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The argument that they don't have room on the 40 man doesn't make sense. The only guy on the 60 man DL they need to open up a spot for is Hall, and he figures to replace Alexander. So unless they insist on hanging on to Payamps, they should be able to make room for Misiorowski. Count me in the group that thinks a guy with the dominant stuff shouldn't be wasting his arm talent getting minor league hitters out. Especially when the manager panics when any of Patrick, Priester, or Myers has to face any major league hitter with solid career numbers the third time in a game. None of those guys is going to take a step forward as a starter unless they are given the chance to succeed or fail in that situation.

The starters are only giving them 5 innings or less because Murphy takes them at the first sign of trouble starting in the 4th inning. Today Patrick got the first two outs in the 5th, then gave up a double which brought up Henderson. Let the kid earn it. It was the 5th inning with a 1-0 score and you have a tired bullpen. Patrick was at 89 pitches. If he gives up a hit to Henderson, it's still only 2-0 and your offense still has 15 outs left. If he gets Henderson, he should be able to start the 6th. His next two relievers only added 4 outs. By the way, why the reluctance to release Payamps?

Meanwhile, 31 year old David Bote sits at home "retired". Not that it means anything, but Bote was Dodgers spring MVP. You have to wonder if the Brewers have made any contact with Bote to lure him back after he refused a AAA assignment by the Dodgers.

A headliner with a .604 OPS in A ball? I'm not sure he could crack the current Carolina lineup. I'd ask for former Brewer farmhand Weston Wilson as part of any deal.

Monasterio isn't in Ortiz' class defensively. I would agree that the hitting coaches need to be on the hot seat.

When Wilken was drafted, my guess is they were targeting 2025 as his debut season. He was obviously set back with injury, and until showing very positive signs the last month, hasn't performed all that well. But he has an elite power/patience tool that makes him in my mind every bit as intriguing as Pratt especially for an organization so lacking in power bats. They have pitching nearing or at major league ready that's as strong as it's ever been in recent memory and Arnold deserves credit for that. How he manages to incorporate it into the major league roster will determine the short term success of the major league club, but I think Wilken is starting to show why he was taken 18th overall and a year from now, he might be that missing power they so desperately need.

You never bring in McGill in that situation. You're basically giving the runner on first a free base. Somebody tell Murphy that 6'8" relievers are slow to the plate. Ultimately it was offensive failure in the top of the 9th that cost them.

Fans are being more selective. Part of the problem is the lineups that Murphy is putting out there in particular on weekday afternoon games. For instance, I considered going to the series finale vs. the Astros. When it was clear the pitching matchup was Priester vs. Valdez, and the Brewers had already won the series, I figured, correctly, that Murphy would not be putting his A lineup on the field. He had done the same thing in the series finale in Chicago the week before, another game I had considered attending. With the roster as it is, they are not competitive when they don't have their A lineup on the field. Did I miss something? Didn't Bauers have 2 huge hits against lefty pitching in the last week? Yet despite having the hottest bat on the team and being one of the few slug threats on the team, he wasn't in there vs. the lefty on Wednesday. Fans that follow the team daily have watched a lot of really bad clunkers already this year and even though the record is respectable, it's miserable to go to the trouble of shelling out a lot of money, taking the time to travel to the game and end up watching 9 innings of non-competitive baseball.

What do you mean 19 innings? He's logged 118 career innings with a 5.84 ERA. His WHIP as a Brewer is higher than his career WHIP

They've been without their 2, 3, and 4 starters practically the entire season, and they are one game under .500. Not many teams could survive that and while they haven't flourished, they certainly have not played their way out of playoff contention. It could be argued that Priester and Patrick have lower ceilings this year than the 2 AAA aces, Henderson and Misiorowski have and that switching out those two could improve their chances this year. At the very least they have the plenty of ammunition to deal for help on the left side of the infield in July. Offensively the guy I though going into this season that the key guy was Mitchell, and so far the results have been disappointing and now he's hurt again. Still when he comes back, you have to keep putting him in the lineup. If he's still flailing in July, maybe you look for help on the market there. I never thought Dunn was the answer at 3B. He showed nothing last year. Third base is a hole on lots of teams including the Cubs. That recent slump Chiorio was in for about 10 days, was a bit of a reality check, but equally encouraging is as fast as he got into it, he appears to be out of it and when he's right, he's a star in this league. Bullpen issues have been in part due to Murphy's quick hooks. He seems to get the heebiejeebies the moment the opposition reaches the 3rd time through. As for closer spot, I would consider using Koenig in that spot

I was wondering if I was the only one. I watched all the starts of Patrick and Priester, and while they were decent, the most impressive start by these young starters was Henderson's and it wasn't close. Sure enough, the day after Henderson handcuffed a good offense, Priester was very shaky against a Giant team whose offense is mediocre at best. That game started this team on a slide where they've lost considerable ground in the division. It only made matters worse when Patrick, who has been the clear number 2 of that group, gets pulled so early despite allowing just one run.

There's still a week left in April. He's hit some balls hard that ended as outs. The time he came up in Denver with the bases loaded and hit about a 110 mph smash right at the 3rd baseman, Those will even out over time

It's about playing time. Michael Busch was a rookie last year for the Cubs at age 26. He spent two full seasons at AA and two full seasons at AAA and he was exceptional. Hoskins is entrenched at first base until at least July. Martinez has only played 16 games at AAA. It's already a given that he's a late bloomer. But there's no reason to rush him. Late bloomers can't just be solid in the minors, they have to be exceptional to earn trust that they can handle a middle of the order spot in a major league batting order. Martinez has a chance to be penciled in as an everyday first baseman in 2026, but he's not over every hurdle. If Bauers played everyday in AAA, he'd probably be one of the league leaders in HR and RBI.

I thought Patrick was in complete command. When he needed to get a strike he got one and for the most part he stayed out of the middle of the zone and moved it around. He kept the Royals off balance, by backing them off the plate. His fastball, when it's accompanied by an effective cutter is plenty good enough to get major league hitters out, but he can't miss too often in the middle of the plate. He kept hitters from looking in one spot. That's the key for all but the guys with the huge power stuff. He had 2 unintentional walks in basically 5 innings. That's fine

Memo to Murph: I don't care what the score is and how mad the Yankee fans will get, when first base is open and Judge comes up you walk him. Yesterday was an embarrassment.

Collins is filling the Perkins roster spot and that's consistent with how the team has operated in recent years with optionable players that aren't part of their core. Other than at the end of blowouts, I don't think we'll see him carve out a role because he'll be sitting and watching.

I don't see Capra as a no-brainer. He had two great weeks early in spring training but he's also going to be 29 in July. There's a real possibility it was just a hot streak that any solid AAA player can have in spring training. Dunn might be on firmer ground because he's a left handed bat.

I think Murphy would love to keep both Canha and Bauers. I'm guessing if they can't trade Capra, they'll DFA him and hope he clears waivers.

The fact is the guy he is competing with is Jake Bauers. And Bauers simply is a better player, despite the negativity he gets on this board. Bauers is better defensively, both at 1B and in the outfield. Bauers swings and misses a lot a fact that actually that helps him getting deeper in counts and had a very decent walk rate to go along elite power swing. When he connects it is almost always a no doubter and he's shown he can occasionally take elite pitching deep. If Bauers ever could add some doubles and singles to his game without losing power, he'd be a starting caliber 1B but for now at least he has an edge on Black. I saw Black play in Wrigley against the Cubs early last season. He just didn't look like a hitter the opposition had any fear of. Maybe more AB's and some adjustments could help Black

This is the just the type of guy the Brewers pick up and he goes out and wins 10 games. At worst he can eat innings.

LA needs to clear some roster spots for guys they have agreed to terms on but don't have roster space for. They could eat some salary by releasing Chris Taylor, or find a team to take Outman in a trade. They also could deal 35 year old shortstop Miguel Rojas. Rojas has always been a solid if unspectacular defender and he's coming off one of the best offensive seasons of his career. He has one year left on his contract at a modest $5 million. He's no Willy Adames nor is he a guy you want starting 150+ games but he's a proven veteran that could fill a need for the Brewers,

If you combine Hoskins and Bauers, who handled the vast majority of work at 1B, combined hit 38 HR and drove in 125 runs. They can live with that. The real questions on offense for this team are what can Garrett Mitchell do in a full injury free year, and can Joey Ortiz avoid the slumps that plagued him in 2024 and put up improved overall numbers. To me those two are the big keys to the 2025 offense along with Yelich's health of course and whether Chourio will attain superstar status this season or will it take another year or two. Hoskins is a contributor to be sure, and they need him to be at least what he was last year.

One thing that puzzled me with Black is that when he did come up, they batted him 3rd for more than half his plate appearances. What were they thinking? That seemed ludicrous. If they're going to give him any extended role as DH/1B, it's got to be at or near the bottom of the order until he shows he can handle major league pitching. I've never thought of him as a guy with a high ceiling but maybe he can produce enough to be a productive hitter. But if you asked me who I'd prefer in that role, Black or bringing back Bauers, I'd take Bauers in a heartbeat.

The Brewers have never used up their entire budget this early. Maybe all they can do is "bargain hunt" but last year they found some significant bargains. For instance, I'd be totally on board if they picked up a guy like Donovan Solano who's price will be more based on his advanced age than his production. That guy has shown no sign of dropping off as a hitter and he can play some 3B, 1B, and DH.