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  1. JohnBriggs12
    His turnaround was right up there with Miley's. He allowed an astounding 31 HR with the woeful White Sox in just 135 innings the year before. Granted he went from a HR friendly park to one that's very pitcher friendly but his other numbers improved considerably too.
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    I don't see a role for him. No thanks.
  3. JohnBriggs12
    The problem with Thames is he has very little positional value and strikes out way too much. I'd much rather have a guy like Solarte in that roster spot, who's hit 35 HR combined the last couple years, can play all over the infield and has never fanned more than 72 times in any season.
  4. JohnBriggs12
    Albers has negative trade value. No way they can move that salary. They are going to have to eat it.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    They could deal Pina and sign a guy like Mesoraco who's still out there to compete with Kratz in spring training. I think Mesoraco could actually be an upgrade over Pina. Matt Wieters is still out there too.
  6. JohnBriggs12
    A platoon would likely put up similar numbers than Cabrera with better defense. Although I would definitely take Cabrera over Harrison. No idea what Cabrera is looking for in terms of a contract. Cabrera is at best a minimal upgrade over Perez. No thanks. If you can get Deitrich or Solarte (and unload Thames) to play most days vs. RHP, I think either or those two are better bets than Spangenberg or having Perez facing RH pitching. Both can shift over to 3B or 1B to give Aguilar a day off too.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    It's a position of strength but Knebel and Hader are at the top of the pyramid, and losing one or the other would have an effect that losing guys further down wouldn't.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    Not out of nowhere (he was a top 10 overall prospect for more than just defense), but considering that much has been written by national media types that the Brewers need to have a backup plan at SS, I predict that Arcia is ready to emerge as an all around top shortstop and be a key offensive weapon.
  9. JohnBriggs12
    There's sources out there that say the Brewers total revenue in 2017 was $255 million. I imagine the total for 2018 was a fair amount above that. Now they may have a budget figure they want to stay below, but the fact is they are nowhere near the luxury tax cutoff and they made a lot of money in 2017 and 2018. They certainly have the resources to exceed $120 or so million if they choose to do so in the short run as long as they aren't committing insane amounts well into the future.
  10. JohnBriggs12
    Eh, he doesn't crush lefties. At least he didn't in 2018. He posted just a .610 OPS against LHP last year. Perez on the other hand is coming off his best year facing LHP, hitting .277/.304/.479 in 125 PA last year against lefties. I just don't get the "anybody but Perez" thinking. Perez is a good heads up player. He might hit better playing primarily one position but he's a respectable .263 hitter with a .404 slugging percentage in a Brewer uniform. With the potential impact guys off the market, I'm fine with Perez with occasional starts by Spangenberg as the alternative until Hiura.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Stearns should be on the phone right now trying to get Starlin Castro. He's not cheap but if they can get the Marlins to take back Anderson it would even things out. I don't buy the budget limitations. The signing of Grandal was the sign they are willing to do what it takes for this year.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Might be time for Stearns to call the Marlins about Castro.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Here's my remaining list in order of preference: 1. Lowrie 2 Solarte 3. Cabrera 4. Dietrich All of these guys potentially can be had on one year deals. My preference is for a RH bat or switch hitter, which is why Dietrich is at the bottom of my list.
  14. JohnBriggs12
    They're 5'7". Drawing walks is going to happen, especially in an era where all the pitchers are elevating their fastballs. Considering their ages, 160 and 165 pounds are pretty sturdy on 5'7" frames. I don't see their heights as a major negative.
  15. JohnBriggs12
    Perez is a better player right now than Forsythe and it's not all that close. It makes no sense for them to sign a 2B that's not a potentially significant upgrade over Perez, who I think would get the bulk of the starts over Spangenberg who would start just against the tougher RH pitchers. Dozier and Lowrie are the two guys out there where a short term deal is feasible and who have track records of being an impact bat.
  16. JohnBriggs12
    Grandal has started 38 major league games at 1B, so if there was any doubt that Thames is being shopped, this signing should put that to rest. The only way they'd go with 3 catchers is if one is playing 1B once a week or so. Besides on days when Pina starts and Grandal is on the bench, having a 3rd catcher would allow them to use Grandal as the prime PH.
  17. JohnBriggs12
    The fear in the back of every GM faced with Stearns' decision here stems from the Smoltz for Doyle Alexander deal back almost 30 years ago. That being said, is there room in the Brewer rotation for all of Burnes, Woodruff and Peralta, and is there a guy a year or two behind them who will figure as prominently as any of those three. The advantage in theory is if the Giants value all 3 equally, which gives Stearns the ability to decide who's the least indispensable of the three. Woodruff is the oldest by a couple years over Burnes and 4 over Peralta. That's not insignificant. I think this one simmers for a while, and Stearns parlays the Giants desire for one of those three to get them to add something better than nominal value to the deal. Maybe a young lottery pick talent like a Camilo Doval or Jake Wong.
  18. JohnBriggs12
    I really do too. I think this move was the first of a very big offseason for the future of the franchise. They need playmakers..... not sure we see that on defense. Another .500 type year is what I feel. You can't judge Packer defense based on 2018. They lost their entire starting defensive line to injury and their secondary was in constant flux due to injury too. Daniels and Clark are playmakers and will be back. Clark is a potential All Pro. Alexander and Jackson were drafted to be playmakers in the secondary and both figure to take a step forward. The good news is that the injuries allowed them to identify and develop depth. They need to address the safety and outside LB position in the draft and I'm sure they will.
  19. JohnBriggs12
    I get the concerns over Bumgarner coming off a year that for him wasn't great. But he still averaged well over 6 innings per start for a struggling team. I like Woodruff too, and he proved that when he's told to go as hard as he can for as long as he can, he can be dominant for 4 or 5 innings tops. But is he a guy that will give them 6 or more effective innings if he has to throttle back just a bit? I'm not sure but that's something the Brewers look at. Bumgarner's home road spits were severe last year but that was a pretty small sample, and look there were a lot of concerns about Chacin's home/road splits too and they don't win a division or playoff series without him last year.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Anderson's really only issue last year was the HR ball. His WHIP was very good. He'd fit nicely in their rotation and would offset about 6 million in salary.
  21. JohnBriggs12
    I would expect the Brewers will add a veteran OF on a minor league deal prior to spring training (Carlos Gomez, Cameron Maybin, Austin Jackson perhaps) Signing a quality 2B frees up Perez to be the 5th OF and he's pretty good in that role too. If they have to start the year with Perez in a 2B platoon, one of Stokes or Taylor could make the team out of Arizona, but they'd likely rotate in that role so they get enough ABs but they might opt for the veteran who can play all 3 positions and who hits RH.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    Impossible. Any Packer fan around will tell you that the O-Line is garbage. Interesting stat: 45 out of the 53 times Rodgers was sacked this year, the sack happened later than 2.5 seconds after the snap. There's no question that Rodgers propensity for holding on to the ball looking to make big plays was the cause not only of a lot of sacks but also the need for throwing it away. Worse is that it was often on third and manageable. The running game even against good defenses generally could get them 6-7 yards on first and second down. Converting the 3rd down plays should have been easy. But not with this team and Rodgers deserves most of the blame.
  23. JohnBriggs12
    No, they're not giving up on Arcia. They won 96 games without him contributing offensively until the final month. He's still a core player and I think they view him as a critical piece going forward.
  24. JohnBriggs12
    Dozier at his best is an impact bat who hits right handed. He's one year removed from back to back seasons of .850+ OPS. He didn't hit well after he joined the Dodgers but like Schoop, he was leaving an organization in which he had spent his entire career. Still, he had 5 HR and 20 RBI in 143 AB's so he got some big hits. What I like about Dozier is his .850 career OPS vs. LHP and the fact he's taken Jose Quintana deep 4 times in 55 PA.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I still think the Brewers have faith in Arcia putting up at least numbers in line with 2017 after his fine September and playoff run and his continued good hitting in VWL. Arcia wasn't a top 10 prospect only because of his defense. His slump in 2018 lasted far too long, but he might have the highest ceiling on the roster of guys not named Yelich. He doesn't need a safety net. I'm in the camp that a Perez/Spangenberg platoon would put up decent numbers for the position (in the .725 to .750 OPS range) and isn't the disaster some suggest. Their both in their primes too. But while there's still guys out there in FA who've proven to be capable of All Star production, they'd be foolish not to try and land one of them. That list isn't all that long, but Dozier is one year removed from an .856 OPS and Lowrie is coming off back to back .800+ OPS seasons.
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