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  1. Playing Catch
    D+ This is a difficult score considering the Brewers needs, and the lack of options that were out there. It seems like the Hoskins and Woodruff deals really hamstrung the team from making more significant moves. I didn't have a prescription of things they needed to do. I'm on board with being flexible and opportunistic, and adding value where they can. I just don't see a lot of value added for 2025. I suppose adding six years and 3 options of Durbin for "free" (Williams and Cortes largely being a wash, presuming health) is great, but as a non-middle-of-the-order hitter, there's only so much value he will provide over the coming seasons. I expected to add a couple of decent pitchers in the $2-$5M range, or trade for a hitter, which they didn't do, thus the low grade.
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    I did not know that. I can't find any details online. Do we know; is it Quero-level surgery, or was this an arthroscopic clean up of something?
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    I agree that this will be driven more by balancing rosters than developmental timelines to start the season. Perhaps an exception for Made. I just don't think where they begin the season matters all that much. Particularly due to weather in Midwest League in April.
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    Thanks for your efforts during this Winter Season, @Ro Mueller! Very much appreciated!
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    This is what I believe.
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    I'm one of those guys that values the league above everything. Much like playoff baseball, I feel that one-game, or short-series elimination tournaments allow for too much chance to be used to define a season. For that reason, I still rue that home loss to Michigan. I think the Badgers get at least a share of the title if they win out. I'm not predicting this, of course. The Badgers would need to find that 6th gear. I think they have it in them, but Blackwell has looked so tired (I think he's been nursing a leg injury since early January -- he's just doesn't look as explosive as he has in the past). Klesmit's ankle still looks to be bugging him just a little bit. This team still doesn't seem to have found its identity. Coming into the season, I would have expected Klesmit to be the team leader, and I'm sure he is, but I really wanted to see Blackwell blossom into the late-game boss that he's shown before, where he switches on and takes over the game on both ends.
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    I like Turang at 2nd, too, but it probably doesn't make much of a difference, team-wise. If it ends up that Turang gets most of the starts at short, it probably means that the gap between Durbin's defense at 3rd and 2nd is big enough that the Brewers prefer him to play at 2nd, where he's supposed to be a 55-60 defender. I would imagine, too, that if Turang doesn't improve his hitting versus lefties, he can find himself falling into platoon-player territory.
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    Kinzinger looks like the guard version of Ben Carlson to me. Seemingly has enough body/athleticism, and can shoot, but moves a little stiff for my liking. I think he'll be a successful sniper, but I'm not sure about his overall game to really pop in college. With that said, I thought Carlson would be Keaton Nankivil.
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    Yeah, I half-baked that into my August prediction. It may take him awhile to get back up to big league performance. Heck, he may never get back to big league performance. Obviously, Tommy John ain't what it used to be, but if he loses a tick or two off the fastball, struggles to find his release point, his control? I'm betting on him coming back and being good, but that's not a foregone conclusion.
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    How many times will this meccage need repeating?
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    I suspect this is a big part of the hype and lack of precedent. I just don't think there was a lot of public batted ball data before the last couple of seasons in the DSL.
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    Presuming you mean to say that they should sign someone who is expected to make the 26-man roster, who among Dunn, Durbin, Perkins, and Black do you leave off the roster?
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    Zrno looks like an absolute stud. I wish he'd chosen Wisconsin. With that said, I'm really excited about the committed New Zealander, Hayden Jones. 247 lists him as a 6'5" shooting guard. Judging by his highlight videos, I see him playing a lot of point for Gard, a la Blackwell.
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    My prediction is that we won't see Gasser until August.
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    I'm not sure how to find the data to back up my observation, but I think the key to all of Myers's success is that he pumps fastballs for strikes early in the count.
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    I think any player that should accept the QO, but instead turns it down, are too expensive in terms of contract and draft pick.
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    He should just take a step back for a few games and let the game flow a little bit.
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    Blackwell just looks kind of drained to me. I think he's tired of not getting any calls. Individually, I'm not sure any non-call is bad, but with the sheer volume of opportunities, it seems like he should get more calls.
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    I'm not sure Black still commands the "bonus baby" status as you suggest. I certainly don't believe that he's worthy of worrying about service time. At this point, I think everyone involved, including Black, would probably be thrilled with him carving out a solid big-league role of any kind, giving him a chance to earn a major league contract beyond his 6-years of club control.
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    I know on Christmas Day, Scooter threw out Brandon Drury as a possibility. Cons: 32-years old. A horrible, injury-plagued 2024 for the Angels. Last played 3rd base in 2022. Right-handed bat. Pros: Inexpensive free agent(?). Bounce-back candidate? He was a good hitter in 2022, and 2023. Presuming health, he could replace some of Adames'/Sanchez's power. I would imagine he would replace Dunn on the projected roster. He'd most likely have to play first base and perhaps some second base.
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    Perhaps it's no different for lots of agencies, and it's merely noteworthy because Boras has been the gold standard, but there have been a number of examples of players leaving him in the last year or so, including Nick Castellanos, Cal Raleigh, Jordan Montgomery, and just within the last 24 hours, reports that Ha-Seong Kim and Pete Alonso are both frustrated by his representation.
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    Amid all of the chatter about prospective free agent additions, trade possibilities, and the collective dread of heading into Spring Training w/o having replaced Adames' production, I wanted to ask for the board's thoughts on the Brewers 2025 bench. Currently, Fangraphs has projected a 4-man bench featuring Haase, and Tyler Black, with platoon options Blake Perkins (Frelick), and Caleb Durbin (Oliver Dunn). When McKibbon projected the 26-man, he included Monasterio over Dunn. The Fangraphs projection would mean that Dunn/Durbin have replaced Adames/Monasterio, with Black replacing Bauers, and Haase replacing Sanchez on the active roster. For my money, the Fangraphs projection is where I'm at as well. I think the only question marks would be Dunn and Black. Do we have any idea how Dunn has recovered from his back issues? Are we convinced the Brewers will go with Black over Bauers? Durbin is a lock, right? And would we be okay with the Brewers signing a free agent that doesn't fit nicely with Durbin as a platoon piece, like Dunn does?
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    Bauers is one of the more Brewer-y, barely rosterable players in awhile. I think he's only on the roster in order to band-aid Hoskins' shortfalls... He's got lefty-power, an average glove, and above average baserunning. For the role he should be playing, he's fine. The problem is that he played too often last season. If he is on the roster all season again, they need to cut his PAs in half (had 346 last season in 117 games).
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    I agree with you. He was noticeably better out there last season. And with all things Yelich, we can hope that his back surgery will be the fountain of youth.
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    If they re-sign Bregman, I think they'd be willing to give up Paredes. They need outfielders. I think they'd definitely do that deal. But why would the Brewers just flip 3rd basemen like that?
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