Thurston Fluff
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That whole era of comedians was incredible. Time Conway, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett, Betty White. Some of the best ever and their comedy still works today.
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He said almost the exact opposite of what you were saying. Chafin got his original team a prospect even when he was struggling based on his history. You said nobody would want someone with a similar profile. Milner would be even more attractive because there isn't a buyout if he struggles and is under control for another year if he does get it together.
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There are a lot of reasons a team may accept a veteran reliever as part of a trade package. Teams often trade players simply to even out the money. They also trade when they don't want to push a prospect too fast. Especially teams looking at total rebuilds or know they're more than a year or two away. They may also hope a reliever who has a year or more of control with some record of success gets hot in the second half and creates some trade value. Take Milner for example. A team like the White Sox can offer him arbitration, shop him around to see if there are any takers. If not they can cut him or keep him and see if he rebounds for next season's deadline. If he doesn't, they weren't going to contend anyway. All they lose is a few million. For them it's not a big deal. What is certain is the only way to squeeze another player out of the original trade is to have him on the roster.
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It's hard to imagine messing up the national anthem so bad that you need to check yourself into rehab afterward. Hope she gets the help she needs.
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Even if nobody wants them might be willing to take them as part of a trade to get a prospect they like. The other advantage for a bad team trading a starting pitcher is they'd get some stopgap pitching in return.
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Hicklen added to 40 man.... Dunn moved to 60 day IL
Thurston Fluff replied to Jastro's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I just want to know what a country mile is in metric. -
Hicklen added to 40 man.... Dunn moved to 60 day IL
Thurston Fluff replied to Jastro's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
So trade bait? Guess that makes some amount of sense. If I was another team I'd probably just wait until they DFA him but I guess it doesn't hurt to keep him until they can't anymore. -
Hicklen added to 40 man.... Dunn moved to 60 day IL
Thurston Fluff replied to Jastro's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Why? They're about to need roster spots and now they'll have to expose someone to waivers for no reason I can see. -
I could see a couple of our relievers being added to a trade for a starter. Not because the team wants them but to even out the money and roster situation. A, if you really want one our minor league players you have to take one or two of our excess relievers, type of thing.
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It is for a team that has no chance of winning. It's a good spot for him to be. He gets a shot at regular playing time and the Angels might catch lighting in a bottle and get something of value in return over the next year or so. I'm happy for him and pulling for him to succeed but I don't think he's every going to be a cornerstone for a winning team. That's what I thought he had a shot to be coming up. There's nothing wrong with a guy carving out a career playing on subpar teams who hope he gets hot and build some trade value for free. That's about the best he can hope for now IMHO.
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Yes it backfired but that doesn't mean it was the wrong decision to go with him over Hiura. When presented with two struggling players, one with no excuse for his struggles and one who is coming back from injury it makes sense to think the one who had a reason for his lack of production would eventually come around. The other not so much.
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You missed the point. I used Yleich as an example of how hard it is to project when someone will come back from injury. That Winker has returned to form only lends credence to the reasoning behind playing him over Keston last season.
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I think what Winker is doing now shows why they kept trotting him out there last season. It's hard to know when things will click after injuries. Look how long it took Yelich to return to form for example. His return didn't start until part of last season was played. While it didn't work out with Winker can you imagine what we'd be saying now if we'd have traded Yelich in January 2023?
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I thought Bonilla got $1.19 million per year but I just read it's actually $1.2 million. I just sent him a bill for $.07 with a note saying a 2% late fee will be added after 10 days.
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Mitchell activated……Black to AAA…..Miller DFA
Thurston Fluff replied to markedman5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
He either just threw off the mound for the first time or is about to. -
I sent him a check for $1.19. Just doing my part.
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You forgot to lather.
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If ever there was a time to see what Frelick can do at third it's now.
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The Brewers have 12 fewer wins than both Chicago teams combined.
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In the wild card era more wildcard teams won it all (8) than teams with 100 or more wins (6). Over the last ten years the average number of playoff appearances it took to win a single title was 4.6 years. Only one did it with less than three. Doing everything you can to field a great team does not increase your chance of winning it all. Doing what it takes to get into the playoffs does.
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What do you mean they never do? They've done just that for years now. Maybe you're using the term "going for it" differently. To me, and I think most others, it means doing everything they can to win now. To do that means sacrificing the future if it helps the present. They said their goal was to be good year in and year out. If anything it's the opposite of implying they're going for it.
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The team has never said they were "going for it." Theirs is a "more bites at the apple" appraoch which is the opposite of "going for it." I can understand why someone who thinks the team is doing the opposite of what they think they should do is frustrated but that's not the same as the team saying that's what they're doing.
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No need to yet since he's on a minor league deal. There's time to see/work with him before he needs a roster spot.
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It's good that he's a ground ball pitcher but he has given up 10 home runs in 71 innings. If he can avoid that he might eat some innings.
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Gasser Dealing With Left Elbow Issue
Thurston Fluff replied to wiguy94's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I meant it as in a pity his elbow didn't start to flare up again before he got the call up. They made the right call to bring him up and I understand why they took the course they took with his elbow. It was just a bad stroke of luck it happened shortly after he got to the majors instead of just before. Bad luck for the Brewers that is. Rather fortunate for Gasser all things considered.
