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I don't think they Brewers would get max value by trading Hader now. Generally a team isn't going to adequately pay for 4+ years of team control. If we are intending to trade Hader, it would probably best to do so with 1.5-2.5 years of team control. That probably matches up roughly with this window of contention anyways and when we'd have to retool/rebuild.

We knew heading into the season that the NL was going to be tough. Literally every team besides the Marlins made moves that indicated they were seemingly trying to contend. Even the Giants, Dbacks, Mets, Reds, etc all improved their teams. It really shouldn't be THAT surprising that so many NL teams are still in it. This isn't like the AL where you pretty much had 5 teams with around 80% chance to make the postseason and a maybe 2 dark horse teams trying to be good...with the other 8 teams rebuilding.

Roark has been so good against RH hitters this year, I think you have to go Thames. I'm frankly a bit annoyed that Gamel isn't in the lineup somewhere.

There's no such thing as a bad minor league signing. Hopefully he does his best 2018 Wade Miley impression.

I mostly agree with you on Perez, I think most here seem to think Perez and Saladino are a push defensively...they are not. Saladino is better. I do think there's a decent chance Dubon is being kept down and we intend to use him as a trade chip. It's tough to imagine the Brewers not targeting Stroman or Bumgarner or someone...a veteran starting pitcher that we can trust to go 6-7 innings and limit the damage most of the time.

I can't find any details. Seems crazy, how sad. Only 27 and just got married in the offseason.

This is the lineup. Cain and Saladino playing today.

Mahle has very strong splits against RHB. For sure load up the lefties today. Grandal Yelich Moose Braun/Cain Thames Hiura Gamel P Saladino/Arcia

I like the idea of trying to get Bumgarner at a decent price. I like that he's been pitching 6-7 innings pretty much every start. I feel like we really need a guy like that to help stabilize the rotation a bit. Others can do it too, I think Bumgarner would be a bit cost effective. That said, I think he has us on his no trade list...I think he's intent on picking his destination or getting a financial kicker to approve a trade.

Braun needs the maintenance, even if he's the best option. I imagine Cain is still dealing with that thumb a bit, at the very least it's probably sore from the injections still. I'll be curious how he looks after the all-star break. I imagine it will be better before then, but he'll also be able to give his body a rest.

The most frustrating part about Burnes struggles is he clearly has a great arm. It doesn't make a ton of sense that he gets hit so hard. Maybe he's tipping pitches or something. I know his hr/fb rate is unsustainably ridiculous.

I feel for the guy as well. He's well-liked in the clubhouse and is generally a very kind person. He's also been heavily praised for his baseball IQ. I hope he latches on somewhere and is able to keep playing at the MLB level.

I've read that Burnes won't be stretched back out this year. He's a reliever the rest of the year.

Grandal Yelich Moose Cain Thames Hiura Gamel P Saladino If only they switched Cain and Hiura...that would be some lineup. Still looks really good, let's put up double digit runs today.....

This thing doesn't factor in the market, I also think one thing people tend not to factor in to trades is premium talent. Is a 5 WAR player only twice as valuable as a 2.5 WAR player? No, he's way way more than that. All that said, this is very well done and has been fun to putz with. My most recent trade was Will Smith and Sam Dyson for Zack Brown, Peyton Henry, and Troy Stokes. Came out to 8.2 value vs 9.1 value...so we're giving up slightly more value than the Giants...but I think I'd make that trade. If it really ended up being lopsided in reality, they could send us a bit of cash.

Was going to say, I for sure never said we should DFA Shaw.

He does have options, so we don't have to get rid of him. He just clearly isn't the best option right now. And for every Konerko, there are a dozen guys that lose it and never get it back.

You're talking about a rookie with the same prospect pedigree of a Kris Bryant, Ronald Acuna, Cody Bellinger, etc. If Hiura was a Yankee or a Cub, he'd have been a top 5 prospect for months...the primary reason he isn't is we're small market and his mediocre defense. His bat grades out right up there with those guys when they were prospects, maybe even better. I'd consider it an overreaction if people were acting this way about us not calling up Freitas over Pina to be backup catcher. Swapping Shaw and Hiura makes the team so much better, especially considering Hiura is probably more likely than not to be a star. Hiura should be in the top 5 of the lineup tonight and every night until/unless he cools off. Those guys are better athletes and overall players. I’ve been singing the same tune as you have about his bat for a long time here. He’s a our next Braun-like bat to come through. He will most likely hit. Hopefully his defense will be passable enough to not hurt our pitching staff because they need all the help they can get right now. Either way the baby tantrums by Brewers fans wore on me. I probably shouldn’t let it bother me but it annoyed me too much. Glad the kid is up and getting his shot. Hopefully he makes the most of it and we begin turning around our play. I strongly disagree with you on Hiura's defense. The errors he's made in the field will get better with experience, and he'll probably be a better defender at 2b than Moose. And facts are facts, you've been defending the FO decision to give Shaw a chance...saying he deserved to be up over Hiura. Well Shaw was terrible and you were proven wrong...don't try backtracking and say you're glad Hiura is getting a shot...because clearly you are in the Shaw>Hiura camp.

You're talking about a rookie with the same prospect pedigree of a Kris Bryant, Ronald Acuna, Cody Bellinger, etc. If Hiura was a Yankee or a Cub, he'd have been a top 5 prospect for months...the primary reason he isn't is we're small market and his mediocre defense. His bat grades out right up there with those guys when they were prospects, maybe even better. I'd consider it an overreaction if people were acting this way about us not calling up Freitas over Pina to be backup catcher. Swapping Shaw and Hiura makes the team so much better, especially considering Hiura is probably more likely than not to be a star. Hiura should be in the top 5 of the lineup tonight and every night until/unless he cools off. That's all wonderful. He still has to actually do it first. People acting like it's a guarantee that he will instantly perform at a MVP level bother me. Is it possible? Yes, it's happened before, it will happen again. Is it likely? I think history would say it's not likely, and that doesn't mean he's not going to have a successful rookie season. There's a difference between being successful and being a baseball god right out of the gate. Who is saying he'll instantly perform at an MVP level? What most are saying, is he'll probably hit much better than 164. He doesn't have to do much to be better than Shaw has been. Having his 865 OPS bat in the lineup probably results in a couple more wins over the last month while Shaw has been floundering. Also, to say it isn't likely is a bit crazy as well. How many rookies have come up lately and mashed immediately. What did Bellinger, Bryant, Acuna, Judge, Lindor, etc do as soon as they were called up? All of them mashed right out of the gate. Special bats tend to do that. It's not a guarantee, but there's a very good chance Hiura ends the season over 900 OPS.

This nails it. I like Keston, too, but he's one guy, a rookie. He isn't going to suddenly turn this team into the '27 Yankees. Good little player, and has all the tools to eventually be a star. Eventually. Yep. A lot of Brewer fans have been insufferable over this situation. They’ll probably be the first to turn on the kid if he struggles or is a butcher at 2B. You're talking about a rookie with the same prospect pedigree of a Kris Bryant, Ronald Acuna, Cody Bellinger, etc. If Hiura was a Yankee or a Cub, he'd have been a top 5 prospect for months...the primary reason he isn't is we're small market and his mediocre defense. His bat grades out right up there with those guys when they were prospects, maybe even better. I'd consider it an overreaction if people were acting this way about us not calling up Freitas over Pina to be backup catcher. Swapping Shaw and Hiura makes the team so much better, especially considering Hiura is probably more likely than not to be a star. Hiura should be in the top 5 of the lineup tonight and every night until/unless he cools off.

I got caught up in work, did Arcia hit a grand slam?

Have him bunt!!!!!

I am only watching gamecast but there have been a couple of way outside called strikes The 1-1 pitch to Shaw was the worst one. It's like the umpire was rewarding him because he hit his spot...even though the catcher was setup off the plate.

I know they won't do it, just saying that's what I would have liked to do there. Figured it might be a good idea with Cain's thumb thing probably not quite right yet.

I've watched about 7 pitches this game, and I can tell it's very likely to be a pitchers duel. I could drive a truck through this strike zone.