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  1. Playing Catch
    I think that the team was ramped up going into Nebraska. They played great for 30 minutes, and lost focus. I think they recovered and ramped up to play Purdue really tough, but lost. I think they struggled to ramp up against last place Michigan, and paid for it. Now with 3 losses in tow, they are truly being tested mentally/emotionally, and have to go play against the dynamite defense of Steve Pikiell's Rutgers, who were clearly licking their chops to tear the Badgers apart from the tip. The Badgers couldn't recover and fight enough to overcome the other peaks and valleys of the game. I'm sure the coaches and players share our disappointment and frustration with the results of the last 4 games. But this team is too good to let this slide define their season. All they need is one win to recover their focus and go on a run to finish the season. There were MANY January/February stretches in Bo's career that left us gnashing teeth in a similar fashion. This team and this coaching staff will get the guys back up for OSU tomorrow. It's a huge opportunity for them to regain focus and confidence, and hopefully lead to a nice 7-game win streak to finish the regular season (that's right... all seven).
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    I'll be very interested to see if the Brewers can even come close to having another year like '23. If they do, then one has to believe they are doing something different scouting-wise than other teams.
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    OR... trade from their tremendous prospect-depth for no additional cost.
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    As prospect-profiles go, he'd probably have a better shot than a lot of rookies. If he were to get 600 ABs (he won't, but IF), he would walk a lot and probably steal some bases. The defensive concerns don't matter as much when considering ROY.
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    The only reason I am not a huge fan of the restrictions is because the Brewers have ramped up their player development to an impressive degree. If this were 2014, I'd probably think, "Well it's about time MLB did something to prevent the Dodgers, Yankees and Red Sox from vacuuming up all of the international talent!!" This being said, I think these restrictions have been a *major*consideration for the offseason transactions that subtracted Hendry Mendez, Robert Moore, Ryan Brady, Cam Devanney, Jace Avina, Brian Sanchez (he's the one that I'm actually the most curious about), Justin Chambers, and Ethan Small. Now of course, there were other considerations, such as 40-man crunch, etc. And in addition, they've clearly added a bunch of MiLB free agents as well. But I wonder if they were feeling like guys like Mendez, Moore, Devanney, Avina and Sanchez could get back some level of value, rather than just having to release guys later. There are plenty of guys that they can/will release w/o worrying about it too much, but I think they looked down the road a year or two, and thought they may as well try to get something of value now rather than inevitably losing them for nothing later. *edit to change - okay, you're right... probably not a MAJOR consideration.
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    This is awesome! Congratulations. I don't have an issue with having Trueblood offer articles. I'm sure he's doing the best he can to remain objective, especially if he's a "reporter". But if he's simply a columnist/editorialist, I think it would be fun if he actually wrote about the Brewers from the perspective of a Cubs fan. It would be a great way to generate conversation. Of course, he would need to develop thick[er] skin.
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    I think its kind of funny how often we get into disagreements about ranking our young OFers. I don't have a problem with it, by all means argue away. I just think that if we did a Brewerfan ranking of the 4 of them on current value and future value, we'd get really even numbers across the board. I think it's especially interesting because they are all sure-fire big league CFers. I know I want to keep them just so that we can watch them all develop.
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    The only reason Turang couldn't play 3rd, is because the Brewers don't start Omar Vizquel and Bill Mazeroski at SS and 2B, and that Turang's bat at 3rd would be silly. The only reason Ortiz isn't JUST a middle infielder, is because the expectation is that he's got the stick to play at 3rd. If the Brewers part with Adames, the Brewers are hoping Turang can hit well enough to be their everyday shortstop.
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    This is my stance. The Brewers are well-equipped to handle the loss of Williams. They aren't well-equipped to handle the loss of Adames. Williams could net better quality (SP prospect?) than Adames. I'm more nervous about 2024 if they trade both, than just Williams. The return for Adames NOW rather than offering QO is negligible. The difference in the return for Williams NOW rather than waiting until one year from now is massive (I think).
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    I think what this probably represents is that the Haase signing, much like the Bauers trade, were mitigating moves in case they were unable to sign a preferred player. They can let guys battle it out in Spring Training, and when there's an injury for the Brewers or some other team, they have some flexibility to trade from their depth. That's probably a pretty sound strategy, although I'd prefer they give up cash (Haase), to prospects (Bauers) for such maneuvering.
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    I can't believe that I'm one of the first to whisper the theory that Quero may be the key piece in a trade for...
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    I wasn't a big fan of Ruiz. I trusted the org to make good decisions, so it didn't bother me, but his scouting/production just seemed too goofy for my tastes. Ortiz, on the other hand, is my kind of prospect. He's consistently productive, good scouting reports/tools, well-rounded, high floor. Position of need. He was the O's prospect I wanted included in any trade with the O's, so I'm thrilled. Thanks to the recent exit velos, I think he's probably an all-around better version of Luis Urias, where he can play short, run the bases, take solid, professional ABs.
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    My belief is that there simply aren't many/any offers that are that much better than a comp pick, so the Brewers may as well take his production this season, offer him a QO, and still get the pick. He seems to me like the "sweet spot" of the QO game. He's worth more than the QO, but not SO MUCH more that teams are willing to move for him in his last season.
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    I agree. There's all sorts of teams that realize that they will lose guys in free agency. And in the case of the Yankees and Dodgers, they can often re-sign guys even after they've hit free agency.
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    My wife and I were visiting Sedona and the Grand Canyon a few years back. We didn't have tickets, so we were planning to buy at the gate. But some guy heard me talking positively about Mark Attansio's ownership with my wife (I know Bruised will be shocked to hear that), and he asked us if we needed tickets. He was like, "just play it cool and come through the gate with me." We did. Two seats in the owners box right next to the dugout. It was a blast. Just a great add-on activity to any Spring Break trip to AZ. It's only a matter of time before we do that again.
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    This was a good signing, in my opinion. He's been pretty consistently league-average. Pretty healthy. Can count on him for 80-120 IPs. No long-term risk. No prospect capital used. I think I would still prefer a more studly option that could come back from a trade, but if those trades aren't out there, I'd rather do this than go multiple years on the better FAs.
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    Or even, what if the goal was to provide an entertaining product on the field featuring a couple of big stars on your team? Obviously, that isn't possible. In both the NFL and NBA, regardless of the size of the media market, a team can pay their homegrown stars competitively. In baseball, this isn't practical for teams to do. You can't have one or two players eating up 75% of the payroll without that having a very negative impact on your team's competitiveness, which is part of the overall entertainment package.
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    Yes, but boy... 2-seeds are essentially 1-seeds in terms of the path to the final four.
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    If the Jays are willing to trade Manoah, I think that would mean that they don't think he's going to ever be good again. That would be my concern.
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    I've long wondered about fully piggy-backed rotations. Six to eight 3-4 inning guys. But that they only get 3 or 4 days of rest.
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    Oh, trust me, I would want more, but in terms of 2024 MLB assets in return, that would be my threshold, and then add a couple kids. Now if they could get a better 2024 starter than that for Devin, I'd love it. I'm just imagining the least return that I think would make the 2024 team better... An average starter with some control plus a couple of promising kids I think would be fair.
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    Blalock, Tobias Myers, Junk, McKendry, Rodriguez, and Patrick can all come up and provide innings, potentially for weeks at a time (presuming there is roster space). You shuttle the starters. But realistically, you are correct. They need some old guy to come in and pitch 120 innings. I'm very much convinced they need to move Williams for a decent post-hype SP with 4 years of control that can soak up some innings and pitch to a 4.50 ERA.
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    I thought Jones was magnificent, and I think we'll see other teams defending him with smaller, quicker guards. Of course, most teams don't have a giant just standing under the rim. It is perhaps a bad idea to sit your best player, but I wanted Gard to at least TRY playing Crowl and Winter at the same time. If either of those two had had the open shooting opportunities that Wahl and Gilmore had, it could have at least forced Painter to make a decision with the 1-in-the-box man-to-man. Having 5 shooters on the floor at once would have been interesting. The Badgers played really well. I thought the refs were also really good (perhaps a minority opinion). I thought Purdue was fantastic, Particularly on defense and rebounding. As we all noted, the Badgers were just a few bounces away from winning this -- and being the better team. Wahl was spectacular. I think the Badgers can beat them at Mackey.
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    IIRC, Law was one of the early buyers on Quero. I think he likes being the "first".
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    I agree with the 6 man rotation ideas. If they decide to have a few rookie starters on the roster at the same time, it's easy, too, to have them piggy-back/switch from SP to RP in order to both control for innings as well as control for poor performance.
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