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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
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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.
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Arenado has killed a deal that would have sent him to the Astros.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Badgers also got Tanner Koziol. TE is looking to be a plus for next year. https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/2024/12/14/24321134/breaking-wisconsin-badgers-land-commitment-from-ball-state-tight-end-tanner-koziol-transfer-portal
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Apparently the Cubs turned down Montgomery for Bellinger.
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The one thing I worry about with Marquette this year is that they don’t play a ranked team until they play UCONN. They have to run the tables the rest of the season. They can’t really lose more than two or three games in conference if they want a #1 seed. Hopefully they don’t lay a few eggs during conference play. The conference looks really weak this year.
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Durbin doesn’t have the arm to play 3B. His best position is 2B. I believe the thought with the Brewers brass is to move Turang to SS and keep Ortiz at 3B. I wouldn’t rule out a Frelick trade for another starting pitcher.
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I am glad Cam Smith is no longer with the Cubs. He was someone I wanted the Brewers to draft. He is a solid piece going back to the Astros.
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The Burnes piece was my own opinion. I thought he had already met with the Mets earlier. I do see that the Giants and Blue Jays have recently met with him so they may have outbid the Mets. The Red Sox are also a possible destination. It is weird that the Orioles haven't been linked at all to Burnes though. I wouldn't count the Mets or Orioles out on signing Burnes.
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Essentially it was a 1 year deal but there was a mutual option for a second year with a buyout which is basically just a 1 year deal. Mutual options are very rarely ever picked up. The persons that I talked to they said it was an unlikely scenario but something that looks like it could happen as Alonso’s market is basically dead right now. The Mets have been the only team that has any serious connection with him right now. It is possible Alonso may have to take a 1 year deal if the Mets sign Burnes. Right now it looks like the Mets have the strongest offer out to Burnes.
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Basically Alonso's market would have to be very similar to what happened to Grandal. I fully expect the Mets to resign Alonso either to a short term deal one year plus player options or to what they offered him previously. Though the market for Alonso right now is just the Mets and I don't think Stearns will bid against himself so a one year plus player options type of a contract sounds what Alonso is looking at right now. The question then becomes does he want to return to the Mets on a one year plus player options or does he want to go somewhere else on just a one year deal?
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Take this with a very fine grain of space dust but I have heard the Brewers have some interest in Alonso on a deal similar to what they signed Grandal to. This would be a Mark A. move as Arnold and others in the front office prefer Goldschmidt over Alonso.
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Look I don’t care if I was right or wrong. I just didn’t believe McCalvy on his serious offer part and that is just how I define a serious offer. There is a clear difference between what I think a serious offer is and what the Brewers do. Which is fine. They were in on him and rightfully so didn’t try to beat the offer the Red Sox put together.
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Belichick has indeed taken the UNC coaching position. I don’t see him returning to the NFL.
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This is good to hear. He would have been a huge loss.
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I didn’t say he made it up I just don’t believe the serious part. Or at least his definition of serious.
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I don’t believe McCalvy on this one.
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Overpay by the Red Sox but I am assuming they are going to extend him so not as much of an overpay. He should get something close to what the current FA pitchers are getting in terms of a contract.
