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  1. Playing Catch
    Bingo.
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    It's funny because they set up the whole narrative the week ahead of the deadline. Basically that if the Dodgers get Skubal and ruin everyone's good time, it's the Brewers fault.
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    If the Tigers want to have a shot at signing Skubal in FA (probably not), it would behoove them to throw them this bone. Is that unethical? It may be a bit blurry, but it would be hard to prove and I suspect it plays a role in these decisions all the time even if the public aren't really privvy to it. I suspect the Tigers wanted Pena and Henderson and more, and the Brewers weren't willing to include them. We may feel like that would "win" the sweepstakes, but as has been discussed over and over, different folks, different strokes, so who knows. Perhaps sending him to LA keeps the door-of-opportunity open for them in negotiations --- even if Boras said nothing at all. Also, side-note, but all of the doom 'n gloom about the next CBA needs to hit pause until any real negotiations start. Media fear-baiting is real in the sports world.
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    The Brewers improved the team with the best record in baseball. I think it is fair to say that that is hard to do. And as much as we dislike witnessing the power-starved offense, and crave a big bat, there were very few "starting" quality hitters available. So, you are probably having to try and acquire a platoon/bench hitter. But right now, even though they lack power, those pieces all provide important cover for the each other. The 1st base platoon is fantastic, statistically, Sanchez is a legitimate backup catcher, and right-handed power threat. Hamilton/Ortiz platoon naturally and provide enough pesky qualities to be a positive in the lineup that night, and the outfield is a mash-up of defense and offense and you want most of them in the lineup most nights. DH has been an issue, for sure. But hypothetically, Yelich would represent just the kind of hitter that the Brewers could have acquired at the deadline, and he is obviously, already on the roster. All of May, Romero, and Senzatela represent guys that reasonable people could expect to play an important role on a playoff roster. The Brewers improved the best team in baseball at the deadline.
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    I think many of the prospect-huggers on here (I love them, too) are underestimating the developmental risk associated with Frias (and to a lesser extent, the plug-and-play Ramsdale). Not their ceilings, or where they should rank on lists, because I think they're dynamite prospects, too. And this isn't to say that it isn't an overpay, because it looks like there could have been better deals to be had. But I think that there are so many prospects that hit the big leagues, and perform a little bit, but then regress to being JAGs.
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    But sometimes people don't have enough garage space for their 10 Lambos. As in..; The Brewers have an upcoming roster crunch and the whole league knows it.
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    A couple of more thoughts... - The Brewers did not give up pitching prospects in the deal OR current pitching. I'm not up-to-the-minute on trades, but it seems like pitching is what is going back in many of them. Could mean nothing. - In some fashion, any team can tell Arnold in negotiations, "Look man, I know you want to give us those other guys. But if we wanted those guys, we could get them from ANY other team. Give us a reason to say yes."
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    Or conversely, they really wanted May and Romero.
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    Like most of you, this makes me uncomfortable. But the more I think about it, the more I realize it is because this is the Cardinals. I guess my hope would be that as longball mentioned above, these were two prospects the Brewers were comfortable with parting with, and the Cardinals were the best return available. If that were how a front office operated, that would be logical to me.
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    How do you know that the Tigers didn't want any of our prospects because they don't think any of them will pan out?
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    This thread reminds me of a fun book for anyone that enjoys the architecture of baseball, and how it has influenced the game... Ballpark by Paul Goldberger
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    For everyone worried about Miz, and his threat of injury, I would feel even more concerned about Burns with his over-the-top delivery. I have no idea if that delivery is more/less easy on the arm, but it's a noteworthy arm angle that looks uncomfortable to me.
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    My cynical, conspiratorial side wonders a little if the league is telling the Tigers to keep the prospect prices high. There is considerable interest in the trade deadline every year, but it will lessen over time if guys like Skubal aren't as valuable as everyone says they are.
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    If teams like the Mariners are offering good, controllable starters, the Tigers may be underestimating the depth of options buyers have.
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    Who knows what sources know what, but I suppose there's a world where the Tigers are in "soft-sell" mode at 3.5 Games back of the WC, and they are cool with rolling with him the rest of the season unless they get the offer they want? Probably unlikely, but maybe.
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    Weird how old that park is now. How does it compare to more contemporary parks?
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    If Quero is a questionable 3rd catcher due to his arm, or biceps, then this move makes perfect sense, and as Jopal mentioned above, catchers are expensive. I immediately thought this was an overpay, but upon reflection, I think it means they need catchers due to injury, performance, or upcoming moves (which could include Quero, Dinges, any catchers). I think Yoho is just enough of an outlier pitcher to make Cleveland giving Naylor up worth while.
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    With Perkins going out the door, I wanted to give a shoutout and "Thanks for being a Brewer!" to the guy. I think we can all acknowledge that his bat wasn't Big League, and he'll probably always be that fringey 26th man. But in my humble opinion, you couldn't ask for a better guy to serve as that shuttle-man AAAA outfielder role. That's a real role; an important one. And Blake Perkins served in that role with aplomb. We could go on about our outside perceptions of the guy and of course, his personal story, which certainly humanizes a ballplayer, but I'll just focus on the ballplayer. He represented everything I would want if I were a manager. Just a dude that goes out everyday with gratitude. Super fast. Awesome, awesome outfielder. That assist he had against the Mets last August? Just a beautiful throw. Switch-hitter. Hit some big homers, ironically. Can steal a bag. The Smooth Operator will long be in my list of favorite Brewers.
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    Baseball could use more big-leaguer for big-leaguer trades like the Early for Mead trade. That's why I like the idea of using the 20th-26th guys on the roster as trade possibilities. Try to balance out the roster/lineup a little bit better for the playoffs, AND to prepare for a much different roster in '27-'28.
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    Yeah. I think I would like if the Brewers made their minor moves sooner rather than later. Or, at least get their weird moves like the Jordan Montgomery trade from last season, or the recent McCullors trade out of the way early. I just think moving to get your 2nd-favorite reliever now, may be better than trying to acquire your first choice guy at the deadline.
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    I think it's hard to characterize any consensus opinion on these boards as the most active daily threads are the IGTs, where opinions regarding lineup composition are quite pointed, whereas some of the more "longitudinal" opinions don't often show up in the IGTs, in part because there is a lot of evidence to support the idea that lineup composition doesn't impact the game as much as we think it does. I, personally, think that lineup composition CAN have a big impact, but that it is heavily dependent on where the other team is at with their pitching that day.
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    I like a lot of the things you like about Lee. He's not arby-eligible until '28. He's got that 8th pick overall "prospect pedigree" (that's for Jopal). He's good enough defensively to be considered a shortstop. He has a style of hitting that I like (contact-oriented rather than BB-oriented, modest power as you mention). I wish he were better against lefties. If you acquire him, though, you are basically saying to the Fischers and Mades of the world that they'll need to wait their turn, which is fine if you believe more in Lee than those guys. In addition, you say that "we can't speculate on..." MN mindset/return/etc., but you go on to speculate that they aren't close to being competitive, and they won't ask for much. Personally, I think that's a wild speculation because Lee is EXACTLY the kind of player the Twins should want to hang onto for the foreseeable future.
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    I don't really love Steer very much, but I'll support your idea to use Mitchell and Ortiz as makeweights instead of prospects. Every single team that wants to compete next season that needs a little more defense (and nearly all of them do) should be trying to acquire those two players. Just because they happen to be lower on our perceived totem poles (depending on how much you regard Mitchell's injury history and present performance, or how much faith you have that Joey can be cromulent with the bat), doesn't mean they don't have value on a good team. And if you are the Brewers, it would be a lot easier to fit another RH stick on the roster w/o one of the LH outfielders, or easier to fit a 3B on the roster w/o Ortiz. So much about this trade deadline, even though the Brewers are absolutely focused on winning this season is about what you want your team to look like in '27 and '28, and if we want to keep the good prospects, we need to make room for them.
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    There's a lot of cool stuff on that site. Thanks for sharing.
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    You are overstating the Dodgers dominance. If the Brewers beat the Dodgers in the playoffs this season, it will just be a great baseball team beating another great baseball team in a short series. Beating the odds, yes, but it won't be some miracle, sheesh. I think most MLB observers would feel that the '26 Brewers are better than the '25 Blue Jays, and the '26 Dodgers are one year older than the '25 Dodgers.
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