Spoken like a fan beaten down by years of mediocrity. I wouldn't have pegged them to do the Yelich/Cain off season. They might not but they need to try. Trading for a guy on a team friendly contract (Yelich) is not at all comparable to signing a guy who is likely to be one of (if not the) premier free agent of the upcoming off-season. Correct and I’m not beaten down one bit. I like the direction we are going with many things we are doing. What I do know is that the Brewers are not financially set up to take on premier free agent pitchers that will probably cost $30M+ a year in their 30’s. If they are, it’d be for a couple years only via trade ala a Grienke situation. And even that doesn’t seem all that realistic.