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Looking at their HR rate / Strikeout rate / Walk rate from 2019 Smoak 4.4 % HR, 21% K, 16% BB Thames 5.5% HR, 31% K, 11% BB

Per Heyman - Brewers are close to a deal with a Justin Smoak, solving their 1B issue

OF Delino DeShields Jr. and RHP Emmanuel Clase heading to #Indians for Kluber, source tells The Athletic.

That is a good point with Grisham. Braun to 1B would be interesting and it's using existing roster pieces to fill slots to use the saved money elsewhere.

This was a no brainer. The difference between Chase and some of the other internal options isn't much different. He is a fine pitcher but 8 million can be better spent elsewhere. Brewers need to cut costs and Chase was just at a cost that was just a bit too high

Interesting move with Thames today as we do not have a clear option here. Wonder what they will do. Is there a possibility of a major upgrade (Abreau?) or this is just moving pieces to get Grandal back and have him play more 1B? What say you BF.net?

We all wanted CC but unfortunately he had to go where the money went. The worst part about it is we were awarded the Yankee's 2nd round pick because in some universe Mark Texiera was rated higher than Sabathia and the Yankee's first round pick was given to the Anaheim Angels. That pick would then be used to draft some dude name Mike Trout. We would draft some dude name Max Walla in the 2nd round and watch DJ LeMahieu and Patrick Corbin go a few picks later.

The list is growing - good work bf.net - found some others on the interwebs: A Restaurant To Be Named Later Just a Bit Outside Bud's Suds and Grille Rock's Uke's Pub Mr. Baseball's Eddie's Windmill Six Four Three 7th Inning Stretch

From this link: Looking at their website, Delaware North operates the 1919 Kitchen & Tap in Green Bay. I'd imagine it'll be similar to that. Nice find. 1919 is a great spot and always at capacity before and after packers games. I will also tip my hat to Friday's. I loved it. It is an amazing place to catch a game and socialize. I also agree with this name. Just a Bit Outside Kitchen and Tap. It's the right kind of perfect for Milwaukee. 1970 Kitchen & Tap just doesn't have the right ring to it.

Brewers - SD (4), PIT, @ CIN, @ COL - 13 Cubs - CIN, STL (4), @ PIT, @ STL - 13 Cards - WAS, @ CHC (4), @ ARI, CHC - 13 AZ - MIA, @ SD, STL, SD - 12 PHI – @ ATL, @ CLE, @ WAS (5), MIA - 14 WAS - @ STL, @ MIA, PHI (5), CLE - 14 Brewers have catapulted themselves into it with a 6-1 road trip and a current 9-1 ten game stretch. They now have a shot at a 90 win season

Well hello playoff spot. 17 to go

Brewers - @ MIA (4), @ STL, SD (4), PIT, @ CIN, @ COL - 20 Cubs - @ SD (4), PIT, CIN, STL (4), @ PIT, @ STL - 20 Cards - @ COL, MIL, WAS, @ CHC (4), @ ARI, CHC - 19 AZ @ NYM (4), CIN, MIA, @ SD, STL, SD - 19 PHI – ATL (4), BOS, @ ATL, @ CLE, @ WAS (5), MIA - 21 WAS - @ MIN, ATL, @ STL, @ MIA, PHI (5), CLE - 20 The Brewers play the bottom 5 in the NL Standings with the only team remaining with a winning record being the Cards. If the Brewers can sweep MIA, they would probably move up a game or two but then might move right back down with a 1-2 trip to STL. However, looking at their final 13 games, they could bust out a 11-2 run. They closed last year at 9-1. If they go 16-4, they are in.

Look no further than the stats 2019 - Best ERA's (Top 5 bullpen appearances) Hader 2.70 Guerra 3.63 Claudio 3.79 Jeffress 5.02 Albers 5.17 2018 Jeffress 1.29 Hader 2.43 Burnes 2.61 Knebel 3.58 Jennings 3.22

If we look at the coaches the Brewers have had over the years we have 1. Ned Yost - Ned couldn't manage a bullpen but part of it was Melvin never gave him a bullpen. It ended with his dismissal and possibly too soon. 2. Svuem - Lets face it. Dale wasn't perfect but he was light years better for this team than what they got next 3. Macha - lets just call this the failed Macha experiment. He was horrible. 4. RR - his pitchers arms fell off all at the wrong time and we limped to the finish line in the best season in a long time. One could argue he didn't forecast the post season well 5 - CC - I am a fan of his. Some of me being a fan is I didn't like much of the above. Especially blowing prime years with a talented core on Macha. CC pulled a lot of the right strings last year. This year, it is a combination of things not working. Our bullpen is hit or miss and mainly it's been a miss. Our hitting is inconsistent and dependent upon HR's as pointed out by Stache in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=63&t=38962. Lots of injuries on our starting rotation. At the end of the day the Brewers are not far off from a NL Pennant team. I actually like the build of the team. Give me average type starters (low cost) with an awesome bullpen (Higher cost) and a team that can hit. (Mix of high and low cost) That is my recipe. Sure, I agree maybe a little too reliant on the HR and the injury bug has really hurt our pitching but there is a lot to be excited for next year especially with CC at the helm and not some unknown person. As the saying goes, sometimes the grass isn't always greener on the other side and I just don't see CC as the issue.

Starting it's own thread as I didn't think the random 2019 news was the right spot for it. Some nuggets of info: Brewers open the year with 14 home games and only 5 road games. We get the AL East: T May 19-21 - Yankee’s @ Brewers Sa May 30-31 - @ Tampa Bay Rays F June 5-7 - @ Boston Red Sox M June 22-24 - Blue Jays @ Brewers Tu July 7-8 - Rays @ Brewers F Sept 11-13 @ Baltimore Orioles We get the Phillies opening day: Thursday April 2 – Brewers @ Phillies 7 game road trip at STL and CHC in early July will be interesting No more Cubs series after Sunday August 9th All Star game is @ Dodger Stadium and then immediately after it we play Friday July 17 @ San Diego, followed by 3 games @ LAD.