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  1. KeithStone53151
    Mets paying his remaining 2023 salary. Potentially saving some $ there that can be used in another acquisition. We essentially got canha for free. The only fair arguments are that we should have aimed higher, and we still can. There's no rule that says we can't get another outfielder and have to play canha.
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    I wish they got someone better, but from a value standpoint it seems fine. Jarvis was set to be exposed to rule 5 and decent chance he gets plucked there anyway. I wonder if any money is coming back to cover part of Canha's salary. I don't think this has too much of an impact on any Eloy Jimenez talks. My guess is Yelich/Frelick/Wiemer/Canha rotate the 3 outfield spots with Yelich getting some time at DH as well. You could still bring in a DH only and not have too much trouble getting everyone at bats...and be plenty covered in the event of injury. Depth matters down the stretch.
  3. KeithStone53151
    Literally laughed out loud at this. I think this article has a lot more merit if you pull Chourio's name out of it completely. He's just not getting traded. He's probably the only prospect we have that's effectively off the table in all realistic trade scenarios.
  4. KeithStone53151
    The prospect cost will surely be too high. I can't imagine they would pull the trigger without chourio or both of black/mis, and those offers probably include players to go with them. I really like this potential 2 year window but don't want to get stuck down by the pirates beyond 2024.
  5. KeithStone53151
    The announcers in my opinion. But my God somebody start sending out tissues to these cry babies
  6. KeithStone53151
    https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds This says we actually are tied for the easiest remaining schedule in baseball. After this weekend, it'll for sure be the easiest. After we play the braves, we have series against the Nationals, Pirates, and Rockies. If we don't win at least 7 of those 10, it will be disappointing.
  7. KeithStone53151
    I'm guessing the Brewers have a wide array of options, but they also know that not a lot of teams are looking for bat first corner OF/1b. This is one of few areas that supply is greater than demand in my opinion...so I think the Brewers are incentivized to wait until very very late on bats. Let's just hope Owen Miller at 1b for the next 5 games doesn't hurt us too much.
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    Yeah I don't really know about this. If you're looking at the 3 players that could get the best price, and that's the only purpose, there are better options. Burnes would be on the list for sure. If you're looking for 3 players that make sense to trade, trading from our SP or RP depth for bats makes sense.
  9. KeithStone53151
    First point is fair, second point is less fair as teams employ bad humans often enough. I feel like they don't like him as a person, but they want to get something for him at the deadline
  10. KeithStone53151
    This feels like an irrational hatred. It makes me wonder if he mouthed off to someone, or something non baseball related happened to cause this. Hiura not getting a call is completely devoid of logic
  11. KeithStone53151
    Regarding CJ Cron among others, does anyone have any insight as to what contending teams are looking for 1b/DH types? I looked simply at production at 1b and DH. Contending teams getting poor production from those positions include Astros, Phillies, Marlins, Reds, and maybe the Angels. The Astros have Jose Abreu at 1b along with 2 other RH bats that play some 1b/DH. I don't think they are contenders for Cron. The Phillies have Harper, Schwarber, Castellanos, Bohm that generally play LF/RF/1b/DH. I would think they'd be more inclined to target a corner OF to allow Schwarber/Castellanos/Harper to DH/1b most of the time. The Reds have Votto at 1b everyday and rotate a handful of guys at DH. Cron makes some sense to them, but I would assume they are more focused on pitching. Marlins have Soler and Cooper at 1b/DH most of the time, I don't think they are in the market for Cron. Angels have a pretty decent bat at DH and a Moose playing a lot of 1b, plus they might not buy...though Cron was in the org previously so they may be more inclined to target him. Primary point being, there isn't a better fit for Cron that in Milwaukee...and I don't see a ton of competition for his services. I expect the primary focus for almost every contender being pitching.
  12. KeithStone53151
    This is more of a suggested framework than a specific proposal, but I'm a bit shocked that you find this as one sided as you do...I'm not sure which side is getting fleeced in your opinion
  13. KeithStone53151
    See, I'm looking around at SP/RP options available...I'm almost wondering if the Brewers are best served making a true baseball trade of pitching for hitting at the deadline. We could trade an arm performing well with team control to a team like the angels/mariners/padres/etc...for a better rental that they'll lose next year. I wonder if a Rea for Justin Turner type of swap makes sense. The Orioles have a lot of young pitchers and would make sense to add a starter and move to a 6 starter rotation to lower the innings count on some younger arms, they also have an abundance of corner OF/1b types between MLB and AAA and would make sense to trade one with less team control to open up space for Kjerstad/Cowser to get more regular AB. Point being, there are more teams with available bat first corner OF/1b types than teams with varying levels of quality/in form SP available at the deadline.
  14. KeithStone53151
    There's quite a bit they could be doing with this spot. Wilson, Hiura, Woodruff(unlikely to this point), Black, trade, etc. There isn't any specific need to rush filling that spot either, maybe just trying to sneak Alexander through early while other teams are more focused on other things.
  15. KeithStone53151
    Advanced metrics are a bit more kind to Johnson than back of the baseball card numbers, but i tend to agree it's a lot for simply a guy in the bullpen. Not like Johnson will be pitching the 8th consistently unless he improves a lot. It's also early...seems like the Rockies set a fairly high asking price and the Braves must see enough of something in Johnson to simply meet it before other teams get more aggressive. It's certainly a choice, we'll see how it plays out.
  16. KeithStone53151
    Step 1 to being active...now keep your eyes out for Cron/Grichuk/Blackmon
  17. KeithStone53151
    Considering the Brewers needs and the players the Rockies are likely to make available, it would be weird if we didn't make a trade for them. Grichuk and Cron are virtually guaranteed to be traded, Blackmon is fairly likely. McMahon is unlikely. All 4 of those guys would fit great on this roster, some would be better than others of course. Many are pointing to road splits for Rockies players, a reminder that 3 of their divisional opponents have the most pitcher friendly parks in the majors. They certainly get a boost from Coors, the reality of their effectiveness is probably somewhere between home and road splits.
  18. KeithStone53151
    Bellinger would without question be an improvement on our .571 OPS in RF, with the added benefit of moving Wiemer to his natural position in RF and creating a crazy good defensive outfield. Pending cost, he's a better target than continuing to roll Tapia/Perkins out there.
  19. KeithStone53151
    Hiura in 600+ mlb innings at 1b between 2021 and 2022 is an average defensive 1b when you consider UZR, DRS, range, etc. I'll take an average defensive 1b that can hit over a borderline GG defender at 1b that can't hit. Owen Miller had the month of his life in May driven by a near 400 BABIP and has since regressed to the AAAA talent he is. The fact Miller is hitting cleanup today is absolutely laughable and a testament to the incompetence of CC. How does he not realize that Miller can't hit? I get that our lineup is not good, but I believe literally ever hitter in the lineup today is better than Miller. He should be batting 9th today, really he should go back to his utility role and get glued to the bench barring injury.
  20. KeithStone53151
    For all our discussion regarding Hiura, the fact that he'd play Miller over Hiura at 1b right now is laughable and shows one of CC's glaring and massive weaknesses as a manager...his obsession with middling utility players that can't hit.
  21. KeithStone53151
    Ya know, I've wondered if CC is subtly sending messages to Matt Arnold in this manner. After Rowdy went down, CC said something like "we're going to see a lot of Miller at 1b". I wondered if that was his way of saying "I need a 1b that hits better than Miller". This I would consider very similar.
  22. KeithStone53151
    I don't think it makes sense to bring up a guy that isn't getting it done currently. You want to put Frelick in a position to succeed. There are a fair amount of corner OF types we could bring in that are better than what we have and Frelick right now. My realistic hope is bringing in Tyler O'Neill or Tommy Pham and CJ Cron. It's simple checkers but it should accomplish exactly what we hope to.
  23. KeithStone53151
    Can anyone see any positions that could use an offensive upgrade? Hint - bringing in a new 1b moves Miller/Turang into somewhat of a platoon/timeshare at 2b.
  24. KeithStone53151
    He has a point to a degree in my opinion. Think about the players we have in AAA. Toro, Naquin, Brosseau, etc. At this point, those guys are AAAA types. In AA you are going to run into guys like Jackson Holliday or Chourio or whatever phenom is flying through. There are more younger, and raw/talented high end prospects in AA than AAA generally. That said, I think there's a ton of value to facing and clearing the AAAA types hurdle.
  25. KeithStone53151
    I would guess 1-2 innings for ashby. I would also expect his rehab assignment to be lengthy as there's no reason for him to come up until he's effective. Imagining a world where B Wilson and Milner are our mop up guys, because Payamps, Peguero, J Wilson, Ashby, Williams are handling 7-9th inning duties with one of Rea/Miley/Houser/Teheran in long relief...all while Uribe embarrasses AAA pitching and is first up in the event of injury.
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