Since we have limited resources, would you rather have Houser in the rotation and Jake Bauers at 1B? We likely don’t have Hoskins without salary relief.
‘I’d want both’ is understandable but perhaps unrealistic.
Brewers 2024
1B: should be better
2B: should be better
SS: Adames might improve?
3B: should be better
LF: should be similar
CF: should be better
RF: should be better
C: should be similar
RP: should be similar or at least good
SP: even if you replace Burnes 3.5 WAR in 2023 with replacement level, I think we have depth
Sonny Gray will likely be good. Age 34
Mikolas seems unlikely to improve in his age 35 season.
Lynn seems suspect to have ERA below 4. Age 37 season.
Kyle Gibson’s career ERA is 4.54. Age 36 season.
Matz is seldom healthy but was effective when available. Age 33.
This rotation has plenty of underperformance risk.
Isn’t 27 or 28 generally considered prime? In other words, every year after this year, we should expect decline.
Adames offensive production has been an arrow pointing down into the right for three years.