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I'd be okay with Aguilar's career arc looking like David Ortiz's.

That is interesting. To be fair, I'd probably eliminate games where the final deficit was greater than 3 runs (unless the lead changed in the 7th+ inning, I suppose)

I think we all get it, that Braun's last few years of his contract will likely pay him more than what his production will deserve...try to look at it from the standpoint of how much excess value the brewers got from Braun compared to the earlier dollars per year this contract paid him. Braun made $5mil the year he won an mvp right after he inked this current deal, and $7mil in 2012, when he arguably had a better offensive season. He didn't start earning $20 million per year until 2016, and the next two years will see that salary actually decrease back down towards $15 million. People are talking with confidence that some free agent hitters are going to approach 40 million a season starting in 2019 that would carry the through the same ages the brewers got brauns prime at about $8 million per season on average. Sorry, Braun being worth way more than his contract 5-6 years ago doesn't make me feel better about being hamstrung by a bad deal for a bad player now. They didn't HAVE to give him a bad 2nd deal. They could have rode out the good deal and walked away after 2015. Carlos Gomez was worth way more than his contract when he was here, that wouldn't make it any more enjoyable if he was here making $20M a season to put up the numbers he is putting up now. Braun clearly screwed himself, and pretty much deserves the vitriol he receives. Still, in this day and age of free agency there is something to be said for an MVP caliber SoCal/Miami guy who was not only willing to stay in Milwaukee for his entire career, but actively tried to make that happen--and it looks like he will. It is rare. I will applaud Braun for that and hope that he contributes to a World Series Champion in a Brewer uniform--the same one he wore when he made his MLB debut.

This is a high quality internet rant right here. Well done.

Rickey Henderson, Mad Baum.. just off the top of my head. That is an interesting combo. Must be a rare combination to be left handed but right-eye dominant. I've always assumed guys who crossed over like that were just "lower hand on the bat/club" dominant, rather than truly ambidextrous, but I guess I've never asked someone.

Maybe then we can then hire a championship caliber manager like Ned Yost?

This thread has immense potential for entertainment.

I think they should cut back to 140ish scheduled games, then have a quasi-playoff season where the last 20 games or so are still considered part of the regular season but they are actually a seeded, rescheduled League playoff/tournament as well. All teams will end up playing 162 games. The League Champion will be determined during this time, then play a 9 game World Series against the other League champion.

Yeah, they probably wouldn't want Pina. We would likely drop Perez or Prado though, so we'd just be giving them first dibs if they wanted one of them. Woodruff is a top prospect. I think we could still offer a very competitive package without trading Burnes, Peralta or Hiura.

Okay, so what would it take to get Realmuto + Prado? Woodruff, Perez, and Bethancourt/Nottingham/Pina? Is that too much cash to put on the payroll next year?

I think you mean the "Uecker" line, not the Mendoza line.

This game thread is fitting for this game. So strangely entertaining and exasperating. Cheese sandwiches?

This is an enlightening thread.

Neil Walker is both handed. Can he play 3rd and short? If so, I'd say that's a bad miss, but I don't think he can play either. I guess Villar would be the super utility guy then. Nick Franklin is both too but he is pretty much a bad baseball player.

Perez is right handed, Sogard is left handed. Simple as that. Historically Perez can hit fine, he just doesn't walk much. He's got some speed too. If we get guys better than those two for our bench, then people will complain that we have starting caliber players on the bench (hopefully not the same people are complaining about both sides). They are what they are-- MLB bench players.

Finally a nice AB from Braun.

He wasn't a Brewer when he was 39.... And Braun will be 40 in 2024.

When Aaron was 39, he slashed .301/.402/.643 with 40 homers. Not sure why we are comparing Aaron and Braun though. I'd be happy if Braun aged like Carl Yastrzemski though.

Arrieta got lit up by the Marlins in his first inning. Not by Brinson though, who's off to a .428 OPS start.

Yeah, good idea. Then you don't need to add a roster spot. Somebody call Rob Manfred. I think everybody wins with a rule like this. They could try it out for a year or two in just the interleague games and see how it goes. I don't see a downside.

If we are moving toward both leagues having the same rule for the DH, how about you can only DH for the starting pitcher? When a reliever enters the game, he also replaces the DH. This would keep the strategy of having to use your bench and PH/double switching at the right times but pretty much eliminate having pitchers hit. It would even add some strategy because you might not pull your starter quite as quick if you've got a big DH bat that is coming up the next inning. Might need to add a 26th roster spot, but I don't think that would be a big deal.

I think you wait until May, anyway. They have enough arms that they seem to be confident in to go through the rotation a few more times to see if somebody finds success. It's still awfully early. They'd have to make room on the 40 man as well.

Yeah, he does have stretches of bad ABs. Rarely goes into extended month long slumps though, as you say.

When they DFA'd Tyler Webb, do they have to expose him to waivers before he gets reassigned? I wouldn't think it would matter in Webb's case, but I am just curious how the process works.

Bad Braun