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between Williams, Fischer, Adams and Hamilton we'd better be able to fill that position

amazing win, still taking it in. one play defines whether its 90% padres win the series or 90% brewers i can be critical of Murph at times, but he has called at the right shot through 2 games between starters and bullpens. straddling innings, outdueling the best bullpen to snatch away 2 wins. Only critique so far is i dont like how they are using Vaughn. He gets hotter as the games go along and I think we need to find a better place for him out there.

if there is any reasonable chance he regained his stuff, he should definitely be in the mix. Harrison at close to his earlier form is the third best starter, and that might be needed to get past the Dodgers. Gasser finished strong but his best wasnt at the same level of dominance.

yeah im starting to wonder how much these guys drank last night.

It looks solved, and either way, there are just plenty of good options that are close enough now.

Made didnt have numbers that blow you away this year, which keeps him from jumping a level early and now he will have a year at AAA to get better. Timing works out well with Turang moving on or even getting traded if it makes sense. Pena basically has to repeat this year due to his health. But no, I doubt any GM is going to part with the potential ace(s) it would take pull Made from the Brewers and I dont see any GM willing to part with a prospect like Made which could be a career ender for some.

i think it would be selling low on Frelick and certainly not maxing on Mitchell. Seems he could easily turn in some Bauers seasons in his future. But maybe teams will be able to see the trajectory and offer a fair price in exchange for pitching

They showed with Durbin and Collins that they are willing young starters for pitching and to open up room for the upcoming talent. They can be strategic about this in the offseason, rather than wait until someone is forcing the issue in AAA during the season

dont often see a guy go from absolutely crushing the first half of the season to a trainwreck second half, without injury

definitely. the prospect value for him is still worth something to the team. former first rounder who was in the running for a batting title and excellent fielder. Slowed by injury. He has value they will squeeze something out of, whether by trade or as the 4th next year, then flip when Adamczweski or Payne are ready.

the drop since the ASB for Harrison has been pretty shocking. The job is probably his to lose, but he is losing it quickly

yeah im not feeling a QO on Bauers. He's been really valuable for the Brewers this year, but he is basically an unusually fast DH that doesnt field any position particularly well. Some team will likely give him a good contract, but the Brewers arent going to commit 15% of their payroll to him. He's platooning with Vaughn at 1B and the Brewers have Yelich at DH. They already need to find room for Fischer, Burke, and Adams. His value is marginal to next year's team. Likely they throw that $20M at a pitcher or to extend someone in the system.

dont want to stress anyone out but the brewers will have a tough decision this offseason on outfielders. Chourio is probably face of the franchise for a long time. Lara, Mitchell, and Frelick are highly regarded, but probably shouldnt keep 4 solid OF and the bench player will probably lose value. More importantly, Adamczewski moves up to AAA and Payne isn't too far behind him. If either gets hot in AAA, nowhere to put him. Brewers are going to want more pitching. This is what made Adamczewski, Frias, and Ragsdale painful to put on the block but expendable. Sell at fair price for Mitchell? Sell low on Frelick? Does Adamczewski's glove play?

We really need May. I think his "struggles" have been kind of quirky for the most part. But right now 3-5 is looking a bit shakier than you'd like for playoffs and May is the best bet to solidify the rotation.

While Contreras is mediocre with his challenges, it's more of a momentum thing for him. If the pitcher is struggling, he is trying everything to will him into strikes and so he is more apt to challenge something close to plate.