Harold Hutchison

Which cities might get MLB teams? I can see Las Vegas, Nashville, and Charlotte as sure bets. Portland (Oregon), Indianapolis, New Orleans, Memphis, and Buffalo could be other options, along with a return to Montreal. Outside options could be Jacksonville, San Jose, and Vancouver (British Columbia).

In fact, the Brewers should be building up a larger farm system. If I were Attanasio/Stearns, I'd be investing far more into the farm system and scouting, and would have fought against the culling of minor-league teams that took place. It still boggles my mind that they're really missing this chance.

I have Valerio at #7 on my ballot, and he was at #8 on the previous one.

Yup. Feliciano sure raked, too!

I wasn't trying to discredit your post. I just was curious.

I know you put a lot of thought into this, and I don't deny Hedbert did a lot of good things, but why isn't his walk rate a red flag?

My inclination if Hiura isn't back to his 2019 level offensively would be to use McCutcheon at first as a "soft" platoon partner if necessary. Of course, Peterson and Brousseau are other viable options.

MLB.com placed the Brewers in the 9-14 range of possible landing spots for Carlos Correa. https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-correa-free-agent-options-ranked Seriously... Correa at short for a year, Does that mean Adames to third or second? Or does Willy get some time at first? Or is this more a case of the Crew should have been in the "All set at shortstop, thanks" category?

Seriously... it doesn't make sense to lowball the minor-leaguers. Put it this way, the better pay/food/etc. might get you an extra two or three players each year. More prospects knocking at the door can be assets that either directly help a team or can be traded for someone.

Word is Schwarber to the Crew is official:

Athletic report's tweet:

Even in a universal DH major leagues, Fry, Hummel, Wilson, etc., probably make more sense on the bench than guys who can't hit.

My take? Fast, some gap power, decent OBP, but strikes out too much for a guy who doesn't bring a ton of power to the plate. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=rodrig026car

What we need is a 2022 version of the Nasty Boys for the pen. Especially with the [bleep] Braves getting Olson.

Well, from my top 25 ballot, I'll give a few: IF Gabe Holt - the guy's BB/K ratio was freakishly good. C Darien Miller - Many look at Quero and Feliciano as top prospects, but Miller's got great OBP skills, he hits a ton of doubles. Think a left-handed Jon Lucroy. 1B/OF Ernesto Wilson Martinez - I initially thought he was an Eric Thames-type, but now think he had a bit more in the field and on the basepaths than Thames does. RHP Domingo Mejia - He flashed some freakishly good numbers in the DSL, and may be worth a long look.

He had a LOT of domination in the minors, prior to 2019. Definitely could be a good multi-inning fireman. But man, first Hummel, now Fry... those were guys who could have really contributed to the Crew, IMO.

A good option for the 7th, and a fallback option if Devin Williams isn't back 100% with his hand.

Well, for the right price (Turang?), I'd get McNeil. Zamora might be a better option, and there is also Garcia and other prospects, so why not move Turang?

Just had to adjust my ballot because of that. ?

Fry was someone I valued, Outstanding bat, highly versatile. Crucial bench asset, even with the universal DH.

About to find out... Testing with a screenshot for Opening Day 2021 via Baseball Mogul 2021...

1. Joey Weimer, OF (38) – Brewerfan.net needs to add a post-season Top 25 ballot - Weimer exploded after the Mid-Season rankings. https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=686894 2. Korry Howell, OF/IF (2) - He had speed, versatility, and OBP, but added power tool warrants a big jump. Up to #1 on reflection. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=howell000kor 3. Ernesto Wilson Martinez (1) - Still looks like an Eric Thames with speed and the ability to play center. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=martin004ern 4. Aaron Ashby, LHP (11) – Became a September mainstay. Look forward to Milwaukee starts. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ashby-001aar 5. Joe Gray Jr., OF (7) - Broke out big time. https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=669336 6. Weston Wilson, UT (4) - Hernan Perez with a plus bat - and at AAA - makes him front-runner for 2022 26th man https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=642215 7. Felix Valerio, IF (8) - Superb plate discipline, stolen base threat, and a lot of doubles. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=valeri001fel 8. Garrett Mitchell, OF (5) - Looking on course to replace Cain in 2023. https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=669003 9. Freddy Zamora, SS (33) – Another post-Midseason ballot surge. https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=668965 10. Gabe Holt, IF (unranked/honorable mention) - A 68:52 BB/K total over the season is impressive. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=holt--000gab 11. Ethan Small, LHP (6) - Is he ready to join the punch-out firm of Woodruff, Burnes, Peralta, and Houser in 2022? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=small-000eth 12. Luke Barker, RHP (9) - Probably should be considered for a call-up. Crew needs to free him ASAP, preferably NOT Hummel-style. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=barker000luk 13. Ashton McGee, UT/P (10) - Draws walks, has pop, versatile. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mcgee-000ash 14. Brice Turang, SS (23) - OBP skills rebounded, so he heads back up. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=turang002bri 15. Zavier Warren, C/3B/1B/? (16) – Big bat, superb walk rate, versatile (history of playing SS). https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=warren000zav 16. Thomas Dillard, 1B/C (12) – A Mickey Tettleton-type. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dillar002tho 17. Mario Feliciano, C (13) - Offensive regression cause for concern https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=felici000mar 18. Hedbert Perez, OF (25) - Lots of potential, but only 9 walks in 185 ABs https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=691616 19. Sal Frelick OF (unranked) - Good start, can he continue? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=frelic000sal 20. Hayden Cantrelle, IF (18) - Outstanding OBP skills, pop, but sub-Uecker average. Bad luck, or a bigger problem? https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=cantre000hay 21. Noah Zavolas, RHP (20) – Took a step back – but K/9 went up. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=zavola000noa 22. Noah Campbell, UT (19) – Versatile switch hitter with OBP skills, speed, and hits a lot of doubles. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=campbe000noa 23. Jesus Chirinos, C/1B (39) – A sleeper to be a big bopper for the Crew. https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=678652 24. Tyler Black, 2B (unranked) - Small sample looked good, but want more ABs to evaluate. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=black-001tyl 25. Alec Bettinger, RHP (15) – Solid, but got knocked around at MLB level in small sample. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bettin000ale 26. Jolon Zhao, RHP, (unranked) - Very small sample looks promising. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=zhao--000lun 27. Corey Ray, OF (30) – A left-handed Keon Broxton: Power, speed, outstanding D. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ray---000cor 28. Jeferson Quero, C (28) – Promising start, but a small sample size. baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=quero-000jef 29. Eduardo Garcia, SS (27) – Very small sample size, and a long way away. https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=682633 30. Jamie Westbrook, UT (32) – Has performed well. Worth a longer look. https://www.baseball-reference.com/redirect.fcgi?player=1&mlb_ID=642197 31. Jackson Chourio, OF (unranked) - Looked good in DSL https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=chouri000jac 32. Edgardo Ordonez, C (unranked) - A left-handed catcher with good OBP skills who hits doubles https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ordone000edg 33. Clayton Andrews, LHP (26) – Injuries and layoff raise questions. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=andrew003cla 34. Dylan File, RHP (unranked) - Can he rebound from injury-plagues 2021 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=file--000dyl 35. Darien Miller, C (unranked) - Could emerge as a solid backstop https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=miller004dar 36. Alberis Ferrer, IF (unranked) - 3B/SS with pop https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ferrer001alb 37. Jamal Zahm, IF (unranked) - speedy IF https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=zalm--000jam 38. Pablo Garabitos, LHP (unranked) - the BB/K ratio is 9.5 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=garabi000pab 39. Domingo Mejia, RHP (unranked) - Very exciting numbers in DSL https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=mejia-000dom 40. Luis Castillo, OF (unranked/honorable mention) - Solid OBP skills. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=castil025lui

On Ashby, how much of the MLB experience was in September? The rule states, that rookie status is lost if a player "accumulated more than 45 days on the active roster of a Major League club or clubs **during the period of 25-player limit**." So, if it was after September 1, it doesn't count towards ending rookie status.

That is a bunch of bull.

Wow... I remember the calls from when he hit his first home run in `05 and being excited. Still think he was the best 2B the Crew ever had. Just an offensive force... and that was with the injuries that limited him.