pacopete4

You don't have all the answers, just like I don't. Most all on this section of the forum is speculation. Just because you toss around a bunch of mumbo jumbo regarding having evidence, doesn't actually mean you have any. I have stated in other posts that it is well known that this pen wasn't assembled with top notch pen arms. But other than the Swarzak trade (after seeing him pitch well for 2/3 of a season) Stearns has whiffed on the pen. I applaud him for going out and getting him but Drake, Feliz, etc... have been horrid and cost this team dearly. If he had hit on a closer or another arm or two in the pen, maybe, just maybe we would be in a better spot this season than we are right now. Most won't care because well, rebuilding. So he gets a free pass at this season. That's fine. But for me, I don't like giving away seasons. This season is a perfect example of why you don't do that. This division could/can be won. Again, all hindsight and I don't have all the answers for it but I would hope that he learns from the moves he has made. I don't think there's really anything wrong with saying that. He will have his mistakes. This year's pen moves have probably cost them a legit opportunity at the central division. Maybe adding Kinsler at the price tag doesn't make sense for this team. But a guy like Phillips would. I have said and talked about both sides of this. Either play Villar the rest of the way or make a move for a guy. Playing Sogard just is silly. We know what he is. Good story for a month but it just wasn't going to continue. I can't stand Perez in a starting role. He shouldn't have one until he can figure out some patience at the plate. Super utility role or trade him. And do I have to post daily to want to acquire Granderson? I still would take him. He would be a great piece to have for this team. A left-handed bat with some punch and gets on base at a decent clip. He could play a lot in CF and fill in for Braun/Santana on their days off. Broxton is in a bit of a hot streak right now but in a week, his swing will probably have more of a breeze than Lake Michigan. It's just who he is. You don't have to act like the smartest person in the room to have dialogue.

I did. Could have moved Jesus or Thames. It wouldn't of been unheard of to do this off-season. Maybe Cooper will stink but right now the way Thames is playing, I would take my chances on the 26 year old if this is a true rebuild. I'm not happy with thames either but when are you proposing we should have traded him? I'm off season he had no track record, in April he was God, then he's been average or crap since. Jesus is still pretty good, probably better than Cooper in long term. Well if Cooper was still here and Thames had a good final 50 games of the season, you could've traded him this offseason. I suppose you still could and stick with Aguilar if you want to but the defense just isn't very good with him. Like I said, I don't even know if I want Thames traded but he's headed over thirty, hasn't been all too productive lately and seems to get dinged up a bit. We already have that (injuries) with Braun who is the superior player in just about every way. Having two of them, might not bold well.

If Barnes is sent down over getting rid of Drake or Torres, wow... just wow. I will have very little faith in Stearns moving forward. Both Drake and Torres are just pure crap.

I'll just speak to your first response which is I wasn't calling you out individually or really you at all. It is the tone of these boards lately is that if you have anything against the current GM, you are an idiot. And that is not how we should be operating. It's turning off people from actually posting their thoughts and opinions. That's not saying people can't respond to it but we should be able to do it with a little more class than some have been doing around here. For the most part I have loved what Stearns has done but there has been some alarming things for me. He might overvalue his prospects. I'm not sure we have one "blue chipper" on our prospect list. Maybe Hader, I don't know. So in that case, I was disappointed when a move wasn't made to help this current team win now and still a little disappointed that a piece can't be added for relatively cheap. Another was the pen he has built this past offseason and the guys he has made adjustments with. They stink. I hope he sees that. I hope he learns from it going forward. Whether it is spending more money in the offseason or using some of the other guys we have in the system for pen arms. I don't know but that is why he gets paid the big bucks. The reason I quoted what I did from you is that I wanted to make it clear that a move for a 2B right now, as a two-month rental is not giving up on Villar. I would dump Sogard and tell Villar to buckle up because you are going to play all over the diamond and you'll be coming off the bench every single night as a pinch hitter. And then next season, I'd give him another crack at the job. If they aren't going to acquire anyone, then just play him. Because he holds the most value going forward of any of the Sogard, Perez's of our team. So if winning right now is not the top priority, you might as well play the guy that can bump his value so you can continue on your rebuilding phase.

I did. Could have moved Jesus or Thames. It wouldn't of been unheard of to do this off-season. Maybe Cooper will stink but right now the way Thames is playing, I would take my chances on the 26 year old if this is a true rebuild.

Maybe we should've moved Aguilar or Thames and played Cooper?

I'll add on... Even as disastrous as this last stretch has been, they STILL control their own destiny with so many divisional games left to be played.

You may want to mention Melvin in that equation with your snide remark as he has a huge imprint on that roster. Probably just as much as Stearns at this point. These are the type of comments that just aren't called for. Heaven forbid some posters don't agree with Stearns.

Stearns has definitely made some questionable moves at best. Hopefully we can say that around here without people jumping down others throats. Cooper had no business being traded for a guy that most likely won't even be on our MLB team.

Braun smoked another ball. Dude is locked in.

Pretty sure CC tried that approach with Hader. Backfired. Sometimes it just is.

Yeah the embarrassment continues unfortunately.

Like Rock just said, Keon needs to bottle up that swing he just took and Brinson will never take his job. Annnnnd Villar with the base knock!

You just don't know the trickle down effect a player can have. One guy gets brought in and produces and all of a sudden others are producing again. You just don't know. That's why this is frustrating. To do nothing is basically throwing in the towel.

Santana with a very nice catch there.

Same crap, different day. Packers still can't tackle either. Fun stuff.

Not saying he will be or won't be but Randy Johnson didn't have control when he was young. He didn't average less than 5 BB/9 until he was 29'years old and most years it was over 6. I would hate for the Brewers not to give a chance to a guy like Hader with such an electric arm. Some other comparisons were that RJ had no offspeed that he could rely on either. He eventually figured it out and well, you know the rest.

To me, makes no sense to put him after Santana in this case. Santana could use a runner on when he hits a double tonight.

They've already traded for 3 pen arms in the last month, one of them being a setup man. How many more pen arms do you want him to acquire? They are already carrying 2 guys in the pen that they've traded for. And MA absolutely should not say that to Stearns. He should congratulate him on what he's done and tell him he trusts his judgment. Setting yet another precedent now and overriding Stearns in his decision making process the first year that we start to have success again would be very undermining and a big mistake. We disagree on this one. It's Marks team. If he wants a two-bagger that actually plays like a pro ball player, he should be able to voice that without hurting Stearns feelings. Stearns has struck out on a pen and second base this season. I'm not saying I wouldn't have gone with Villar but it's hurt this team. He has an opportunity to remedy that for the last two months and there he sits, twiddling his thumbs watching Sogard play like a bum. If I'm MA this is unacceptable. Again, it's okay to disagree. And this isn't calling out Adam but we seem to jump down too many people's throats around here when it's a differing opinion. That's gotta stop or these boards are no better than anywhere else.

I've never been for a full rebuild so before you start in on someone, realize a few things. MA could very well call Stearns up and say the play on the field, rebuild or not, is in unacceptable. Go find us another second baseman or go find us another pen arm. This wouldn't kill the rebuild nor would it destroy his bank account. This has nothing to do with trying to trade for a blue chip pitcher and mortgaging the farm.

Man Briggs, do some reasearch before posting. Not a good look for ya.

Has been for the entire season. Hasn't made him do a dang thing other than find a couple secondary bullpen arms that are eh, other than Swazak so far. Don't expect a thing to be done other than MA to count the money rolling in from the attendance this season.

I need to take my mind off of what we are witnessing lately so I was thinking about next season and the (good) problem the Brewers may have. 1. Jimmy Nelson 2. Chase Anderson 3. Zach Davies 4. Brandon Woodruff (if he finishes the season as he has pitched so far) 5a. Josh Hader 5b. Corbin Burnes 5c. Matt Garza 5c. Brent Suter 5d. Junior Guerra 5e. Taylor Jungmann 5f. Aaron Wilkerson 5g. Bubba Derby 5i. FA signing I may even be missing someone. Just a lot of guys for five spots. Do we trade someone like Anderson while their stock is hopefully high?

If you're not going to get a replacement, and it feels that way, just put Villar out there and bat him 8th. Let him swing his way out of it (or not). But either way, that would be just as productive as what we are getting now and, we'd have a decent idea if Villar needs a change of scenery or not. This whole I told you so nonsense about Villar is baffling.

And if that is true, it really does show how badly they want out of Maryville.