot of work into pitch recognition and strike zone management as his BB:K ratio has improved dramatically over the last 3 years.

70% of pitchers are RH, so I think success vs LHP is a bit overrated.

70% of pitchers are RH, so I think success vs LHP is a bit overrated.

It's amazing how many people can't grasp this in so many aspects of life...

Fisker is a step ahead of you

I grew up in one, my grandparents lived on a farm, and my parents live in an unincorporated community, thank you. And it's one more thing they have to worry about and take time to do instead of being at home.

Or we could use somewhat objective data. According to B-R.com, the Brewers MLB (not NL, MLB) rank in Wins Above Average by position: C) 9th 1B) 16th 2B) 16th 3B) 8th SS) 13th LF) 9th CF) 27th RF) 6th DH) 14th SP) 22nd (trotting out Chi Chi and Alexander really hurt them) RP) 13th The "black holes" they need to address are CF and 4th/5th starter (addressed by getting Ashby, Peralta and Houser back). News flash - everyone's 7th/8th bullpen pitcher sucks.

Or we could use somewhat objective data. According to B-R.com, the Brewers MLB (not NL, MLB) rank in Wins Above Average by position: C) 9th 1B) 16th 2B) 16th 3B) 8th SS) 13th LF) 9th CF) 27th RF) 6th DH) 14th SP) 22nd (trotting out Chi Chi and Alexander really hurt them) RP) 13th The "black holes" they need to address are CF and 4th/5th starter (addressed by getting Ashby, Peralta and Houser back). News flash - everyone's 7th/8th bullpen pitcher sucks.

Plus if you drive a car 349 miles and show up at a gas station on fumes, 5 minutes later you can completely reset its range to 350 miles after filling up. Correct, but my point is how often do you need that? How often to you drive more than 200 miles in a trip? For most people, maybe 2-3 times a year? And what % of the total mileage/gas in a year does that encompass? 10%? And if you're spending $4-5K/year on gas, won't the gas savings pay for a few rental cars and then some? particularly in rural areas that often require vehicles with significant towing or storage capacity, or for people living in urban areas that don't have the means or real estate room to have their own secure charging station. 1) In rural areas aren't gas stations fewer and further between? Don't people have to go out of their way to get gas? Wouldn't it be much more convenient to have your own "gas station" at home instead of driving "into town" to get gas? B) I live in an urban area. Almost every parking ramp that I go into has EV charging stations; if it doesn't, there is one within a block or two that has one that people can park at instead. Residences (apartments and condos) know they have to have them to attract tenants. I would bet that the parking lot/ramp for every major corporate headquarters has charging stations. And in urban areas you don't have to travel very far to get where you are going, making a charge last weeks. (Gas is also more expensive in urban areas. It's $5.79/gal in my neighborhood as of yesterday.) I see plenty of people parking EVs on the street or in the parking area in the alley with no charging station because they can charge at work or at the ramp they park at when they go out to dinner or shopping somewhere.

The other thing that is being developed is Battery-as-a-Service. Nio, the Chinese EV company, has developed a battery swapping service similar to an oil change that takes 3-5 minutes to change out a bettery, about the same time it takes to fill a gas tank. Because the battery is leased, you don't purchase it with the vehicle, reducing the cost of the vehicle by up to $10K. It's not likely to get widespread usage, but it's an interesting technology that's available if needed. I would also be shocked if chain restaurants located just off of freeways aren't looking into adding charging stations in their parking lot. If people need to charge, they can do it while getting lunch or dinner which they would stop for anyway.

Well, one person on that list was an All-Star this year and a deserved one who would fill a need on this team so I think the answer is obvious.

Well, one person on that list was an All-Star this year and a deserved one who would fill a need on this team so I think the answer is obvious.

He showed signs of this in 2019 when he was league-average age in A+. If he played another position I would likely agree with you, but it is really hard to find catchers with a good hit tool and he's athletic enough that the Brewers have played him 137 innings in LF this year as well. More to the former, if you can find a catcher with numbers like he put up this year I am not inclined to move him for minimal return and will take the chance that it's a fluke.

He showed signs of this in 2019 when he was league-average age in A+. If he played another position I would likely agree with you, but it is really hard to find catchers with a good hit tool and he's athletic enough that the Brewers have played him 137 innings in LF this year as well. More to the former, if you can find a catcher with numbers like he put up this year I am not inclined to move him for minimal return and will take the chance that it's a fluke.

Agree, and I'd add Justin Jarvis to that list as well.

Agree, and I'd add Justin Jarvis to that list as well.

Having Tyler Black makes Felix Valerio expendable in a trade. Frelick makes Mitchell and Gray expendable. Agree on Eduardo Garcia with the drafting of Brown and the emergence of Cam Devanney. Same for Freddy Zamora, and for the right player Brice Turang. Jakson Reetz makes Feliciano expendable for whatever he's worth. Anyone in Carolina except Chourio and Quero. I guess the "would really have to blow me away" are Chourio, Black, Frelick, Wiemer, and Small. Mitchell, Quero, Turang, Kelly, and Reetz would require a player with multiple years of control.

Having Tyler Black makes Felix Valerio expendable in a trade. Frelick makes Mitchell and Gray expendable. Agree on Eduardo Garcia with the drafting of Brown and the emergence of Cam Devanney. Same for Freddy Zamora, and for the right player Brice Turang. Jakson Reetz makes Feliciano expendable for whatever he's worth. Anyone in Carolina except Chourio and Quero. I guess the "would really have to blow me away" are Chourio, Black, Frelick, Wiemer, and Small. Mitchell, Quero, Turang, Kelly, and Reetz would require a player with multiple years of control.

Given the dearth of CF options that may or may not be available, I understand why the Brewers spent high draft picks on Mitchell and Frelick.