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Especially when guys are 6'7". Those are long levers. 6'10" Randy Johnson took a LONG time to figure it out... but for every RJ, there are thousands of AAAA flameouts that can't find it. Hopefully Les Misiorowski doesn't make the Brewers become Les Misérables

Even this was supposed to be limited to your offensive players pushing the pile by pushing the defenders...not pushing the ball carrier. You could also look at the rules for ST where you can't have two defenders aiding (i.e. jumping off, pushing forward) another player.

I'm still trying to remember when it became legal... It used to be illegal to push the ball carrier forward... You had to push on the defenders, not your teammates. Easy fix.

You mean that there was a doubt?? 😉

He's no Sal Frelick... 😂

It was only a few years ago that we signed Blake Perkins in a similar manner. Not saying Margot will become that, but you churn the bottom of the roster looking for guys like this. Minor league deal makes it that much easier.

So I wonder if Dayo Odeyingbo might be that type of player to target? Seems to be ascending these last four years in win rate and pressures (sacks have fluctuated). He rushes from DE or DT... And one year younger than when we grabbed Z-Smith from Baltimore.

Obviously he played many games when Mitchell was injured during the first 3 months, but several of those games was also as a defensive replacement. He started 104 games last year (thus came in mid-game for 15 games) and played 95 complete games. Dude deserved a GG... (maybe more than Frelick), which is why he was always in CF. Granted Mitchell is no slouch with the leather either... nice problems to have.

I'm oddly warming to bringing back Stokes. That is assuming a vet min contract or not much more. Assuming Jaire is out and a few of our backup CBs are FAs, there is room for a high upside CB that has been struggling the last couple of years. Perhaps another year removed from his major injuries would also help him bounce back also. He can compete in TC with a draft pick or two, some UDFAs and perhaps another vet min CB to be on the depth chart.

I think they Bucks have a second round pick as a result of the trades this mid-season. Plus a couple of years ago, they bought a 2nd round pick with cash.

That occurred to me also. The chances of winning the Big10 title outright is there, but a bit of a long shot. At least getting hit in the mouth today gives him some chance to learn from it. I'd rather win the Big10 tournament anyway. 😉

Center seems like the last place to go for in FA. Not really the place where I want to spend the money though Dalman seems like a top guy. I'd just prefer to spend the money at CB, DL, or WR.

Yes, that is how I was reading the article. His weight was under his regular weight from mid-season, so there will be some natural bounce back. He gained 25 pounds total, but didn't measure the amount of muscle. Then some click-happy journalist turns it into an unbelievable story. If he just said that he gained 25 pounds from last year by eating his mom's Italian food, then we would all have a different image of what that weight looked like.

The problem with the 20-50 range being very flat is few people are motivated to move up. The best chance would be some team going after a QB (Ward, Sanders) in the late first round. Depending on how Wohler does in testing (i.e. not incredibly slow), I'll happily take him in the 7th round. He just strikes me as a great football player that is more than the "sum of the parts" type. Maybe not the best individual or athletic safety, but one that makes everyone around him better.

As I read more and more about Higgins, I think he should be our #1 target. And I don't know why he wouldn't be realistic? I doubt Cincinnati tags him to be their #2 WR. Perhaps he loves it there and signs a decent contract? But other than staying, I think the Packers have to be as interesting any anyone else - young ascending QB, cap room to meet any offer, clear need for a #1 with a room full of young WRs. I read people (sports articles) say dumb things like, "we need a speed WR and he won't take the top off the defense". I saw one article suggest we resign MVS instead (really???). Higgins will be a good outside blocker, a great chain mover (basically Doubs role right now). Let Reed and Watson take the top off the defense... I'd prefer Love focus a bit more on keeping drives alive and less on gunning the ball downfield.

I would say the odds of any one of those activities occurring is fairly low (even with by Blue Brewer Goggles on), but for fun, I'll list them in order of highest to lowest probability (IMO of course): 1) Yeli being top 3 MVP - He's done it before. He showed us last year that he is still capable, but injuries continue getting in the way. It has been years since he was fully healthy, but all it takes is one healthy season... 2) Sal hitting 300 with 12+HRs: He has the type of bat to hit 300 and did so in the minors and college ball. Hitting 12 HRs might be the bigger stretch for him, but not impossible (he hit 11 in 2022 at AAA,AA,A+) 3) Chourio being top 3 MVP - Oh, I'm confident he WILL be there someday... and the second half of 2024 makes this certainly within reach... I just suspect he will regress a little bit (maybe me tempering my expectations?). 4) Freddy (or other starter) being top 5 CY - We have a lot of nice SPs, but no one dominant one. In 2021, he peaked at 147 ERA+ (2.81 ERA) and received zero votes for CY...granted being behind Burnes (1st) and Woodruff (4th) didn't help. The other 5 years (2020-2024) he was a remarkably consistent 112-115 ERA+. Woodruff is the most likely SP to be able to do this... but I doubt he will get the innings to really compete for it. Myers could be a dark horse candidate simply because after breaking out last year, he might have a chance to step up again. 5) Contreras being top 3 MVP - He certainly has the stick to get hot over stretches...I just don't think it is enough for a full season MVP. A playoff series...certainly. 6) Brice hitting 300 with 12+HRs: Brice has never had a 300 season in the minors and doesn't really show that as a skillset possibility either. He did hit 13 HRs in Nashville one year, but has never reached double digits on any other year. But I'd say he'll reach 12 HRs before hitting 300.

I'll take the "under" on that for this year. His career OPS for 2 outs and RISP is .679. Many players like Bauers have come in and out of the Brewer's lineup. Jake gets a bit more grief simply because he kept getting put out there when the results (especially the second half of the year) were really poor. The key to mining fringe players is to move on from them when it is clear they are AAAA players. We found Myers, Koenig, and Hudson in that same bin last year while missing on Bauers. Time to move on to mine the next group. Looks like Collins, Hinklen, and Wolfram are in that group for now. Might be others at the end of ST.

So your saying that Sal's listing of 6'2" isn't legit? Spaghetti and Meatballs will make you grow taller!

Glenn Braggs was the one and only player I've ever had sign a baseball card (or anything for that matter). He was a very nice guy about it, too. And it was my first BB game in person. Good memories.

Of course it is. But as I pointed out, he is very young. Even after TJ, he will come back to A+ ball as a 20-year-old.

With Nixon and Valentine at outside CB, they aren't in a terrible position even without Alexander. Add in a FA and a 2nd round CB and move on.

Very unfortunate for him, but he is still very young, and TJ surgery has become very pedestrian as far as injuries go.

An unfortunately, big arms don't necessarily correlate to being a good hitter...

Not debating that our WR hands were poor, but this is why statistics can be deceiving... The post says to cut his drops in half (to 17) to show he'd be up with Mahomes. But Mahomes' WRs had 27 drops, so not exactly an apt comparison. Though seeing the Eagles at 7 drops and the Lions at 12 drops is impressive...

Hopefully not the Prince Fielder diet...