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Yeah that is why I said I expect it to be a college bat. The Brewers have gone left when everyone was thinking they would go right in previous drafts. They do have a lot of middle infield guys but you are only one or two injuries away from not having enough. If the Brewers really like Cunningham I don't see them going away from him just because they have an excess of middle infielders.

I am kind of coming around to Kayson Cunningham being the pick at 20. I spoke with one scout and they believe he is a 55 hit and 60 speed player but he will be a 2B and not a SS. They are not sold on him being able to stick at SS. Also I wouldn’t be disappointed with Xavier Nevens 3B/OF. Tons of power from Nevens. Same scout said easy 60 power for Nevens though they were not all that impressed with his hit tool and gave him a 30 grade there and that is more due to his patience at the plate. Defensively he thinks he could stick at 3B but if he can’t he would make a great RF. He has an absolute cannon for an arm. I am expecting it to be a college bat with the first pick and then HS pick with the Adames comp pick and then another college player with the pick for not signing one of their picks last year.

I loathe team’s retiring numbers. Just put a jersey up in the rafters no need to retire the number unless they are an all time great and even then just put the jersey up there.

🤮 No thanks on Candelario, I would rather see Bill Hall play 3B than him.

The Thunder did a full tear down at one point. The Bucks haven’t done that ever. It is not really an apples to apples comparison when you are comparing where the Bucks are and where the Thunder are. The Bucks could get to that point but it would require doing something the fans will revolt at. This means trading Giannis if you want a future like the Thunder have now it means doing that. If you are unwilling to make the painful trade then we are stuck where we are. There isn’t an out where the team gets good enough to win another championship with Giannis on the team. Giannis is the only asset the Bucks have that has any meaningful value. Dame with his injury is dead money right now. When he returns he will have a lower value. The Bucks may get a first for Dame but it will be a protected 1st. After Dame and Giannis there is absolutely no one on the Bucks who has any positive value. It feels like I have been complaining about Connaughton for a long time. He has always been a chicken with its head cut off defender. But a lot of people like him because they see him hustling all of the court. The problem with this is that Connaughton puts himself in these positions where he has to go all out because he left his assignment or drifted into the wrong spot on defense. Nearly all of the plays you see Connaughton flying around in were not hustle plays but brain dead decisions made by Connaughton that put him in a bad spot or position. Since he has gotten older he can no longer make up for these mistakes with his athleticism so it is now glaring how bad he has been. The Bucks also never planned for life after Middleton. They never addressed this issue. They addressed the offensive need at the point with Dame. As much as everyone hates the HC Giannis wanted he was running a better offense with the players he had. It is just that Giannis has never been a good pick and roll player. He still looks very uncomfortable on where he should go on a pick and roll. The Bucks have the perfect player to do this in with Dame but Giannis just isn’t the complement he needs to be in the pick and roll game. Right now the Bucks are stuck in neutral. They can either go in reverse and keep Giannis and trade away more future assets or they can shift ahead and trade Giannis. I think the Bucks are going to stay in neutral. They are stuck and won’t move either way. This is the Kohl years all over again.

I don’t believe this to be true. Yes it is two years and Giannis is younger but I think the gap between Giannis and Durant is far closer than you think it is. Giannis has been great but if his body starts to break down he is looking more like an old center with no shooting game. A slower Giannis is basically Dwight Howard. You have to bake that into any evaluation of Giannis. If he gets slower or is slowed down by some injuries you can’t rely on his shooting game as it is non existent. Giannis is a great player but I don’t believe he is worth considerably more than Durant. Comparing Durant and Giannis in the NBA All Teams is like comparing MLB players based on the number of all star games they get elected to.

I don't think you get that. If the Bucks wanted to trade Giannis I think the deal the Rockets gave up for Durant is close to what the Bucks would receive. They may get another first but I don't think they would get much more than that.

The pitch to France was out of the zone. The one to Correa was on the black. Neither were bad pitches.

Durant to the Rockets. If the Bucks were to trade Giannis I think this would be a close comparison of what they would receive.

For a laugh maybe.

Yuni B would be proud of this!

You should see 28 Days Later and skip 28 Weeks Later. I haven't seen 28 Days Later in a long time but 28 Weeks Later is garbage and you don't need to watch that one. I haven't seen 28 Years Later yet but the newer movie is more of a standalone from what I understand about the movie. You don't need to watch the other two but you should definitely watch 28 Days Later at some point.

He is still on an innings limit regardless of Woodruff or if anyone else comes back. Once he hits that limit that is it. He will go down to manage his innings at some point. It is why Henderson went back down.

He looks better this year so far at AA. I think he still has K issues but they look to be improved this year. I haven’t checked his K% yet this year but his other stats look better.

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I thought it was the Lightning. Well in the 92-93 expansion it was the Lighting and Senators who were added. I think they tried to possibly buy a team and then move them to Milwaukee.

For a AAA bat that hasn’t really been all that good this year and a spot on the AAA roster that is going to go to Wilken at some point his time was really numbered. I don’t expect the Brewers to get much from this trade maybe a lottery ticket. But it is probably cash for this transaction. This is probably a good outcome for Clarke with Wilken probably coming up to AAA at some point he was going to be losing AB’s and probably on the verge of being released.

Looks like Florida has won this one and the Stanley Cup! It was a great series though a disappointing last game.

Devers already saying he will play wherever they want him to play. https://www.mlb.com/news/rafael-devers-giants-press-conference?adobe_mc=TS%3D1750201451|MCMID%3D22589022277293643785269720123327664961|MCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44 So it looks like he will be ok playing 1B if they want him to. What is going on in Boston is the FO really toxic? is the management toxic?

So many needs and no meaningful picks available to the Bucks. They could get lucky at 47 but I highly doubt whoever they pick at 47 will be relevant for the Bucks. The Bucks also have Doc coaching so the rookie won’t play anyways.

My opinion is still the same he may be an option but he doesn’t fit the recent criteria that the Brewers have been looking at. He has some serious power potential but with a huge hole in his swing when dealing with off speed pitches. He will have to fix that to be successful. If the Brewers think they can fix that then he is an option at 20. His hit tool is what is holding him back specifically the issue with off speed pitches. If he were better at that he goes in the top 10 maybe even in the top 5. If he can’t fix that he has a top 10 pick power swing going in the later half of the first round because of his K issues. If he can stay at catcher that is. Kind of reminds me of a younger William Contreras behind the plate defensively before he came to the Brewers. So maybe the Brewers staff can fix that. Otherwise power wise he wouldn’t be bad at 1B or LF.

Stevenson would have been a Melvin regime type of player. His hit tool is lacking and he may K too much to get to his power. Stevenson is going to have problems hitting off speed pitches. He has a very big stride and tends to swing extremely hard. So if you think you can fix that sure draft him but otherwise he maybe someone who just never develops. Defensively scouts are split on him some say he is a catcher and others saying he is not. Very comparable to Schwarber power wise but he is not the hitter Schwarber is or was coming out of college. If he were a better hitter he would be a top 10 pick.

Devers is a DH or 1B but mostly a DH. Devers is not a 3B so no need to trade Chapman. If anything they may trade one of their 1B or DH but not Chapman. So Flores or someone like that would be who they would give up. You may get them to listen on Schmitt but that is probably a Misio+ package or a Peralta plus something else package.

Yelich has been producing for the past three years though. With him being just as good as Devers in '23 and '24.

I believe Boston won this trade with only having to take on Hicks salary. Harrison while he hasn't been great is still a youngish starting pitcher. Tibbs and Bello should have required Boston taking on some of Devers salary. Not exactly sure what the Giants are doing here.