Tim_Unroe_Helped

If I have to guess, Naylor gives us 3rd catcher depth if Contreras or Sanchez get injured. Quero doesn’t seem to be much of an option right now, and I don’t think we have any other legit catcher if someone gets injured. Next year, he becomes our backup catcher. As has been said, the Brewers don’t seem high on Yoho and maybe they see something in Heuer the pitching lab can fix. I’m guessing we will be adding a ML reliever or two, so Yoho likely wasn’t going to be on the roster in August/September anyways. If I want to dig deeper, there are plenty of teams that could use a catcher, and maybe Sanchez could be sold high. (I’m not sure how to make the font blue using my phone, but the following comment should be in blue): Or maybe the Brewers will make a Haderesque trade and trade Contreras with 1.5 years left.

Maybe I’m a little off base here, but I’m thinking Freddy’s value isn’t significantly more than Frankie Montas’ value two years ago. To acquire Montas, we had to trade Joey Wiemer (who didn’t seem to have a huge future with the Brewers at that point) and Jakob Junis (who I suppose filled Cincinnati’s bullpen). The Mets shouldn’t have any need for a bullpen arm like Junis, so I don’t think adding someone like Bryse Wilson would make any sense. However, the idea of a blocked AAAA player being the headliner could work. Tyler Black comes to mind, though I think his value’s a bit lower than Wiemer’s two years ago (especially if Soto is going to have to DH more). I think the second piece would add some value (at least a little more than what Junis added two years ago), so I think this is where a borderline Rule 5 protection like Brock Wilken or the aforementioned Dylan O’Rae can come in. A third lottery ticket may be needed for this deal to come to fruition, but I don’t think it would need to be a highly acclaimed prospect (certainly nobody in the organization top 30). I realize I am looking at this through Brewer fan glasses, so maybe this package could seem a bit light, but I’d see if the Mets would take (1) Tyler Black, (2) Dylan O’Rae or Brock Wilken, and (3) low level lottery ticket for Peralta at this point. To me, Jett Williams is a non-starter, Blake Burke is a non-starter, and both Jett Williams and Blake Burke gets you laughed off the phone (but again, I’m wearing Brewers fan glasses).

The good news is the Brewers have a 2-0 lead. The bad news is that the team that has scored first has gone 0-5 this homestand.

Glad to see Peña back, but when do we start to worry about Payne’s absences?

I think you may be thinking of Erik Komatsu, who was traded for Jerry Hairston, Jr. Erick Almonte was a guy who won the last roster spot on one of Ken Macha’s teams (over Luis Cruz, if I remember correctly), and I think he got hit by a ball in batting practice, and I don’t think he ever came back after that. I can’t remember the names of people I meet , but I can remember this stuff.

This is Cody Ransom erasure!

Vinny Capra isn’t a bad pick, but I don’t remember him making as many mental errors (not hitting a cutoff man, popping up a bunt, challenging a pitch fully in the strike zone)… plus he could play a plus defensive position. The last player that I can think of who looked this bad with the Brewers is a pitcher: Johnny Hellweg.

They definitely exist. I know Prince Fielder’s contract with the Rangers was insured, and he was already having injury problems with that contract. I’d guess they are more common with multi year contracts, though. I’d guess the Brewers have guys like Chourio, Yelich, and Pratt insured because if those guys had a career ending injury, that would set the franchise back years financially. A 1 year $22 million contract is a lot, no doubt, but it’s not a franchise altering contract.

Only insomuch as it’s from the same show that taught us that 64 slices of American cheese can make one blind.

Didn’t the Brewers drop Jeffrey Hammonds before his bobblehead game one year? Ah, the glory days.

It seems to me that the Brewers thought Isaac Collins’ 2025 season was an aberration. Unfortunately, it seems that 29 other teams thought so as well.

I’d guess that Hall and Myers make the NLCS roster. Gasser is almost certainly out. For the other spot, it would be either Anderson, Lockridge, or Collins out. I guess a lot depends on how the team feels about Chourio’s availability in CF. If he is back to being available in CF, you can replace Lockridge.

Jameson Taillon has been really good since coming back from injury. I’d argue he’s been their best starter the last month and a half or so. The Brewers will have to be on their A game tomorrow if they want to win.

I think we can replace him. We just couldn’t move him into the field without losing the DH