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Yelich to 1B. You heard it here first.

He probably shouldn’t play. Go get ready for the draft and make your money. RB is a short lifespan. Has to capitalize now.

I love where your head is at with this one. I mean, especially since they haven't been able to lock Braun up on another extension, we might as well wear out those knees while we are at it.

Braun to CF? I like it and I love this thread!

Can we get either on a 1-year deal? -David Stearns

Expanded rosters stunk. I'm so glad they got rid of it. Stearns/Counsell will either figure out a way to make sure they have fresh arms or they won't. Either way, the game will be better without having 40 members of a team being able to be used.

But then doesn't that say that maybe they were wrong on how they projected them?? That's what I mean, they have almost no margin for error if/when they are wrong on someone. Also, I'm not sure you should be "applauding" them making the playoffs, you sir were the absolute most vocal one on these boards that they should be selling. I hope you will agree how wrong that decision would have been, right?? You NEVER EVER sell and always add unless you are so far out of it it's obvious you need to sell. Every team, every year is wrong on projections for their roster. The Brewers just haven’t been dumb enough to hand boat loads of money to players long term and then be wrong so they can’t go out and fix the issues. They don’t have that luxury like other organization. In regards to selling, I’m glad they got in but if you asked me to do it all over, they should have sold on Moose and Grandal as I posted back then. Now they’re on other teams and we receive nothing from them as they wore down the stretch anyways. And they didn’t buy like you portray it. They added some pieces but sold off some too. And I’m sure without looking you complained all the way to the playoffs about adding a guy like Pomeranz.

This is a good one for me. I did not want him anywhere near a Brewers uniform.

I’d say we had a perfect storm last season of players not living up to what the Brewers thought they could do (Shaw, Aguilar, Burnes, Peralta, Cain, etc...) and then they found themselves in the playoffs almost knocking out the eventual champs.

I agree. Could fill a utility role and a lefty bat.

They have done very well, no doubt about it...but then the question is...if they are THIS good with the payroll they have had, how much better would they be if the payroll was raised to $150 million or so for a few years?? Makes you wonder doesn't it?? Are back to back playoff appearances the be all end all now?? Or is the idea to get to and win a world series?? Yes, the playoffs have been fun and great, but do you think a single player or member of the organization is satisfied with that when they look back on it?? If they say yes, they are in the wrong business. So if they aren't satisfied, why should fans be?? How about playoff appearances that don't take playing ungodly hot baseball the last month of seasons just to get there. How about basically being on cruise control by the all star break?? Teams have done that you know?? It's not unprecedented. Of course back to back appearances isn’t the end all but it’s better than just about any time in this franchises history but here we are with you. I mean they won 96 games two seasons ago in a very tough division but because they weren’t on cruise control, it wasn’t good enough. It’s not going to be raised to that total for a budget right now so why make every thread about that? Why not discuss realistic players that the Brewers can do that can put them in another position to win a WS? There are plenty of combinations for a roster that can get it done. Why moan all the time when you deep down know that the Brewers budget isn’t going to be $150M unless the perfect set of circumstances come into play? You’ve literally made a crap name for yourself here because you can discuss a single thing without making it about all this other crap.

You just got to the heart of the problem. I don't know if you are a football fan or not, but this is VERY similar to what all teams try to do to win a Super Bowl. You have a cheap superstar(QB), in the Brewers case, Yelich.. EVERYONE knows the key to winning in football is having a cheap superstar QB under contract for 5 years and spend a crap ton of money around him while you can during that window to try wo win it all. YES the economics of the sports are different, but this should be the same way the Brewers operate, and all MLB teams. If you lose some money during those years, well you just do. But you HAVE to capitalize on the window while you have it. I’d say they are capitalizing on the window by having back to back playoff appearances, but I’m sure you’ll just complain that they haven’t won a WS. They’re living within their budget and doing it very well. This offseason alone has been a great one in regards to getting younger and talented players at positions of need. The problem is that they just aren’t signing guys you like (due to name recognition or how much they cost) and so you will go down kicking and screaming the rest of the way and make every thread about you and how upset you are.

Stearns has some of the better players in the game on his roster. He also fills in holes on a budget and is damn good at doing it. Yet, here we are in every thread.

If you we nicknamed his Mooooooooooose he would probably love him.

Other than being a lefty, what’s the comparison?

I played with this for a good 15 minutes. That was fun. I stopped when I saw Arcia and Braun tie getting to first and I know I’ve never seen Arcia actually beat out a ground ball of any sorts.

How about the limp?

Braun loves pressure. Eats pressure for breakfast.

This guy is about league average for a corner OF. He’ll help bridge the gap with starts missed between Braun, Cain, and even Yelich. Leaves Gamel as a 5th OF / PH which is probably what he should be. Good depth is always nice.

But this guys been a better pitcher than Nelson, so why?

Good signing for the price considering what is being tossed around in free agency so far. Fills depth quite nicely if he performs.

Between Cain and Braun, they'll both need time off but they will still both be regular starters even against RHP's. We do this too often. Even if he's not on the team next year, he's still one of your better betters in the lineup.

I think it is a valid point. If for nothing else, the Kuhn example is exactly it.

Yes, fans are weird. Chants IMO are dumb. Fans every right to get attached, but fans also have to grow up when their players move on to other teams and realize that the system in place is designed for player movement. Moose was a solid player for the Brewers. He had some big moments and seems to be a good guy above everything else. He was a nice piece to a talented team that made the playoffs each of the last two seasons but is far from irreplaceable. Give Stearns some time and patience already.

I really like this signing. I have no way of knowing if this will work or not but I love being creative. If this guy ends up being good, he's locked in for 3 seasons. Hopefully, Stearns hunch pays off and we get a valuable piece to our pitching staff.