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He's been a 4.5 WAR player 3 of the last 4 years and is cheap and controlled. He probably becomes our best position player the moment the trade goes through. But is he really worth Brinson + Ortiz + Diaz? I don't see him as that valuable. I personally don't even want to give up Brinson for him. And think about the pitcher we coudl get for that package, or even less than that package. Probably someone more valuable than Yelich...

No no no, the Indians are not in on Yelich...unless their goal is to acquire all the talented LH outfielders in the league.

I just don't see the value in Yelich. If we are going to give up prospects of that caliber, it should be for a rotation upgrade.

McCalvy quoted it in a tweet of his own, for me that provides significantly more credibility. A trade for Yelich is one of my least desired off-season moves of the possiblities floated to this point.

I think he'll get 5/135 but with a vesting option and an opt out after 2 years. The total guarantee will be 140. And I still think it's a west coast teams or the rangers that gets him. No yankees, no cubs, no twins.

Maybe that's true, it also likely makes their spectacular fall from grace that much more devastating when it inevitably happens. And there's no guarantee the Cubs get him. I still think he winds up with the Dodgers or Seattle or another west coast team.

Part of me wonders if Stearns is playing some serious chess here. Put in a substantial offer and leak the news to stir the pot on Darvish and get himself "outbid", at the same time engage other teams in trade talks for starting pitching. Maybe it's just coincidence, but it wouldn't surprise me. Stearns is 2 steps ahead of some GM's and 10 steps ahead of most others.

I think it's far more likely to be win now moves vs building the system, though I expect most of the players we acquire to be with multiple years of team control. We might make a move with KC for Duffy and Herrera for example, clearly in this case we are targeting Duffy with Herrera being an add-in. I don't think we would make a trade for Herrera only.

If this whole Stearns has moves lined up if X move happens things is true, it's a tribute to the talent at all levels of the system. I feel like the Brewers are a one stop shop and have players at good rates at most positions at the mlb level and tons of sought after talent at the minor league level. Need a 3b, we've got Shaw. Need an outfielder, we've got about 6 guys. Want some prospects for a SP or 2b, we can do that. Add in having more payroll flexibility than a majority of teams this specific off season. Stearns has all the flexibility in the world and has virtually endless options. It's hard to know what to root for. It would be nice to get some big time prospects in a trade for Ellsbury, or that 3 team deal with us getting Salazar and Mejia is a dream scenario. I think the more simple moves would be best. Broxton and/or Santana for pitching, though that doesn't necessarily fit the multiple moves noted throughout this thread. It's been a fun couple days, hopefully we get something real in the next few days.

I just feel like a minor league deal doesn't change anything, not even a little bit. Cubs could easily sign Darvish and cut this catcher the next day. Maybe the Cubs make a play for him, I doubt this signing moves the needle though.

That offer doesn't seem unreasonable for any team, very well thought out for a 3 team trade. Is that your speculation? Seems light for the Orioles and very heavy towards the Brewers. I know it's only 1 year of Machado but he's a top 3 MLB player. However, the Orioles are idiots and have very little clue as to what they are doing. It might not be completely even, but it's somewhat reasonable I think. Don't underestimate mckenzie, dude is as blue chip as it gets for a pitcher.

That offer doesn't seem unreasonable for any team, very well thought out for a 3 team trade. Is that your speculation?

It could mean that he's at least considering it, although I doubt the Brewers are in the lead. I feel like this wouldn't be so widely reported if our offer wasn't a serious contender.

All the rumors rolling in are fun to follow. In Stearns I trust, I just hope he doesn't try getting too cute with his maneuvering.

https://www.fanragsports.com/inside-baseball-scott-boras-weighs-in-on-slow-market/ Boras has some interesting takes, but at the same time all I see is him wildly overvaluing his players and blaming the owners for not overpaying. I really hope a few of his players spend months sitting out because of their outrageous contract demands. That guy is absolutely terrible for the game.

That's the right attitude. But it just illustrates my point, if prices get too high people look for alternatives. There are no alternatives for baseball. That's fair, there are ways to consume/enjoy baseball cheaper than others. As he said, if ticket prices and concessions get too expensive...less people will attend and switch to watching on TV. The league will have to adapt. That's the market working effectively.

If you compare the two through their age 26 seasons, Perez is a more accomplished. player. Except what Nunez did through age 26 is virtually meaningless as he's now 30. He has 4 full seasons at the highest level since then. I personally don't see a drastic difference between the 2 players, but that has nothing to do with what Nunez did up to age 26 season. With Nunez you should feel comfortable that you will get roughly 290/330/430 with 25 stolen bases and roughly a 1 month long DL stint at some point during the season. Perez still has some upside left hitting age 27, but the last 2 years combined he's been roughly 265/295/420. I know fld% is not a perfect stat by any stretch, but Perez was better in that department at both 2b and SS while Nunez did better at 3b. Perez also is slightly more versatile being able to play CF. Nunez is probably a slight upgrade from Perez, but I don't know that I want Nunez as the starting 2b. If you are looking at replacing Perez with Nunez and can find a spot on the 25 for him, that's something I'm more open to.

I don't think he said anything new. Literally any possible move available to the Brewers, the biggest and smallest of trades along with the biggest and smallest of FA signings would all fit in some way to what he said above. That quote is basically 3 sentences saying anything is possible and we may have a lot of activity or none at all. There's a good chance we'll see roughly the same quote a dozen times next offseason as well.

[sarcasm]It's probably to make Perez, Sogard, and Villar sweat a bit.[/sarcasm] If Hiura comes up and impresses, it would be safe to assume those guys will be wondering how long they have job security here for. He's not a threat this year, but maybe next year.

A core principle of a free market is free competition. There is no competition in MLB, thus it is not a free market. I am not saying the demand for baseball is down (which would imply lower attendance) I am saying the supply is fixed. Just because someone would pay a certain amount for something does not mean that is automatically what the market price is. How much would you pay for a cell phone if there was only 1 maker out there? Likely much more than what you paid for your current one, however since there are many manufactures you can choose to pay less. I agree having an actual city council or mayor or something owning a team would be horrible, but that is not the Packer model. I don't know what the perfect solution is, but things like owners being able to threaten to leave a city in order to get a stadium paid for should not be allowed, and there should be a salary cap that is much lower so the fans aren't paying for $13 beers to afford some crappy relief pitcher making $5M a year. There is absolutely competition. The competition for the Brewers is any other form of entertainment. Packers, Bucks, Badgers, Poto, Summerfest, State Fair, a nice dinner out, etc. Entertainment dollars can flex, but it's still basically a finite amount. Spot on. I'd go to many more Packer games if getting decent tickets on the secondary market wasn't as expensive as it is. If the Brewers bumped their prices by 30 or 40%, attendance would drop significantly. I personally might drop my season tickets and watch on TV. Many people pay the high prices for drinks at the ballpark, I don't though...and you don't have to. You can have beers before the game, after the game, or bring in an alternate beverage that is allowed(soda/water)...or you can watch at home and drink beers for pick'n'save prices. Free market is working fine from a fan's perspective, and costs can be very reasonable if you want them to be.

Hiura, Orf, Wren, Burnes, Ortiz, Perrin. None of these surprise me. Hiura and Ortiz probably won't stay long. Perrin will probably eat up some innings. Burnes will probably get an extended look if he performs well. Wren and Orf will probably see a lot of playing time and hopefully impress enough to get a shot in the event of injury at some point in the season. Both Wren and Orf are low k/contact guys that would diversify the approach of the MLB team.

It surprises me that the new Bucks arena will be set up for NHL/NCAA hockey event, but the Admirals were not invited to the new arena. The amount of hockey-related use the setup would get seems minimal unless there was a goal to try and bring in an NHL team. I've mostly read reports of people denying that we are trying to bring an NHL team to Milwaukee, but who knows.

I don't buy this at all, I don't think that's how it works really. Jose Abreu hit very well and didn't have an absurd walk rate, and that guy has far worse players protecting him than Yelich will. That lineup still has Realmuto, Bour, and to a lesser degree Castro, those 4 will probably form a 1-4 for the Marlins with Yelich hitting 1 or 2. That's plenty of protection if you buy into the "throw garbage" theory, but really that theory is nonsense for most of the season and only really applies in the playoffs or other very specific situations.

I don't blame them for trying. Wang obviously has a lot of talent. While the chances of it not working are obviously greater than having success, that's exactly the type of outside the box-type move that small market teams need to hit one every one in awhile to stay competitive with the big boys. Right, every signing is a risk. The amount we spent on him pales in comparison to what we spent on Corey Ray or Trent Grisham. I'm a bit surprised that we let Wang to go Korea. Jungmann didn't surprise me, but Wang had much more promise. I wonder if we would maintain the control over him if he ever came back or if he'd be free to sign with whoever.

Miami has no leverage in this situation. Either they take what they can get from him or have a guy on the team who has zero interest playing there and drags them down. A guy with the upside of Yelich and a good pitching prospect should be enough to have a good shot to get him IMO. Throw a flier or two in there with upside R/R if needed to get it over the top. If it isn't, perhaps Brewer fans are overvaluing our supposed excellent farm system. They can beg for Acuna all they want but they aren't getting him. Yelich can make claims of being unhappy and wanting a trade, but I think this whole Miami has no leverage thing is wildly overblown. They have significant team control, and Yelich is a professional and isn't about to start coasting for that reason alone. It would also hurt him financially on his next contract if he did...he's not to the pujols stage of his career where he can put on bad weight and coast to the hall of fame. Miami has plenty of time to wait for what they deem to be a reasonable offer.