Stearns, Counsell and Tod Johnson have been tremendous for the Brewers, the best leadership we’ve ever had in terms of developing an organization for sustained success. You can nitpick a decision here and there but that’s beside the point. What they’ve done is set in motion organizational philosophies, structure and functionalities that have allowed the Brewers to succeed despite market size and keep it going.
Unless you’re a Ryan Braun level guy, our young players come up and take their lumps. Burnes, Woody, Peralta et al. Now we are working in Turang, Frelick and Wiemer and are still in first place. Add Black, Chourio, Gasser, among others, next year.
We have lost Stearns but we can maintain the organizational philosophies he’s put in place. Hopefully we can hang on to Johnson and Counsell. Murphy would slide into the Counsell role but he’s the best manager here of our lifetimes. He’s still young so hopefully they can work it out.