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  1. JohnBriggs12
    What about Owen Miller? Isn't he in the infield mix as well?
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    I don't think he makes the team unless he starts tearing it up in Arizona. That he's already on the 40 man or that Frelick will be gone for a few weeks playing for team Italy gives him an edge. Frelick will be facing major league pitching in the WBC and the Brewers will be watching. I think it comes down to Frelick or Nyquin, and they get another RH bat in the lineup by playing Anderson in RF vs. lefties. Bolt could also figure in with a hot spring. Wiemer is the dark horse. He's only fanned once in 13 AB's.
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    By giving him financial security now, you are taking away his incentive to keep getting better. Some guys will continue to work just as hard but many don't. Some White Sox fans I know believe the Sox locking up most of their promising young everyday players has led to a lot of complacency which is part of the reason for their disappointing performance in 2022. Remember these are guys in their mid twenties getting money most people just dream of. Even older players are not immune,
  4. JohnBriggs12
    Before suggesting a hitter coming off a 35 HR 89 RBI season with several late inning very high leverage game tying HR change his approach, I think we should see how the shift ban affects his numbers. Changing his approach is not without risk.
  5. JohnBriggs12
    I don't consider the teams May played on as "dark years". The 73 season they had a 20 game winner in Jim Colborn, a 10 game winning streak, and a solid everyday lineup that included May, Scott, Briggs, Porter, Money and the overlooked Ollie Brown. Guys like Bobby Coluccio and Pedro Garcia also contributed. If fact that group finished in the top half of the AL in runs scored and home runs, and was 6 games over .500 as late as June 24. I know most of you weren't alive back then, but I remember it well. That was the year Milwaukee and Wisconsin really for the first time embraced the Brewers. They hit 1 million in attendance for the first time, and while that doesn't seem like much, believe me when I say crowds back then were louder and more alive than anything you see today. When those Brewer teams had a rally going, 15,000 fans sounded like 50,000. I remember when the crowd got so loud with the bases loaded one night that a pitcher for the Red Sox literally could not throw a strike and walked in like 3 runs. Uecker, who even then had been around the game a while, had never seen anything like that and of course was a huge part in revving up fans. That was the year that people first tuned in to post game show to hear Uke's calls of home runs.
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    The focus of the offseason seemed to be clearing the decks a bit to allow opportunity for their promising young outfielders. I think they accomplished that. Three of the veterans that started last season as major parts of the OF/DH rotation are gone. Winker was the only veteran they got back and he's probably going to see the vast majority of his AB's as the DH. They also got veteran protection for Turang without completely taking away a path for him to become an almost everyday player at some point maybe sooner rather than later. They seem to have adequately replaced the versatility of Jace Peterson too with Miller and Anderson. But the big move was acquiring a young controllable catcher with an elite bat. Few of us thought that possible. The rotation returns intact with a solid veteran in Miley to provide veteran depth and stability at the back end. The addition of Contreras alone made for a reasonably successful offseason. How the bullpen shakes out and whether the starters remain relatively healthy will determine if this team is a serious threat to the Cardinals or not.
  7. JohnBriggs12
    I never considered Ginter a utility player.
  8. JohnBriggs12
    I never considered Ginter a utility player.
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  10. JohnBriggs12
    I loved Briggs as he was my first favorite Brewer and an underrated player because OBP was under appreciated in the 70's. I'll never forget being there the night he took Nolan Ryan early in his prime into the bullpen twice including a grand slam. Darwin did next to nothing as a Brewer after he was acquired for Briggs, who didn't adjust well either and his career ended pretty abruptly not long afterwards.
  11. JohnBriggs12
    Tellez should benefit by not just the shift rule dictating no more than 2 fielders right of second base but the fact that they can't lineup beyond the infield dirt.
  12. JohnBriggs12
    Assuming Anderson is healthy I think Brosseau and Toro likely will either be traded or released and certainly Hiura's fate is sealed.
  13. JohnBriggs12
    Gantner was a really good defensive second baseman. Weeks was most talented but he never lived up to it. He cost them a lot of runs by failing to complete double plays with errant throws.
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    One guy I think that gets overlooked is Alexander Cornielle. In 119 innings pitched between Carolina and Appleton he fanned 145. He did walk 4.5 per 9 so he needs some work on command but he just turned 21 in August so there's time. I assume he'll start 2023 back in Appleton but he's a guy to watch.
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    The opening day lineup is going to have Yelich and Taylor in the outfield. The third spot will be manned by a rookie to be determined. I think Mitchell is most likely set as the 4th outfielder. When he's not starting, he's a defensive replacement/pinch runner. I think Frelick is the most likely to start the season as a regular. The question is whether it's Taylor in CF and Frelick in RF or vice versa. Winker plays LF only on days when Yelich needs a rest. That's probably 30-35 OF starts for Winker. Wiemer is the wild card. I think they want him to force them to call him up at midseason. That could force Taylor to the bench or either Mitchell or Frelick back down. Adjustments will be made depending on performance but it's not like they don't have options for different combinations. They'll probably sign another veteran outfielder on a AAA deal for insurance too. In short, I don't see a big deal for an outfielder.
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    One think seems certain after this deal. No way they keep both Brosseau and Hiura barring injury or another trade. Contreras figures to DH on most days he's not catching, and that means a third catcher likely sticks. My guess is they'll rotate Feliciano and Henry for that role.
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    I love that Arnold fleeced the Braves. They've had it coming for 57 years. It took Arnold less than 6 months to make a more impressive deal than any in the entire Stearns tenure.
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    I definitely think it will take a 3 year deal and the Brewers are so in need of an upgrade that I think they'd agree to that. It's going to come down to money and with all the suitors out there, Vazquez is in a very strong position. That's likely part of the reason the Brewers aren't looking at mid level FA veteran types for 3B. They know they'll need to pay more than they want to for Vazquez and even that may not be enough.
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    Count me in. I think the new rules will greatly benefit LH hitters and I am happy they acquired Winker to go along with Rowdy and Yelich.. But I think an upgrade over Urias is called for and Brosseau doesn't have the glove to be a regular.
  20. JohnBriggs12
    Toro essentially replaces Jace. Winker gives them a needed second LH power bat to pair with Tellez. I think Turang gets first shot at replacing Wong, but there's now depth to compete behind him and at 3b
  21. JohnBriggs12
    A team like the White Sox that has two horrible contracts they'd like to unload (Grandal's $18.25 million for 23, and Leury Garcia's $11 million over 23 and 24) might have interest in a guy like Yelich if the Brewers pick up about $10 million per year from 24 through 28. The problem with that is that Yelich is still a solid major league player, but Grandal and Garcia are older and both look like their done. If they did that, the Brewers would save about half of Yelich's remaining contract. That's about as good as they can do.
  22. JohnBriggs12
    But they have the original Garrett Mitchell who's younger than Perkins and Mitchell's actually hit in the minors. Why would they need a poor man's Garrett Mitchell?
  23. JohnBriggs12
    Singleton is a surprise. Some guys in Indy ball probably could put up numbers in AAA similar to his. I saw one playing for Winnipeg last summer.. He was one time Cardinals farmhand David Washington, a big lefty bat with enormous power. Maybe the new shift rules adds to their value.
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    Singleton is a surprise. Some guys in Indy ball probably could put up numbers in AAA similar to his. I saw one playing for Winnipeg last summer.. He was one time Cardinals farmhand David Washington, a big lefty bat with enormous power. Maybe the new shift rules adds to their value.
  25. JohnBriggs12
    I don't think d'Arnoud's 8 million dollar salary is a hindrance from the Brewer perspective. Contreras is a up and coming star and needs to play so I think Braves would be more than willing to listen to offers for d'Arnoud and Brewers might have some pieces that fit. Braves could ask for Caratini back as part of the deal, which would offset some of the d'Arnoud's salary.
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