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  1. Fear The Chorizo
    I think you are way undervaluing our leftovers - because with the exception of Black, each of them have proven to be MLB regular-caliber players and have years of MLB control remaining. One of the names I mentioned in my previous post included as part of a trade that also includes a younger prospect or two would be plenty to land a Suarez-caliber bat. I do get the hesitancy to try and bolster the lineup at the expense of defense with a trade though. I wrote earlier both Durbin and Ortiz have been awesome of late.
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    Yeah there will always be criticism on that - but IMO the Brewers almost need to trade away some guys people will cry "Selling too low!" or "overpaying for a rental!!" just to maintain longer term roster flexibility with what is coming up through the system. Look for the mix of developed prospects who are positionally blocked by some of their young talent already in Milwaukee, and guys who are either currently on or would need to be on the Brewer 40 man roster to avoid being lost to rule 5 or DFA/option limited. I've always wanted to give Mitchell more than enough chances to both stay healthy and get a season's worth of at bats because I think he could have a couple MLB 30/30 seasons with GG caliber defense. I think, despite being injured, he may be on the block just to try and get some return for his potential along with guys like Black, Carlos Rodriguez, Patrick, Myers, etc for the right veteran bat to give the lineup a boost at 3rd or SS.
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    With the 24th ranked payroll, Arnold has the Brewers 100 games into the season with MLB's best record, and honestly has many options for players not on the current 26-man active roster either rehabbing or sitting in AAA that could help add to the club down the stretch (Gasser, Cortes, Henderson, Patrick, Peguero, Yoho, Frelick, Mitchell, Quero, Hoskins, etc/etc). I think SS/3B is probably the spot if the Brewers want to make a splash at the deadline where they should go - but both Durbin and Ortiz have been a big part of the recent surge the Brewers are on, too. They've also got a deep enough farm system where overpaying a bit for a key bat actually makes sense at the deadline to help sort out future 40 man roster decisions the next few offseasons. To answer the title of this thread, perhaps Arnold should start getting criticism from Brewer fans when he gets poached by a different large market team after winning consecutive MLB executive of the year awards.
  4. Fear The Chorizo
    This team is just so damn fun to watch right now
  5. Fear The Chorizo
    Keep adding on, offense - feels like winning team needs 8 tonight
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    agreed 100% Woody chose to take things year to year in effort to cash in via free agency the same way the Brewers' organization opted to not offer him a market-rate longterm extension and go year to year in arbitration. With baseball money being guaranteed, such is the nature of how this works - particularly for pitchers, who I think are becoming alot like the NFL version of running backs in today's game - valuable pieces for a team who wants to contend, but increasingly replaceable if you are good at identifying arm talent and not worth paying market rates in free agency once they surpass their prime production years (i.e., turn 30) due to injury risk and performance decline.
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    He's made two MLB starts since the calendar rolled to 2024, and was paid to rehab an entire 1.5 seasons by Milwaukee. There may have been other suitors, but it was far from a bidding war Let's slow down with worrying about whether or not the Brewers should make Woodruff a QO or try to rush and extend him until we know his shoulder holds up well into September this season.
  8. Fear The Chorizo
    If you want or need the ASG bonus that badly, then accept the offer of being named an all star with the caveat you need to be available to pitch....or be better at pitching so you're named to the initial all star team and can decline to pitch respectfully. The only reason Miz made the AS team was because these other pitchers declined to be under the same conditions before he was even extended that invite. To then have teammates complain to the media publicly on your behalf is just childish.
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    Call me a miser, but I'd rather the Brewers take things year to year with any pre-arbitration arm compared to extending them longterm right away...unless they are good with a Freddy Peralta-type extension that is extremely team-friendly and guarantees the pitcher spends his entire prime (i.e., through age 30 season) under that contract as a Brewer. The injury risk is just too high, and the Brewers have proven over and over again that they can find MLB-caliber pitching at prices way, way below free agent market value. I love that Miz is a Brewer - I'd hate to read him being signed to some insane contract extension that merely buys out 1 season of free agency and dramatically escalates what he'd be paid compared to fully healthy years of arbitration.
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    The bluster around adding Miz after a handful of MLB starts to the AS Game is just something for the baseball world to debate when there aren't games going on. Seems like before Miz was asked, half the rotation arms in the NL were asked if they would like to be an All Star provided they were willing to pitch in the game, and they declined. Absent MLB just replacing all pitchers with a batting tee and turning the Midsummer Classic into the baseball equivalent of the NFL Pro Bowl carnival games, I don't know why people are upset at all about the most electric young arm in baseball adding to MLB's showcase to a national audience.
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    Aged poorly
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    I dont think so, when I'm thinking the low minors prospect could be Made...plus Myers and a third prospect. Ive wanted Ramirez in Milwaukee for years and know how good he is. If Cleveland prefers to pay Ramirez the rest of his contract over seasons they dont have enough around him to contend (or Ramirez doesnt waive his NTC), fine....but there's no way they would get a trade package better than what i'm thinking from a different team. Hell, if other teams looking to add aren't in the market at this year's deadline, replace Made with an upper tier prospect that isnt quite as highly regarded in the brewers' system and it would still be pretty valuable with the amount of MLB service time Myers still has.
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    Yep - it's also why I think looking to trade a guy like Myers makes sense now when there are more arms coming. I think Myers plus one of the talented but raw young prospect tearing up low A ball + a lotto ticket could return a player like Jose Ramirez (i.e., impact bat at a position of need). It's nice to be beyond deep with talent across the organization, and have the development staff in correct places to get the most out of it.
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    This is going to sound insane right now...I get it with the season-long worship of their overperforming offense, but... The Cubs aren't going to make the playoffs this year. They are still scoring alot of runs over the course of a week of games - but instead of 5-8 runs nightly it's been feast or famine with them lately - and their pitching isn't good enough collectively to win more than they lose when their bats don't score 10 runs in a game. I can see them gradually falling back in the standings enough for the brewers to overtake them for the division (just 1.5 gb now), and teams like the Padres and Giants to get hot enough to make the NL Central a 1 team playoff division.
  15. Fear The Chorizo
    Absolutely! Seeing mid 90s pitches breaking in feet, not inches, is pure visual joy to a baseball fan. It doesn't get much better in professional sports than witnessing electric pitchers.
  16. Fear The Chorizo
    After the leadoff bomb to Ohtani, Miz made a roster full of all stars look like beer league hitters - when you have Freddie Freeman making defensive swings and mlb hitters just praying offspeed stuff doesnt stay in the zone, you're some kind of special. This team keeps finding ways to be a really fun watch - helps being absolutely loaded with pitching right now.
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    I think the injury/durability concerns that will go with Smith (which is why he was an undrafted collegiate FA signee to begin with and exposed him early to the Rule 5 draft) factor in alot, too. His stuff is MLB-caliber, but not necessarily as a front of the rotation starter until he proves he can be that type of workhorse. As this season wears on, it's clear Smith will have to potentially try proving that in 2026 - because that's not happening this season. Was it a mistake to leave Smith exposed in the Rule 5 draft? Yes - but I don't think it was a travesty considering how many arms the Brewers have in their organization and on their MLB roster who Smith would likely sit behind on the pecking order for innings in Milwaukee.
  18. Fear The Chorizo
    The Dodgers' current payroll for players on IL exceeds the Brewers' adjusted 2025 team payroll Just. Disgusting.
  19. Fear The Chorizo
    I dont have enough faith in Cubs pitching for them to run away with the division no matter how over their head the hitting stays I think the brewers do win the central
  20. Fear The Chorizo
    Trying to recall the rules on this, but the white sox have to keep Smith in their 26-man mlb roster the full season, correct? What happens in the event of an injury/IL stint? Looking like Smith may soon be headed for purgatory with the white sox, as he's only about 15 innings off his career high for IP in a season, and his performance has cratered quite a bit. If the white sox weren't awful, i think this thread would have more posters wondering where Smith would fit in the Nashville rotation once he is sent back this way from Chicago. I doubt the sox would release Smith, but id be shocked if he stays in their rotation into August - i think he's headed for bullpen longman duty soon
  21. Fear The Chorizo
    Also worth noting that Smith will likely reach the most IP for a season in his professional career shortly after the AS break. Are the white sox going to stretch him way out beyond 95 IP for a season, or are they going to have to send Smith to the pen to limit the injury risk that likely was the main reason the Brewers left him exposed in the Rule 5 draft in the first place?
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    2 of MLB's smallest markets with an inconsequential late June getaway day game for the overall playoff picture, and it's a game with a legit national following / interest because of who's on the mound. It's what makes baseball the best game - spectacle as much as sport when talent like this can be showcased.
  23. Fear The Chorizo
    I'm not disrespecting Skenes at all, but should the above be in blue? I don't see how either is in over their head based on how this game has gone
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    classified
  25. Fear The Chorizo
    adding to that with aggressive baserunning plays on contact never working
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