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  1. Austin Tatious
    All three teams may ultimately be happy even if the Brewers caught a windfall. The Braves wanted an elite player and were willing to move a young guy in Contreras where they had depth. Perhaps Contreras’ defense was a factor. I don’t know if it’s Charlie Greene (organizational catching instructor who has been touted over the years) specifically, but the Brewers are obviously comfortable developing a catcher’s receiving skills. So, the Braves’ concern may be the Brewers gain. The A’s got some prospects, including pitching from Atlanta. They highly coveted Ruiz. This is obvious because they had to get the two relievers in there for the Brewers. But, if the two pitchers the A’s got end up middle of the rotation starters and Ruiz can hit at all, they will also be pleased. If Ruiz can slap some hits through and add some bunts, maybe he gets on base enough to swipe 60-80 bags in their big ball park. His speed is electric.
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    I think Ruiz is a valuable piece because of his electric speed in a changing game. Having said that, this looks like a great deal to pick up the younger Contreras at a position of need where there is a shortage of options. I think we benefitted from the three team nature of this. That dynamic allowed us to pull this off. I don’t think anyone here would have thought it realistic to pull off Ruiz for Contreras straight up, let alone acquire a couple of middling relievers. Unless Ruiz becomes Lou Brock this looks great.
  3. Austin Tatious
    Truer words have never been spoken.
  4. Austin Tatious
    Truer words have never been spoken.
  5. Austin Tatious
    I think we are going to make a move at catcher and I’d be surprised if it isn’t one of the options we are kicking around. They are likely exploring all of it and trying to decide the best course of action.
  6. Austin Tatious
    I haven’t heard anything on this but I’m hoping we are linked to free agent catcher Christian Vazquez. Janssen makes sense for a variety of reasons but it would depend on the return in my mind. He had a really good 2022 but it was a breakout season so the track record is murky enough to wonder if ‘22 was an outlier. They’ve got Kirk so dealing him makes sense and we’ve got a need so we could line up. I would rather keep our prospect capital and sign CV as a bridge to Quero who I’m high on, although there are no guarantees. Catcher and left handed reliever are our two biggest needs IMO. After that it’s a matter of potential upgrades as opposed to filling gaping holes. So far, Arnold is following the Stearns or Rays playbook, which means looking for market inefficiencies. I like that approach.
  7. Austin Tatious
    Definite wow. Stunning.
  8. Austin Tatious
    Rowdy will benefit from taking out the shift. That’s why his BABIP was so low. He hit right into the defense and doesn’t have the hit tool to do anything about it. He may be able to get 20 points added to his average and find 10 plus ribbies this way. He is an ideal example of a guy who will benefit from the rule change.
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    I couldn’t agree more, Eye Black. I think that’s exactly where it’s headed. The lack of shift should also help get some grounders through for singles. I think CC sees this coming. Limits on pick off attempts and larger bases as you said, can fit with the skill sets of our young guys
  10. Austin Tatious
    That Jason Alexander spot really hurt us last year. I don’t think the FO wants us in that position again. Small needs to improve his command. The FO has shown they won’t rely on him until he does. Junk (a spectacular name for a pitcher without elite stuff) might be in line for that extra starter spot that Alexander held. Semanaris might have potential to develop into a Suter type if he develops. Lefty who can come in for middle relief. I don’t know what to make of Pegeuro. Live arm. Maybe he harnesses it. Probably a decent ceiling as a reliever but a very low floor.
  11. Austin Tatious
    I’m bullish on a number of our prospects but it’s naive to think that most won’t need a year or two of growing pains.
  12. Austin Tatious
    That’s what I was going to say. Money dump and Wong to Mariners is probably pending. I’m surprised they didn’t try to get a lottery ticket like we did with Peralta.
  13. Austin Tatious
    100%.
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    100%.
  15. Austin Tatious
    He had 40 doubles and an OPS over .800 and has had power in the past. He’s an accomplished hitter. IMO
  16. Austin Tatious
    Your money argument is nonsensical. You could take any mediocre player and compare him with a good player at that position and convince yourself that the incremental benefit isn’t worth it, one by one. And then you win 75 games. Rowdy, like Carter, is all homers and not much else. Even with his power he was a sub .800 OPS guy and couldn’t even knock in 90 runs from run producing spots in the order. He’s a subpar defender and could not even manage to hit .220. Comparing his strikeouts with Carter’s is way out on the margins. The Brewers need a force in the middle of the lineup, especially from the right side. Abreu solves all that Rowdy lacks. That’s worth the money difference. It’s precisely why Abreu gets paid. It’s precisely why other teams will be all over him. He may get priced outside of Milwaukee but it’s because he’s worth it.
  17. Austin Tatious
    Your money argument is nonsensical. You could take any mediocre player and compare him with a good player at that position and convince yourself that the incremental benefit isn’t worth it, one by one. And then you win 75 games. Rowdy, like Carter, is all homers and not much else. Even with his power he was a sub .800 OPS guy and couldn’t even knock in 90 runs from run producing spots in the order. He’s a subpar defender and could not even manage to hit .220. Comparing his strikeouts with Carter’s is way out on the margins. The Brewers need a force in the middle of the lineup, especially from the right side. Abreu solves all that Rowdy lacks. That’s worth the money difference. It’s precisely why Abreu gets paid. It’s precisely why other teams will be all over him. He may get priced outside of Milwaukee but it’s because he’s worth it.
  18. Austin Tatious
    I always liked Suter and he did yeoman's work here. Having said that, I think we moved on at the exact right time.
  19. Austin Tatious
    Click. In his early 40s. Yale grad. Worked for many years in TB where he overlapped with Arnold. I don’t think he’s under contract but someone can correct me if I’m wrong. Connecting Click with Milwaukee is not crazy talk. Arnold would have to be ultimately in charge though. That’s been in the works for years. Arnold likely would want a smart guy to lean on as Stearns once brought Arnold in.
  20. Austin Tatious
    Tellez may do better without the shift but I’d love to see us get Abreu or even Bell. We need a middle of the order bat especially to improve against LH pitching. Tellez is essentially Chris Carter. I am not saying he’s totally dumped like that but I doubt the FO sees him as a mainstay. If we trade a pitcher, perhaps Houser, I’d be all for signing Quintana. We have some good prospects. But there will be growing pains for sure no matter how good they will be in the end. I suspect the plan is to ease them in over the next couple of years while trying to stay in the race with a mix of vets leading young guys. Gradually, the young guys will get in place as regulars over a couple of year period. Re-upping with Wong signals that plan IMO. But by 2025 you might be looking at half a dozen regulars from our farm system. Guys that have been eased in. As an example, maybe Turang starts with 250 AB’s next year.
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    Tellez may do better without the shift but I’d love to see us get Abreu or even Bell. We need a middle of the order bat especially to improve against LH pitching. Tellez is essentially Chris Carter. I am not saying he’s totally dumped like that but I doubt the FO sees him as a mainstay. If we trade a pitcher, perhaps Houser, I’d be all for signing Quintana. We have some good prospects. But there will be growing pains for sure no matter how good they will be in the end. I suspect the plan is to ease them in over the next couple of years while trying to stay in the race with a mix of vets leading young guys. Gradually, the young guys will get in place as regulars over a couple of year period. Re-upping with Wong signals that plan IMO. But by 2025 you might be looking at half a dozen regulars from our farm system. Guys that have been eased in. As an example, maybe Turang starts with 250 AB’s next year.
  22. Austin Tatious
    For sure. And the draft, and particularly int'l signings, are being handled infinitely better after Stearns arrived. There was like an 8 year previous stretch where it was a barren wasteland. That period arguably prevented us from getting over the hump. That's a crazy long time where we had a good core and we didn't add enough reinforcements. I don't agree with everything, but I really like where our system is, and have strong hopes that it will continue. Look at the Cards. They were very shrewd in their drafting and they sustained success. We seem to be on that path if Arnold can sustain it (and many have cited his role in the int'l venues).
  23. Austin Tatious
    Sounds like you have seen him play. Can he play 3B? He was signed as a SS. We have a need at 3B long term and we have several good OF prospects.
  24. Austin Tatious
    I didn't like our last 12 months, as literally no one did, but I am still a huge David Stearns fan. You can parse individual moves, but the larger picture is he developed an organization that is stable and well run. I greatly appreciate that. For all the complaining here, I liked his overarching philosophies for the most part. I am sad to see him depart. Regarding Matt Arnold, we can pretend but we have no idea as fans what we have. Maybe he was a whisperer behind the scenes, or maybe he doesn't have Stearns' intellect. We don't know, and time will tell. I hope that he keeps the organization functioning at a high level and is not in awe of the job. We know what Stearns did because the buck stopped with him. With Arnold, we don't know what he contributed behind the scenes.
  25. Austin Tatious
    Jackson Chourio, CF Sal Frelick, LF Garrett Mitchell, CF Brice Turang, SS Joey Wiemer, RF Jeferson Quero, C Robert Gasser, LHP Tyler Black, 2B Eric Brown, Jr, SS Esteury Ruiz, OF Jacob Misiorowski, P Alexander Cornielle, P Carlos Rodriguez, P Ethan Small, SP Hendry Mendez, RF Cam Robinson, RP Freddy Zamora, SS Luis Lara, LF Matthew Wood, C Logan Henderson, P Jace Avina, OF Robert Moore, 2B V Castañeda, P Daniel Guillarte, SS Cam Wagoner, P Abner Uribe, P Eduardo Garcia, SS Justin Jarvis, P Jadher Areinamo INF Hedbert Perez, OF Mario Feliciano, C Ernesto Martinez, 1B Ben Metzinger, 3B Felix Valerio, 2B Zavier Warren, 3B Tristen Lutz, OF Dylan O’Rea, IF Joe Gray, OF Jhonny Severino, SS Luke Adams, 3B, OF Carlos Rodriguez, OF Enrique Fernandez, OF Cam Devanney, SS Johan Barrios, SS Stiven Cruz, P Russell Smith, P Yeison Peña, P Brandon Knarr, P Patricio Aquino, P Yeison Perez, 1B
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