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The contract Ryan O'Hearn signed with Pirates last year is probably the best indication of Bauers value in the FA market. Like Bauers, O'Hearn is sort of a late bloomer despite being around awhile though in his case, his ascent was more gradual. His ascent began in 23 and continued through 25. He signed with Pirates for 2 years $29 million. If that level of a contract or even a bit more is not doable for this Brewer team, they are in the wrong business. Now Burke looks like the logical replacement now, but he certainly could benefit with a full AAA season. Let him force his way on to the Brewers. He's not there yet. As for Vaughn, his value lies in his righthandedness. The recent surge of Ortiz with the bat and the obvious, though as yet untapped power potential of Pratt, could sway them toward dealing Vaughn as it would leave a left side of the infield in great hands defensively and a promising righthanded offensive duo there as well.

The problem isn't how many guys are in the rotation. The problem is this team isn't scoring runs. Somewhat predictably Mitchell has hit a wall after playing more games than any year in his career. Speaking of walls, Lara isn't just hitting them on defense, he's hit one in the batter's box. Lockridge is on the 25 man roster and offers nothing with the bat. Years of being a full time catcher have caught up with Contreras. Naylor was a good move in theory, unfortunately he's still not hitting at AAA. Other than that, Brewers ignored adding hitting at the deadline, when there were useful if not exciting bats that changed teams. They badly need Pratt and Frelick back in the lineup.

What's worse, a chase rate that's a bit high or simply refusing to challenge a strike call on a ball that's more than an inch off the outside corner that Andrew Vaughn has been doing all season? Being challenge shy always results in a strike, while swinging at that pitch an inch or two off the plate at least has a chance to do damage.

I know it's a few generations ago, but both Yount and Molitor played a grand total of 64 minor league games each before each debuted in the majors and never looked back. Yount played his minor league games in short season A ball which essentially was advanced rookie ball right out of high school. Molitor had played 3 seasons at the University of Minnesota, so he played in Class A Midwest League the year he was drafted.

What makes you think Lara will sit? Mitchell is lost at the plate and badly needs a day or two off. That being said if Lara continues to selfishly waste pitch reviews on balls clearly in the zone, he could use some time off.

Great stuff but no command. He's not the first and won't be the last. He had a nice long runway to show improvement. How many unproven guys get 4 uninterrupted months in a major league rotation when there's been no progress? He's not pitching in Coors. He's got an above average defense behind him. He turns 26 next month. What's his excuse? This is the top level of the sport. He's had more front office support than most players because he was a key piece in a big offseason deal they made. It's put up or shut up time. The postseason looms. There's big series looming against a hot Cubs team that's still within range. September callup? Why? They have a 6 man rotation right now and are a bullpen arm short. That spot is reserved for Grant Anderson, who might not be a guy you want in a big moment, but has performed at an acceptable major league level for quite a while. Give Sproat a mental break till next spring and hope that helps.

Well the bat I wanted went to Cubs. Scares the heck out of me that Mitchell runs out of gas the last couple months as does Lara.

I like this addition. He's a cut above Grant Anderson

Huh? Five innings of shutout ball vs. the Cubs in his last start, with one hit allowed. Prior to that, 6 innings allowing 1 run on 7 hits with 8 K's vs the Reds. His last start in June and first one in July were bad, but he's been really good at times throughout the year. Took a no hitter into the 8th against the Brewers in June.

If there's one spot in the organization where the Brewers are thin, it's starting pitching that's close to major league ready. Crow has been mentioned but I don't think the ceiling for a 5'10" guy who doesn't throw all that hard is very exciting. I get the Brewers not wanting to give up Henderson but what about Gasser? Why is the fit between Mize and the Brewers imperfect? Mize WAR this season is 2.9, a tick behind Skubal's 3.0 and sitting on 86 innings, he's still roughly 70 innings short of what he logged in 25 in regular season and playoffs combined. His recent outings have been fine as well.

The Brewers need to find a RH bat with some pop that can help nullify the lefthanded starting pitching of both the Dodgers and the Cubs. Both those teams lean heavily on LH starting pitching. Yeah they have Lockridge back but he does not possess the slug element to put a run on the board with one swing. My suggestion is they call the Mets about re-acquiring Tyrone Taylor, who's been on a hot streak for a while. TT has a .900 OPS vs RHP in 2026. Overall he's rediscovered slug as part of his arsenal with a career best .503 slugging percentage this season.

Brewers could include Ashby and his remaining contract as part of the deal

Why not go full reunion? Peralta and Tyrone Taylor for Crow and Jett Williams? Taylor has a .938 OPS vs. LHP this year.

There's way too many Brewer hitters not challenging borderline outrageous pitches. Worst offenders? Turang, Yelich, Chourio and Bauers. Part of it seems to be they've had success in the past and don't want to be up there judging pitches. Yet they all react with surprised looks when a pitch 2 inches out of the zone is called a strike. The situation of course matters, but I'm much more aggravated when the calls that are so obvious are let go by regardless of the situation. My goodness Chourio did it in every at bat Friday night.

Well hopefully it doesn't turn out to be another Tristan Peters for Trevor Rosenthal deal