Fear The Chorizo
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I'm officially done with mlbtv, unless baseball gets its crap together and stops having 75 streaming services and cable networks siphon off games i can't watch as an out of market brewers fan... Half their games I cant see - it's infuriating.
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Snell and Glasnow are probably having chicken fights in a private Vegas swimming pool, just counting down the days until they have to actually get on the mound to make their $$$$$$$$. It is truly sickening knowing the next time through the rotation, Lauer will be replaced by Snell for his Annual August Spring Training ramp-up to October. They're fine letting PCA pimp around the bases against an arm that won't even see the playoff roster now - just as it was equally as meaningless for the Brewers to go 6-0 against the Dodgers last regular season.
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I think one prospect this article doesn' t mention who, despite Ragsdale's hot streak lately, is already ahead of him in the OF pecking order is Braylon Payne. 19 yr old tearing up A+ this year with better tools across the board than Ragsdale. Crazy to think that despite Ragsdale's well-earned prospect helium this year, his playing time for continued development truly was getting squeezed on both sides by other Brewer prospects and young OFers already in Milwaukee.
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That's not how the trade deadline works in baseball - this isn't the NBA. With 3 wild cards and 3 division titles in each league, almost half MLB makes the postseason - there's a muddle of 10-12 teams with light chances to sneak into a wildcard and potentially make a postseason run, but they also aren't going to give up MLB or prospect pieces for other prospects in some multi-team trade during the season. Then the true sellers often don't have much of anything great to offer besides bounceback veteran relievers or a bench/utility bat that wouldn't instantly deserve to fit into the middle of a contender's existing lineup. There's a growing list of MLB teams that aren't buyers or sellers at the trade deadline - and I think the CBA uncertainty after this season reinforced that this time around, too.
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Yeah - I'm hoping more information continues coming out from this, as I'm also certain there were far more teams than just the Dodgers and Brewers in the running for Skubal to at least make offers. I know GMs always shy away from specifics, but there's no way the Skubal trade sweepstakes was as cut and dry and the Tigers picking the Dodgers' offer because it was the best value for the Tigers to accept. There always was the assumption that Skubal would get dealt to LA - the shock is the rest of baseball looking at the return the Tigers got. A rental is a rental, but there weren't enough other premier pitchers/hitters on the trade block this year for the Tigers to not at least force the Dodgers to pony up more valuable pieces in their system to match what other teams likely offered. Talking heads just parroting that the Brewers were "cheap" or "didn't want to buy" hard enough ticks me off. Based on how aggressive the Cubs were, you don't think they would've traded everyone they wound up sending away for just Skubal? We're ticked at the value sent to the Cardinals for May and Romero rentals after losing out on Skubal, showing that Arnold was willing to pony up more than perceived value from the farm system, too.
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The Brewers have the best record IN THE LEAGUE....not just in their division - the entire damn league. But just because if the Cubs go on a week-long winning streak at the same time the Brewers lose 6 straight they will tie them in the standings, people are once again freaking out about not gaining more ground to them because the Brewers arent scoring 8 runs a game and winning by 6 every night. I believe the Cubs trail the Brewers by the exact same amount of games in the loss column as they did at the AS break 3 weeks ago. Around 17-18 games played, zero ground made up. Until the Cubs actually do win the division, or win a playoff series against this Brewers team, we should revel in them being this division's 2nd fiddle and mock them for not being good enough, not freak out every time they win a game regardless of what the Brewers do on that particular day. This Brewers team shows no signs of winning fewer than 95 games this season since that would be them going just 0.500 the rest of the way, meaning the Cubs would need to finish 30-18 to just tie them in the standings.
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The Brewers have really been scuffling on offense for awhile - what's amazing is regardless of their competition, theyre tied for the 4th best record in baseball since the AS break despite those scuffles. Get some key bats like chourio and contreras hot, and the other angst over bottom of the order bats slumping again goes away. They have to get the DH spot figured out before the playoffs - and unfortunately Yelich has shown zero signs of being the answer. That position/roster spot has long been the weakness for this organization that prioritizes positional versatility and defense over a bat-first player that can hit both RH and LH pitching well. People assumed Yelich would shift at least OK into the full time DH role as he aged and became useless defensively in the OF while his contract stayed $$$$. That appears to be wrong. The Brewers need 1 more good LH hitter in their lineup - that weakness is the perfect role for what Yelich should still be at this point in his career...so damn frustrating.
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The Braves are on fire lately....and are tied with the Dodgers in the loss column for the 2 seed. This is going to be a barnburner race down the stretch - one where it would be sweet to see the Dodgers get the 3 seed.
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Yelich needs an IL stint, everyone knows it...even Murph - almost think he keeps putting in the lineup hoping he tweaks something to force him onto it He has been the worst hitter on this roster for way, way too long - and he is their primary DH option. I'd rather have Black on the roster than Yelich right now.
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Well, wouldve helped if the Dodger offense showed up, too.
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Mitchell is pissed rn...Lara has to back off and get behind him
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Chourio has dealt with his share of injuries that have hampered his counting stats - he has still been pretty darn good for a guy who is 22 yrs old. He is definitely streaky - you'd hope he limits the slumps a bit as he actually starts reaching his prime...which is thankfully still a few seasons away from even happening.
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Bauers scratched and Yelich back up to 5th in the order. Angst and complaining can commence!
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Oil is dropping a bit again, too - so the "appears" related to inflation is definitely subjective assuming gas prices find a way to start receding....probably will be back up another $15 a barrel next week for all I know, though. It's going to be impossible to predict when a sustained, true market drop happens, especially when every down day from all time highs is going to swing quite a bit. So, I'm just happy I opted not to put everything under a mattress and spend the next 6 months to a year waiting for the right opportunity for a market plunge to get back in and act like I'm an expert, when nobody really is. Been blissfully ignorant maintaining the DCA approach to try and capture as much of the gains as possible, at least for now.
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Yeah, the Brewers system has some projectable arms, and coupling with young pitching already up in Milwaukee, looks pretty darn good....but it's crazy depth is in up the middle, toolsy position players. IMO, Pena alone plus another top 100 Brewer position player prospect is much more value than what the Dodgers sent to Detroit (some value analysis of the hypothetical trade package scenario that had both Pena and Henderson in the package had it around 117, while the actual Dodgers package Detroit accepted was like 24). If Detroit was insistent on getting multiple arms, or 1 MLB-ready young starter back in a trade for Skubal, the Brewers weren't going to give them that for 2 months. I'm more or less convinced the Tigers took a less valuable package for Skubal than whatever the Brewers would have offered, knowing that's where he wanted to be traded to and because they wanted more pitching back than what the Brewers were willing to give up. Tinfoil hat time, it wouldn't surprise me in the least for Skubal's agent (Boras) to weigh in with various GMs in on the Skubal sweepstakes, indicating he's either going to the Dodgers or he'll shut himself down for the rest of the year to avoid another arm injury before he hits free agency (since it's likely the Dodgers who will sign him anyway).
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And apparently all-time market highs...in the words of the great Lombardi: "WTH is going on out here!!"
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Brewers are acquiring Anthony Sanzetela
Fear The Chorizo replied to ImissDougMelvin's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Pretty sure they aren't planning to make him a starter - it's shoring up mid-late inning bullpen depth. -
Brewers are acquiring Anthony Sanzetela
Fear The Chorizo replied to ImissDougMelvin's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
As frustrating as it is, there aren't many impact bats obviously available at the deadline this year - and to be honest they wouldn't have an obvious positional home in Milwaukee. If Mitchell stays healthy I want him in the lineup. I want Lara playing more and Pratt has been awesome at SS. 3B is the power void and I question the value in Hamilton/Ortiz there most games (especially if Hamilton is playing more) - but that's the roster construction the Brewers live by. Man I hope Fischer keeps hitting because his bat at 3B would be awesome in a year or 2. Chourio and Yelich need to start hitting, along with WIld Bill - those are your impact bats that have largely been scuffling since the AS break and even a bit longer. Despite that, the team has among MLB's best post AS break records. I have more confidence in Chourio and Contreras picking it back up and getting hot at the right time of year. Yelich is a sunk cost and in a perfect world he'd be jettisoned to the bench in order to bring in an impact DH - but having Vaughn/Bauers already rostered lets them do that already. -
When it comes to looking at potential future value to an organization - this is a tough trade to swallow as a Brewer fan who likes seeing them have talent and depth across their system. When it comes to a pure numbers game, the Brewers currently have a bevy of young and toolsy OF talent (two of which are signed to longterm contracts) already in Milwaukee, and their system still has similar-aged OF prospect depth that is as hyped or even more as these two. It may not solve any immediate minor league /40 man roster control for the logjam that is headed towards Milwaukee, but it does open up playing time for other guys on the way up/through the system that are also developing. I hope both of these guys find a way to have long, insignificant baseball careers as long as they're in the Cardinal organization.
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Steve Phillips is saying the return is Made, Fischer, and Payne plus 3 lottery tickets - two of which are Harrison and Drohan.
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Rosenthal: Where are the Brewers?
Fear The Chorizo replied to ImissDougMelvin's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Screw Rosenthal - he is just stirring the pot. i've lost alot of respect for hime ever since that water cooler incident with the team photographer. A different thought occurred to me this morning in that the Brewers may be content to continue sitting on the game's best farm system because of all the CBA uncertainty for next year and beyond. They may view having as much young talent as possible stockpiled is the best way to come out the other side of things when baseball resumes. I do think at least one starter, one quality reliever, and maybe one bat will be headed this way before the deadline - but it wont be by sending any of their best prospects away based on how this deadline has unfolded so far. After this season, I'd be perfectly content if it takes 1 or two years to get the new CBA right, and then see the Dodgers' expensive, veteran-laden roster all 2 years older when mlb play resumes -
He then blew out his elbow in 2024, didnt pitch at all in 2025, and cant stay on the mound in 2026 because of hamstring problems. If you want to go ahead and send Ryan out there for 150+ IP next season, have at it - i'll tell you he wont get there. The more likely scenario is the ship is sailing away on Ryan's ceiling to be a quality starting pitcher as a big leaguer and his injury history and delayed development has him headed to the bullpen if he wants an extended mlb career.
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Counter-counterpoint : Because of injuries, Ryan has been able to eclipse 100IP in only 1 of his professional seasons. At this rate he'll be ramped up to a full mlb starting pitcher workload by the time he reaches free agency at 32. The truth is it would be a surprise for Ryan to last long enough as a pitcher to ever reach free agency based on his career arc and agr he's already reached.
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Totally get that and agree when it comes to recycling concrete on road work projects and even building demolition work, but not in the case of large wind turbines - the amount of rebar/steel and concrete and the depth it's in the ground make it economically and oftentimes logistically impractical to dig up/break up and recycle. Think of a 50-80 foot diameter and 15-20' deep chunk of concrete buried in the ground that is chock full of rebar (roughly 750 cubic yards of concrete or more). Can it be done? sure. Would you want the the energy balance and cost of all the equipment needed to accomplish that counting against the carbon footprint of a turbine? If you did, that wind turbine would look far dirtier than the equivalent mass of high sulphur coal needed to produce the same amount of "green" energy.
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Well, then it's win win....but there 100% HAS to be full revenue sharing 1st
