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  1. Playing Catch
    Stearns will need to explain the move, I would think. Even if it's through Mouthpiece McCalvy. Was this a pre-trade oversight? Or are we all missing something?
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    I appreciate the subtle changes to the thread title through the weeks... lol.
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    Yep. This move was so odd that I wonder if Rosenthal is looking better than we realize. You have to take it with a grain of salt, but Kapler said at the time of the signing that "the stuff never left. It's electric stuff," or something to that effect, and they gave him a pretty good contract for a guy that hasn't pitched in a looong time and had a strained hamstring at the time of the signing.
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    After a good night's sleep, I've recovered from the disappointment of yesterday. In part because I'm sure Stearns tried to get a bat, and that the "needle-moving" bats for this Brewers team (Contreras/Reynolds/Mullins/Laureano) were too expensive. None of those players were dealt. Losing Kelly and Peters simply isn't a big deal, and I'm one of the biggest prospect-nerds on the site. The Brewers are, collectively, a better team now, and in the future. In a better position financially, as well. For that reason alone, it was a successful deadline. But I am worried about the team morale. Players and former players say it all the time. They like it when they feel backed/supported by the Front Office. But most of the time, their context for what makes the team better is as flawed as it is for us fans. They'll get over it. This is why the Yeliches/Cutches/Willys/Woodys on the club are important. Sometimes the downs of a season aren't necessarily on the field.
  5. Playing Catch
    Haha, that's awesome. I've been excited about him for years, now!
  6. Playing Catch
    Or, they have a handshake agreement with the agents that they'll re-sign.
  7. Playing Catch
    I've got this weird feeling that the Pirates/Cubs demanded Chourio for Reynolds/Contreras, thinking that Stearns would cave, and being okay with the risk that he wouldn't.
  8. Playing Catch
    After the crew win the World Series this year, I'll look back and give the Front Office an A+
  9. Playing Catch
    Clearly meant to be blue(?) A "D-" for me. I was fine/good with the Hader trade because I thought it was the first domino to improving the offense. Obviously, that didn't happen. Did the MLB team improve themselves? The weird thing is that they probably did. The BP (in its totality) is probably better. However, I think that the emotional toll of losing "the game's best," without significant improvement in other areas sends a terrible message to the team. Are they pro's? Yes. Will they "get over it?" Of course. But I still think any organization is tied to the overall goals. When the goal is in sight, the goal is a World Series Championship, you have to make the team believe that that is the goal. That simply didn't happen. It would have been a C+ before the Rosenthal trade... I mean, how many relievers can one team carry? And that isn't even about giving up Peters (well... maybe a little, 'cause I love Peters).
  10. Playing Catch
    He's just sitting there.
  11. Playing Catch
    In a baseball vacuum, I think this trade looks fair in terms of baseball ability. Clearly the metrics demonstrate Bush's electric stuff. Multiple years. Okay, sure give them Kelly. But I don't like it. He's 36 with lots of injury history and brings a very negative criminal history. While I don't care to discuss it, this is an entertainment industry where image matters. While I applaud redemption stories, I think it is fair to criticize an organization for not valuing that image. I was really thinking Kelly was going to be the sweetener in a bigger deal for a bat.
  12. Playing Catch
    Yeah. Upon further reflection, those Manny Pina types have to come from somewhere. They may as well come from within your own organization. I guess what I was thinking is that if you had a big-time catching prospect in your organization, it may be better to trade them than to expect top-level catching from them in their first few seasons. That is true of any rookie at any position, but that catching position is really important to get right.
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    If I watch this one more time, I may end up liking the guy, but it clearly demonstrates why I hate the guy... Joc Pederson explaining his role in fantasy football flap with Pham. And for goodness sakes... dude's name is "Joc". And just look at him in that video.
  14. Playing Catch
    I think you just Unjinxed it... Soto for sure.
  15. Playing Catch
    Sure, Joc Pederson has baseball value, and for all I know, he's a decent guy. But I irrationally dislike him and don't want him on my favorite team.
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    Pablo Reyes is almost 29 (FTR, I can't believe he's not a regular utility guy for a lesser MLB team). Jonathan Davis is 30. C.J. Abrams wRC+ for the Padres' AA/AAA teams were 112 and 115, respectively. I don't discount the concern about the inflated numbers out West at all, and there's no such thing as a sure-thing, but Ruiz' was a "tools over production" prospect before the season began, and he's put together one of the more impressive stat-lines in the minors this year as a 23 year old. I am not writing this to say that Ruiz is some kind of super-Stearns-polished-diamond-prospect, or that he's a sure thing. It's more a way to state that prospect ratings -- especially "rankings" are dubious. For every Billy Joe Robidoux, Glenn Braggs, or Lewis Brinson, there are plenty more good players that never made a "top 100" ranking. Ruiz seems like he could be one of those. I also trust that Stearns' track record is to procure minor league assets that, at the minimum, will become big league contributors.
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    I can't speak for others, but even though I support the trade, it absolutely feels like a punch to the gut. Hader has been nothing short of spectacular, and a wonderful Brewer to root for.
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    From Baseball Savant. Bernie Pleskoff
  19. Playing Catch
    I agree with everything you said except that based on what I've read, Ruiz does have elite speed. I, too, would've liked to have one more 18-year old lottery ticket added to the deal.
  20. Playing Catch
    Oh, I meant separate deals. Trade Narvaez and Severino to contenders that need catching help, and trade prospects to the A's/Cubs for their available catchers.
  21. Playing Catch
    I don't think Counsell can look the guys in the eyes tomorrow evening unless the team believes they got better at the deadline. I don't think the Hader trade made them better. For this reason, I believe SOMETHING will happen. I also think that acquiring a CFer that could end up blocking the Brewers 4 best prospects for 6 seasons says something else is in the works. I'm on the record saying I don't really like Bell as an upgrade. I think Stearns will get somebody with additional years of control and pay with the prospect capital he now has at his disposal. Soto may be the target (Peralta+Chourio would be pretty enticing). But I think it will be Reynolds (something like Ruiz or Frelick+Kelly or Gasser). I also think there is a chance that Stearns will sell off Severino and Narvaez and go get Sean Murphy.
  22. Playing Catch
    Seeing some of the posters that were discouraged that the Brewers did not land Luis Campusano as part of the Hader trade brought this opinion to mind. I am curious what you guys think. I don't like catching prospects. I feel like the position is too important for a team (even a rebuilding team maybe) to entrust to an unproven rookie. I feel like most of them are either big-time bats masquerading as a catcher, or they are flawed hitters, or flawed receivers with a great arm. I realize that there have been complete catching prospects that have been everything and more (Posey and Mauer come to mind). But it seems like so many others simply fade off into MLB obscurity at the position (Zunino, Hedges, Jansen, Mejia), or get moved off the position (Kiner-Falefa, Varsho). I would rather entrust the position to some AAAA journeyman with a questionable bat, but excellent defensive skills, like Manny Pina, than count on my uber-catching prospect to blossom into a legitimate MLB receiver right away. I worry about Feliciano and/or Reetz to be able to be a reasonable back-up on a good Brewers team next year.
  23. Playing Catch
    The busy-est and buzzi-est team of recent vintage may be the Padres. Who, "got fleeced," by Stearns pretty recently. Watching the Red Sox series reminded me of the Tyler Thornburg trade.
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    On their recent "Trade Value Series," fangraphs had Peralta at #32 (ahead of Woodruff at #35). They had Soto at #6. At first blush, I felt the same way... ("We can't trade Peralta and his contract!") But upon further review, I think this is a really intriguing option. I think this would make the Brewers a better team now, and through 2024. Or, they could simply turn around and trade Soto all over again to a team that thinks they could extend him. They would also prevent the Cardinals from trading for him. Make no mistake. Trading Peralta and his contract would be a HUGE consideration. But this team as it is currently constructed, can absolutely handle losing him now, and with the trade returns of any of the other prospective trades of our pitchers (Burnes/Woody/Lauer/Houser/Ashby/Small... like, we have A LOT of trade assets here), we could probably backfill our rotation later as well! In fact, after writing this, I think the Brewers SHOULD pursue Soto with Peralta as the primary return piece. I have no idea what else they would demand, but I don't think anything should be off the table if the Brewers can actually be BETTER now, without selling the entire farm. I wonder if the same thing could be said if they made Ashby the primary piece.
  25. Playing Catch
    I'm guessing that many posters that wanted to trade Hader at his peak wanted to do so, in part, BECAUSE they felt that the difference between him and other good closers wasn't a big deal. I also don't think there was a board consensus, except that posters wanted a BIG return for Hader. That is what we don't really know. I also think its not always done to make one feel better, as much as its about trying to make sense of it.
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