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  1. Fear The Chorizo
    If it's on the internet it must be true I didn't think Edwin won a Cy Young, though
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    Fully on board with this - they could even bring in one still in his pitching prime instead of one who has been washed up for several years.
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    Maybe it'll work out better than I expect it to....at least I'll tell myself that and hope for the best. Guessing this is most likely going to wind up like a "hope for 4ish innings where he leaves and the game is still winnable" sort of arrangement for a few weeks, and not really do anything to help keep the bullpen fresh. Would have honestly preferred to let Rodriguez continue providing that level of pitching to keep getting his feet wet in MLB, but I'm not the GM.
  4. Fear The Chorizo
    I sincerely hope the Cubs attempt to be soft buyers at the trade deadline because they feel like they have no choice. Somehow that team has a $230M payroll while also carrying a boatload of pre-arbitration players....and finds themselves in the cellar of a Central division. This is what happens when your pricey vets underperform and all the young talent winds up not being as productive as anticipated at the MLB level. Honest question, based on his MLB production to date, would PCA take playing time away from a healthy Wiemer?
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    Again, I really don't care - because Winker isn't on this team - the combination of guys the Brewers have thrown at DH haven't set the world on fire, but they also can all play decent defense at their primary positions when it isn't their turn to DH. It's not how I'd prefer the Brewers utilize the DH roster spot, but Hoskins in his current form is more or less their primary DH when healthy anyways. Based on how Hoskins is performing so far this season, maybe the lesson the Brewers have to learn is to not acquire hitters coming off a major injury - but instead wait until the following offseason when they could be had for even cheaper. And, Winker has primarily been a LF this year as a National - his numbers as their DH are actually pretty bad in limited playing time there (2023-esque 0.597 OPS). We can continue arguing about whether or not Winker's 2024 #'s would be a net help or harm to this year's Brewers team, but frankly I'm glad he's not on this roster despite him not continuing to be historically awful offensively like he was last season. Would you have preferred they signed him last winter for any amount of money based on what Winker did for the Brewers in 2023? This year's team is built around speed and defense - two tools Winker doesn't have at all even when fully healthy.
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    I don't care - Winker shouldn't be a left fielder, he should be a DH. The fact he's OPS-ing under 0.800 with his defensive "prowess" further diminishes his value to a team that has any sort of sights set on contending. I really don't have anything against him, just that I'm not going to lose sleep over him putting together a decent offensive season the year after he was atrocious as a Brewer. Glad they didn't entertain adding Winker last offseason, because they have better options at corner OF and DH positions on their roster right now.
  7. Fear The Chorizo
    with arms like Knoth not far behind - this is the healthiest the Brewer organization has been as a whole (MLB all the way down through Rookie Ball/DSL) that I can remember.
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    Meh, still a sub 800 ops from a guy you really hope can be closer to .900 at just 30 yrs old. Also, not lost on me that the team he is doing it with isn't exactly built to be a contender - similar to many of those good years as a Red.
  9. Fear The Chorizo
    Please play Chourio every day.. Please.
  10. Fear The Chorizo
    Specific to Hiura - his K rate was always pretty high, but when he got the bat to the ball early in his career he consistently did damage...albeit prior to 2020 he was more of a line drive hitter with enough pop to hit 30 HR in a full season. The launch angle adjustment made gave him the swing to potentially hit 40+HR over a full season, but also created such a huge hole in his swing that any sort of good fastball could exploit that he never was able to make enough contact at the MLB level to warrant getting 600+ plate appearances in order to hit those 40HR. I think Hiura winds up back in MLB with the Angels later this year, and I hope he runs with that opportunity. The K rate once again isn't great but he's currently sitting at about a 1.200 OPS in Salt Lake City and the Angels aren't exactly headed to the WS this season. Black and Hiura are vastly different hitters, so I don't like the comparison between the two in this article.
  11. Fear The Chorizo
    Frelick's bat is probably the last one I'd want moving over to 3b, thus the reason why I wondered aloud what they were trying to prove by throwing him over there at times in spring training. I hope he gets hot enough to warrant being trade bait, because he shouldn't take away at bats from Chourio or a healthy Mitchell, and he shouldn't be playing everyday as a corner OF, either.
  12. Fear The Chorizo
    I'd at least kick the tires on a former Cy Young winner who is currently 8-0 in 10 starts and striking out about 13 per 9IP...especially when he could be signed for peanuts and no prospect capital would need to be sent away to acquire him.
  13. Fear The Chorizo
    Iowa cubs
  14. Fear The Chorizo
    keep finding ways to win series, Brewers!
  15. Fear The Chorizo
    If you're already out in the burbs, by all means find a Metra station on a line that runs consistently on weekends and use that to get downtown instead of spending twice as much time fighting traffic. The Metra stations typically have lots where you can park your car for a fraction of the cost of anywhere downtown. I will say Union Station is a bit of a hike from the downtown Lakefront - but it'd be super easy to snag an uber or cab from there directly to anywhere you'd want to go initially. Another solid and very cost-friendly option for you would be to drive from Deerfield to the CTA Purple Line Linden station (Wilmette area). I think they have a Park n Ride lot there - that line will get you to the Howard stop on the Red line, which runs right through the downtown area. Might have to do a little homework on train line transfers once downtown if there are specific spots you want to visit - but i think you can purchase the Ventra day pass and have unlimited rides/transfers between train lines using that. The Grand Red Line Station would basically put you straight west of Navy Pier area on State Street,
  16. Fear The Chorizo
    And Valentin.. and Yuni B...
  17. Fear The Chorizo
    Woodruff himself said 2024 was going to be a full-on rehab year. Interesting thought, but I'd prefer they stick to that plan with him to give as much chance as possible that Woody is a rotation mainstay for 2025.
  18. Fear The Chorizo
    The more I think about it, the more this guy should be target #1 for the Brewers in terms of trading for a starter. IF he's healthy. The Tigers also match up pretty well with the Brewers via trade if they're looking for a young outfielder to be the centerpiece of a trade for Flaherty, too. I'd still prefer the Brewers add a free agent starter right now, then potentially add to the rotation again via trade a little closer to the deadline....and a healthy Flaherty would be near the top of my list of gets for this team via trade.
  19. Fear The Chorizo
    Can I ask where you're coming into Chicago from? There might be some solid options to park near public transit (Metra or El train stations), then use those to get into the downtown/museum campus area before heading back to your car that would be parked somewhere much cheaper. if you want your car down there with you, Millenium Park has a garage that would be centrally located between the Shedd and Navy Pier area - then just Uber or take public transit one way or the other. This would not be the cheapest option. Finally, as LouisEly pointed out, look into the Field Museum....I'd also point towards wandering through Millenium Park or checking out the Art Institute as solid options ahead of venturing over to the Navy Pier tourist trap :)
  20. Fear The Chorizo
    Any trade of Adames at this year's deadline HAS to return a prospect more valuable than the comp pick the Brewers would be losing by trading him a few months before his free agency. I just don't see a contending team desperate enough for SS help to pony up the prospect capital it should take to pry the starting SS from a team currently leading their division with eyes on the postseason. From the Brewers' perspective, it would need to be an AL team to send Adames to (i.e., don't improve NL postseason competitors). Maybe the Astros, Cleveland, or Red Sox are fits at this point as playoff hopefuls with limitations/issues at SS, but frankly that's about it for potential suitors. I just don't see a good reason to trade Adames at this point - and that's just fine by me.
  21. Fear The Chorizo
    Turang and Ortiz both could be the everyday SS in Milwaukee next season at a cost of around $1M in 2025 payroll - and this season to date, both of them have higher WAR and OPS #s than Adames. Why would the Brewers opt to pay the 3rd best and oldest all around SS on their 2024 roster $25M+ a season to prevent either of these other younger players from taking that position next year at a fraction of the cost?
  22. Fear The Chorizo
    If teams are into paying veteran top 10 SS the going rate in free agency, then yes those guys make a lot of money. However, SS is a position that an organization can prioritize in the draft to have a steady stream of players manning that spot adequately at a much more budget-friendly cost. It's also a position where you don't want to get stuck with an over-the-hill player everyday who happens to have a bloated longterm contract.
  23. Fear The Chorizo
    About a month ago there were threads/posts about Adames lamenting the Brewers didn't trade him last offseason to get something in return, because he was slumping offensively badly enough where people were convinced the Brewers couldn't even risk giving him a qualifying offer this coming winter for fear that he would actually accept it. Now we are contemplating giving him a contract offer well over 9 figures guaranteed, apparently. When Adames is on one of his 2-4 week hot streaks he looks like a franchise cornerstone, then right after that he'll go twice as long looking like a guy a team shouldn't wait to replace and definitely not pencil in anywhere near the top half of a lineup everyday. That is exactly who Adames has been his entire career, and it's not an offensive profile I'm comfortable with paying over $20m a year for more than the next 4 seasons to watch regress - particularly once his defensive value at SS craters with age when you have two pre arbitration SS's already on the mlb roster who are also arguably better offensive players than Adames is right now.
  24. Fear The Chorizo
    I would add to this that at present, the Cubs don't have any MVP-caliber, silver slugger, or cy young-type talent on their roster, either. That's a big reason there appear to be few bad contracts in their organization....although I'd argue they are paying too much for slightly above average MLB talent at too many positions - which continues to hamstring how aggressive they are in offseason free agency/impact trades.
  25. Fear The Chorizo
    Dodgers busy putting another ~$70m in team payroll on the IL with Betts and Yamamoto. Such a shame for that organization
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