Patrick was almost certainly being saved for blow outs and extra innings for length. Harrison not even getting an inning to face Dodger left handers at some point is telling.
No that doesn't matter. That's just the Brewers saying Bauers wasn't good enough to guarantee a roster spot to (so yes the Brewers weren't that high on Bauers at that point). Service time is all that matters for free agency.
Another 5th inning where Matsui was brought in to face Turang with men on base and would have had to face Vaughn pinch hitting and another time where the Brewers say, nah we're good.
Know people are not going to like this, but Uribe got both Tatis and Machado to chase. They got hits on balls far out of the hitting zone. The HBP was bad yes, but most times he would have gotten out of that inning fine.
Coming off a much worse year he got $13 million guaranteed. This past year he pitched like a #2 starter. Yes he has not been good with the Brewers (the Brewers also went and changed his pitch makeup) but overall he had a good season and is fairly young for a FA. The only thing keeping him under $20 million a year is his health concerns.
He signed a $12.5 million prove it deal last year and he proved it. He's not coming back for less than $15 million a year for 3 years and that maybe underselling it.