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  1. CheeseheadInQC
    It will be interesting to see if the change in approach he mentioned is really the cause of his sudden success and if he sticks with it. While his speed caps it over a long season, a guy who hits a ton of line drives to all parts of the field like he did for the Brewers should post a higher batting average than he traditionally has.
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    Brett. I want nothing to do with Chase. True. Tyler wasn't bad last season, though (The one thing this free agent class isn't lacking is starting pitchers named Anderson).
  3. CheeseheadInQC
    I'd be very happy if they brought Rodon in, as long as he were paired with someone like Anderson. Which Anderson?
  4. CheeseheadInQC
    Wasn’t Manny Pina one recent Brewers example?
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    I don’t think MLB has any interest in an extension because at its core I think this has been about power, not “modernization” or even cost savings. MLB is trying to bring everything under its direct control. Part of me thinks the contraction was nothing more than a strategy to force negotiations MLB had no interest in to break down.
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    I still think that given how quickly it came together that a list is possible. That being said, if it is a Rule 5 eligible guy, I'm kind of rooting for Zuniga. Seems more likely to make the big leagues than upside guys Kendall, Sheffield and Rincon. Also seems less likely to either be selected in the draft (Estevez, de Geus, Kasowski) or be a guy the Dodgers would be hesitant to deal if he isn't (Thomas) than the other top prospects on the list. I guess from an organizational filler perspective Robinson makes sense, but unless they view him as a prospect, which they might, why bother. You can fill out the AAA middle infield spots in minor league free agency.
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    Maybe the metrics underrate Dahl, but according to both f and br versions of WAR, Garcia has been better three of the last four years, including last year. I agree that Dahl will probably go with a prove it deal for a team with an open outfield spot, but I don’t know if he will be in that big of demand after the injury issues and last year’s disaster.
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    I could see them going a little further down the upside list for a reliever like De Geus or Kasowski from the Dodgers too.
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    With five 40-man spots left plus a “They can’t really have six catchers on the 40-man heading into camp” spot, I guess that might mean one starter, one reliever, two infielders, one of which is a third baseman, and an outfielder. Then for the last one, maybe a random waived middle infielder with an option left (this year’s Ronny Rodriguez).
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    I'm more optimistic about Arcia than I probably should be. I think he puts up a .750 OPS and goes back to above average defense. Might just be setting myself up for disappointment, though.
  11. CheeseheadInQC
    Especially given that the current list of likely backup catchers for the minor league teams next year is probably a better prospect group than the lists of starting first and third basemen.
  12. CheeseheadInQC
    If it is a player and not cash, Heisell Baro would seem to fit the mold of the guys they got from the Phillies (not a top prospect pitched really well in the lower levels).
  13. CheeseheadInQC
    To be fair, the Brewers probably brought Arcia up too early because of need. As frustrating as his tenure has been, I don’t see a comparable priced upgrade.
  14. CheeseheadInQC
    I'm hoping the speculation is correct. I'd much rather he be Feliciano's AAA backup than Narvaez's or Pina's with the Brewers.
  15. CheeseheadInQC
    That is good to hear. Even for teams that don’t field a second AZL or GCL team, I was worried that the more stringent limits would lead teams to cut fringy prospects the moment they suffer a serious injury, leaving them not just out of a job but responsible for their own rehab costs as well.
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    It will be interesting to see what kind of a market there is for bounce back candidates. A couple of those pitchers hold some intrigue if cheap, but how cheap will they really be?
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    I don't know what was settled on, but I thought one of the plans involved the drafted players not actually playing in the minor leagues in their draft year. Truthfully, while the Brewers have too many players still, I don't know that it is any more so than most years. I think the previous rounds of cuts were the going from three rookie teams to one adjustment.
  18. CheeseheadInQC
    I wonder if we will see another Chase Anderson style trade with Pina if they opt to go with Narvaez and Nottingham. Probably either for another Spanberger type of upper level bat or a lower level flyer pitcher.
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    Wasn’t Brown left unprotected last year and not selected? He was, but the Brewers apparently thought enough of him to have him on the taxi squad for the playoffs, the other teams know that too, and he was a fairly well-regarded prospect before his disastrous 2019. As I said before, if he was the best of the three last year, don't get cute and assume that he'll pass through again. If he wasn't, then why not take Bettinger or File as the taxi squad starter?
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    Seeing Luis Gonzalez on that list is a reminder of the depressing fact that of the high school pitchers the Brewers have drafted in the first 10 rounds from 2015 to the present, only Justin Jarvis has pitched in A-ball.
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    Legitimately surprised by Brown not getting a spot. Brown and Bettinger are the same age. If Bettinger and File were better, one of them should have been on the playoff taxi squad, and if Brown was better, he should have been added today. I hope they aren't just being cute figuring that if he passed through last year he will again this year. As for Barker, if he isn't on the AAA protected list, I wonder if it is a Farris situation (Didn't they do the same for someone else, maybe Gindl or Halton?). He's an older prospect and after not being asked to the alternate site this year (or as an NRI in spring training if I remember correctly) he might have asked the Brewers to leave him exposed if he wasn't in their plans. Depending on how things shake out they could have four 40-man guys plus Andrews, who was at the alternate site, in the AAA bullpen this season.
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    While he's not as big of a lock as Feliciano, I still think Brown is the second most likely at this point. Him being on the taxi squad kind of indicates he is ahead of Bettinger and File in the pecking order right now and I don't know that either exactly has an upside edge on Brown either. I'll say they go three or four depending on the Henry decision with Feliciano, Brown and one of the File, Bettinger, Francis group getting added.
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    Well deserved. As good of seasons as the other two had, neither was transcendent. Williams' season was. You can say what you want about value of relievers or sample size, but it is hard to overlook being THAT dominant.
  24. CheeseheadInQC
    If I had to guess the likelihood of guys getting picked: 1. Feliciano: This would be a lock, but it won't matter because he is definitely getting protected. 2. Brown: Teams like to gather all the information they can, and in a season when that information is limited, the fact that Brown was one of the only non-40-man guys to both make the summer camp (instead of getting sent straight to the alternate site) and be on the travel roster for the playoffs probably won't be overlooked. I'd wager some team is going to see that and assume he bounced back from whatever was plaguing him in 2019. 3. Henry: Catchers with good gloves and the potential to have a good bat in the future often get picked, and that describes Henry. 4-6: File, Bettinger, Francis: Will depend on the team. There really isn't enough information to differentiate these three at this point in my opinion. 7. Barker: Just because of the stats. I can't see the Brewers protecting him after he not only wasn't on the 60-man but also wasn't on the original NRI list for spring training as well. I guess there is a non-zero chance someone takes a shot at Spanberger or QCT, but I'd be shocked by either.
  25. CheeseheadInQC
    I’m sorry, but bring on the retreads. Erceg looks more like the next Nick Ramirez than the third baseman of the future. I wouldn’t mind bringing Gatewood back on a minor league deal because he does have upside and the Brewers are probably going to need to sign 8 or so bats just to fill out the upper minors, but putting him in the big leagues right now probably decreases the likelihood he would eventually become a good big leaguer. And while I think Spanberger might end up being Garrett Cooper, he had a .700 OPS in 2019 at AA. Let him prove he is ready. Going with Mathias over a Sogard type? Sure. Going with guys who haven’t had success in the upper minors just because a couple of cheap veterans didn’t work this year? No thank you.
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