nate82

As Nancy Reagan said "Just say no to Lux" - Probably.

I agree. I believe a trade with the Tigers starts and ends with Peralta. Their biggest weakness would be at starting pitching. Peralta would easily slot in as the #2 or #3 pitcher in the Tigers rotation. I am just not sure the Tigers have the prospects the Brewers would want beyond Jung. Maybe something like Jung, Melton and another piece but I think that leaves you short of Peralta's value. If the Tigers get Bregman I would definitely dangle Peralta and try to get Jung from the Tigers somehow. An INF of Turang, Ortiz and Jung would be rather amazing.

Check his stats no one is giving up a lot for him. He has been one of the worst 1B in MLB offensively.

Torkelson doesn't really have much value and the Brewers could easily get him as he has been absolutely horrendous offensively for the Tigers. I doubt the Brewers would want Torkelson as he just K's way too much and he is very poor defensively at 1B. Torkelson is like a slightly better version of Bauers. If the Tigers sign Bregman it would take a lot to get Jung and the others seem to be more like bench players. I am not sure there is a fit here between the Brewers and Tigers. Maybe in the rotation to replace Cobb with Peralta or something but I think the Brewers would need to get another piece back besides Jung in a Peralta trade.

Yes, the Brewers came in second to the Cubs on the Darvish sweepstakes that year.

From the people I have talked to they don't really have information on this. MLB has been very tight lipped on this and I think the teams don't know for 100% sure how much they will be getting from MLB yet either. Well the teams know they will be getting less than what their contracts were previously paying them. The Brewers are fine paying a lot for a player in FA if it means it is a short term contract. Last year they kind of went away from this with Hoskins. Mark A has also said in the past that they will increase the budget if it makes sense. They have only done that a few times since Mark A has taken over and almost went over by a lot if Darvish would have signed along with Cain.

From what I have heard the Brewers (Mark A) would sign a player if it costs them a draft pick but only for the right player. Santander is not that.

I would bring him back. Will need some veteran leadership for some of the younger pitchers that will be coming up soon. I am not sure the Brewers have an Adames type of a leader on the team right now. Yelich has always been like a Braun type to me more of a guy and not really a leader of a team.

Brewers ranked 23rd best front office in the four major sports in the US. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6007317/2024/12/30/nba-nhl-nfl-mlb-front-office-rankings/

I am guessing you have never worked a corporate job. This is called a yearly evaluation and they can be brutal at times. What Burnes went through is nothing compared to what I know some colleagues have gone through during the yearly evaluation. What Burnes went through would be considered neutral and almost positive.

April is a good month to come to Phoenix not too hot yet so expect it to be around 85-90 during the afternoons. It will drop to low 60's to mid 50's at night though so bring a sweatshirt or something if you plan on going out at night. Depending on the type of food you want to eat Phoenix basically has it all and if you don't want to stay near downtown Tempe and Scottsdale have a lot to offer food wise. If you like spicy southern style chicken then Monroe's Chicken is good. If you like more upscale food then Hanny's is also good. Something more traditional your style then Cornish Pastry Co is also good. You want some pizza? Then Ziggys Magic Pizza Shop is a great place to grab some slices. Want some Mexican food then try La Canasta Capitolio, Taco Boys or Tacos Calafia. Another expensive option is Culinary Dropout or The Arrogant Butcher. A good BBQ option is Little Miss BBQ but get there early as they tend to have long lines. http://monroeshotchicken.com/ https://hannys.net/ https://www.cornishpastyco.com/ https://ziggyspizzaphx.com/ http://www.lacanastacapitolio.com/ https://tacoscalafia.com/ https://littlemissbbq.com/ The stadium is horrible it is like you are an in warehouse/hangar and watching a baseball game. There are a lot of restaurants in the stadium but I can't recommend any of them as I believe they have changed them since I last went. The only minor league teams would be in Tucson and Las Vegas and both are long drives. If you want to do a long drive I would suggest Las Vegas over Tucson. Plus if you go up to Las Vegas you could hit the Hoover dam and the Grand Canyon. Plus I like the drive up to Las Vegas over the drive down to Tucson. Hiking is probably your biggest thing in Phoenix to do at this time but remember to bring along a lot of water more than you think you will need. If it is going to be all adults and you haven't done Top Golf yet there are two Top Golf locations in Phoenix one in Scottsdale and one in Glendale. There is also a PopStroke next to the Top Golf in Scottsdale. There are also a bunch of golf courses but this is going to be the popular part of the year so expect long wait times at the more popular courses and even some of the lesser popular ones. There is also Arizona Falls which is neat I guess. If you want to adventure out a bit you could go to Tortilla Flat there is a restaurant out there that is rather unique. Lake Pleasant isn't a bad place to visit either and they have a boat that goes around the lake daily. There is also the Dolly steam boat you can ride and have dinner on over at Tortilla Flat. https://www.tortillaflataz.com/saloon https://www.srpnet.com/grid-water-management/water-recreation/canal-trails/arizona-falls https://dollysteamboat.com/ https://www.lakepleasantcruises.com/

February 15th for the Brewers others as soon as February 10th. So about 7 or so weeks until the Brewers report to spring training. Probably going to be hotter than normal. So if anyone is coming to spring training expect it to be a bit warmer. We haven’t had many days below 40 so far this winter in Phoenix. https://reviewingthebrew.com/posts/when-do-brewers-pitchers-and-catchers-report-to-2024-spring-training#:~:text=Brewers pitchers and catchers will,by as Thursday%2C February 15th.

Basketball- Michael Jordan Football - Deion Sanders Baseball - it is a tie between Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson, Frank Thomas and Nolan Ryan. Deion is my absolute favorite player overall. Deion doesn’t get enough praise on how smart he was and knowing what he could do on the field. Majority of his interceptions were by baiting QB’s into throwing the ball when they thought a WR was wide open. His INT against Farve in Lambeau was classic Deion he bated Farve into throwing a pass that looked wide open and he took it for a TD. By far Deion is the greatest CB to ever play in the NFL and no one has come close to him.

The WNBA still exists?

I think the only way there will be a salary cap is if the local TV revenue dries up. Which is possible and I think the only team that is not impacted by this would be the Yankees as they own their TV broadcasting and channel. If for example the Dodgers next TV deal is less than what they are getting now then I could see a salary cap happening. You would have one of the biggest TV markets losing revenue it would basically force the large market teams to put in a salary cap. This isn't even the biggest hurdle for MLB to get over. The revenue sharing that the MLBPA will want in exchange for a salary cap is what will kill the salary cap talks again. The MLBPA wanted revenue sharing last time the salary cap was brought up in 1994. The owners didn't want to share any of the revenue with the players and the talks basically died. A salary floor has been brought up by the owners in the previous CBA but the owners never defined what the floor would be or if there would be any consequences for a team being below the floor. Will MLB come up with an actual defined floor for the next CBA? I don't believe they will.

Mettauer will enter the transfer portal now. Not really a surprise here with the two incoming transfers plus the hyped freshman coming in. Also may mean another transfer is coming in. https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2024/12/21/24326919/breaking-wisconsin-badgers-2024-four-star-freshman-qb-mabrey-mettauer-to-enter-the-transfer-portal

You are really discounting Trech's talent. He is a very good WR who just happened to be mismanaged by the Badgers. He has the talent of someone like D.J. Moore who went 24th in the 2018 draft. Trech will definitely be picked higher than Wohler even if he doesn't pan out. A WR with the skill set that Trech has will get drafted and at a higher spot than someone like Wohler who isn't really all that gifted athletically. Ashcraft is probably the closest to Wohler in terms of draft stock. But I think Ashcraft being a TE will be picked in the 5th or 6th round while I don't believe Wohler will be picked at all. Wohler grades out to be a 6th or 7th round pick while Trech is probably a 4th round pick right now with Ashcraft being a 5th or 6th round pick grade. Both Trech and Ashcraft have at least two more years and possibly three to showcase what they have.

Arenado has killed a deal that would have sent him to the Astros.

I don’t think Wohler was the best player on the team let alone on defense. He was probably the most complete player on the defensive side of the team. Overall he was far from the best player. Trech and Ashcraft are far better players. I would put both of them as the best players on the team over Wohler.

I think if you want to take a gamble on a recovering pitcher Alcantara would be a better option but I believe the Marlins have stated they won’t trade him this offseason. He isn’t a FA until 2028 the only thing is he is owed about $55mm from his contract extension in 2022. The contract is back loaded so $17mm in 2025-2026 and then $21mm with a $2mm buyout in 2027. If he returns to what he was pre injury that is an under pay. The Marlins would probably want what he would have demanded before the injury. He would be worth it but not sure what kind of a pitcher he will be post injury. Probably would have to start with Quero and Misio plus more and that is just not worth it with the injury concerns.

Pauling developed the drops this season and Williams just never did anything. Vinny Anthony passed him by and never looked back. I think Trech coming back sealed Pauling’s fate. I would rather have Trech going forward than Pauling for one more year.

I think he goes undrafted but talent wise probably a 6th or 7th round projection with maybe a 5th round if he does extremely well at the combine.

Inevitable yes but the two recent transfers coming in plus Carter Smith probably had more to do with it. Plus the younger Locke had a torn ACL so he was unlikely to even play this year and was probably going to be limited in practice. Not much of a path to starting for the younger Locke. I wonder if Mettauer will now transfer. He looks like he will behind both of the transfers.

Both Lockes won’t be at UW in 2025. One uncommitted and the other entered the transfer portal. I am assuming both were told they didn’t have a position on the team.