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  1. Thurston Fluff
    I'm curious as to what Burnes thought was going to happen. The brewers weren't going to go in and point out all his good qualities. I'm a nobody on a fan page and I knew years ago how the process worked. If he didn't understand the Brewers were going to talk about the negatives that's on him and his agent.
  2. Thurston Fluff
    I was talking more about the system itself as opposed to the method of determining worth within the system. What should determine value is certainly a debate worth having. Since you brought it up, is using more modern methods of determining value going to mess with the accuracy of those methods? For instance, if using WHIP, strikeouts and FIP is used to determine arby numbers then it would stand to reason pitchers would pitch to get those numbers. Does that actually lead to a more productive player if the goal was the stat vs the end result? This is anecdotal evidence but Zack Greinke said as much a few years back. He thought, reasonably IMHO, that pitching to get those stats would lead to better production. His numbers went up but his results as it pertained to actually winning games went down. Changing the goal to get strikeouts instead of a save wouldn't necessarily lead to contributing to more wins.
  3. Thurston Fluff
    It's been noted here several time over it isn't just about this one player. If they accepted Burnes demand every player in the future would use those numbers are parameters for their negotiation. While $750,000 doesn't sound like much now it means the next Burnes type player the Brewers have will get an extra $750,000 and trickle down to every other arbitration eligible player going forward. It would end up costing the Brewers, not to mention every other team, tens of millions down the road.
  4. Thurston Fluff
    You're not alone. It's not perfect but it works well enough in a league without a salary cap and minimal revenue sharing. The only bad thing about it is the team is sort of forced to trash the player in the hearing.
  5. Thurston Fluff
    I'd just add that if we do a qualifying offer hoping he declines but he accepts we can trade him before the season starts. Even if it's for a bag of balls we'd be no worse off than not offering it and we might end up with more than what a draft pick would have given us.
  6. Thurston Fluff
    Lack of depth was probably the most significant reason we failed to make the playoffs last year. Seems to me fixing the most significant problem is the best way forward. Getting younger and deeper does that. An allstar closer, two of the top starters in baseball, an allstar catcher, and no actual weaknesses at any position seems to be enough to go toe to toe with any team in the playoffs. As long as they're healthy in the playoffs I like our chances. We need the depth so they remain healthy in the playoffs and to keep us from face planting if a rash of injuries occur like they did last season.
  7. Thurston Fluff
    It's really easy to like Taylor. He's done a lot with the talent he has and made himself into a legit major league player. If I'm being honest though if TT is your fourth outfielder you have a pretty good outfield. If he's your starter you should probably be looking for an upgrade.
  8. Thurston Fluff
    I wondered the same thing. Pretty sure he mean Bob Wickman.
  9. Thurston Fluff
    Both are commitments. The only difference is one commitment is to cycle from four years of competitiveness followed by six years of fielding crap teams to get to the next four year window. The other is believing a cycle of booms and busts does not help a franchise win World series any better than remaining competitive and fans don't show up six out of every ten years.
  10. Thurston Fluff
    I owned one so you know how old I am. Biggest piece of garbage I ever had although I never owned a Yugo.
  11. Thurston Fluff
    I owned one so you know how old I am. Biggest piece of garbage I ever had although I never owned a Yugo.
  12. Thurston Fluff
    I kind of wish Stearns would leave so the speculation would stop. I'd also like to see what he does with another team. He did very well here but wasn't perfect. If he's given the keys to a Corvette instead of a Chevette the expectation go up as well. He's earned the chance to play with big boy money if he wants but there are reputational risks with doing that as well. Overall Arnold seems to be off to a good start here so I don't really care.
  13. Thurston Fluff
    I kind of wish Stearns would leave so the speculation would stop. I'd also like to see what he does with another team. He did very well here but wasn't perfect. If he's given the keys to a Corvette instead of a Chevette the expectation go up as well. He's earned the chance to play with big boy money if he wants but there are reputational risks with doing that as well. Overall Arnold seems to be off to a good start here so I don't really care.
  14. Thurston Fluff
    Yea, but I heard he stopped drinking. Possible come back player of the year candidate?
  15. Thurston Fluff
    Before this signing we were going to have to rely on four rookies covering three positions. Now we only need to rely on them to cover two. The added flexibility of Anderson to cover either third or right means one of those rookies doesn't NEED to be Turang. While I didn't have a problem with going with the rookies, not needing to rely on 3/4 of them to produce right away is nice.
  16. Thurston Fluff
    Sad to see Jeff Beck passed away.
  17. Thurston Fluff
    Free agency is used by teams to make up for failing in other areas.
  18. Thurston Fluff
    Lauer has been kind of critical of the way the team operates and doesn't strike me as the type of player that ages well. I don't think he's going to sign a team friendly deal and I don't think he's the type that will play up to the value he'll get as a free agent.
  19. Thurston Fluff
    Lauer has been kind of critical of the way the team operates and doesn't strike me as the type of player that ages well. I don't think he's going to sign a team friendly deal and I don't think he's the type that will play up to the value he'll get as a free agent.
  20. Thurston Fluff
    Getting a starter who is under control of 4+ years would be a smart move this year. We could trade Lauer this season and still be set up for the eventual departure of Burnes and Woodruff.
  21. Thurston Fluff
    Getting a starter who is under control of 4+ years would be a smart move this year. We could trade Lauer this season and still be set up for the eventual departure of Burnes and Woodruff.
  22. Thurston Fluff
    I have mixed feeling about him. He was a good defender with one of the sweetest pivots on double plays I ever did see. He was decent hitter overall. On the flip side he was not good on the bases. He's the only guy I ever saw get picked off first on a fake throw to third then first. He got picked off like that more than once. Overall he ran into way too many outs on the base paths. He was also one of the many guys found to be using steroids.
  23. Thurston Fluff
    The biggest problem we had last season was too few quality starters. It makes some amount of sense to start with seven capable starters and let the chips fall where they may. If everyone is healthy to start the season then Hauser and/or Ashby goes to the pen where they've had success before and the relief corps depth improves. An outside the box thought is they move Peralta to the pen to shore up the back end. It reduces the workload after an injury plagued season and addresses a need.
  24. Thurston Fluff
    If we never give out a $100 million plus deal that goes five years or longer (indexed to inflation) I'm perfectly fine with that. I've accepted we have players for five years then need to trade them a long time ago. I think it's the best way to run a successful small market baseball team. I believe it's not only possible to win a championship that way but it's the best way to do so.
  25. Thurston Fluff
    If we never give out a $100 million plus deal that goes five years or longer (indexed to inflation) I'm perfectly fine with that. I've accepted we have players for five years then need to trade them a long time ago. I think it's the best way to run a successful small market baseball team. I believe it's not only possible to win a championship that way but it's the best way to do so.
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