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  1. Boomer5
    Well that was quite a turn of events.
  2. Boomer5
    Agreed. They can make HRs way easier to determine.
  3. Boomer5
    This was a great trade no matter the timing. Villar could be traded for a pretty sweet haul if they can't contend while he is here.
  4. Boomer5
    That drives you nuts. Walking a guy then giving up a dinger
  5. Boomer5
    A deal that would make all of us excited.
  6. Boomer5
    Based on Lucs performance to date, what is the likelihood there is in fact a significant offer on the table now for him?
  7. Boomer5
    Agreed. And I apologize in advance, as this has become a circular debate, so I'm repeating myself. If you're a GM, do you give up a couple top prospects who may not be able to play during the pennant run and/or playoffs? Or accept the fact he's a ticking time bomb ready to miss a huge stretch of games at any given moment? It's a very real concern, and any team will have a hard time giving up a couple top prospects and committing to big salary for multiple years with his injury risk. And I do agree his salary is fair, and not a big deal for the big market teams. But it's still a big contract if he's not playing. Let me be clear. This doesn't mean a deal CAN'T get done. GMs and Owners are people, and they make emotional decisions in the heat of a pennant chase. And anyone would love to have Braun in their line-up. All I'm saying is his injuries are a real issue. As for his legacy, yes, of course he cares. But he may feel winning a WS or two would be a better legacy than playing his entire career in Milwaukee. Also, he will never be viewed as a Yount by many fans even if he does. Besides the PED thing, he just doesn't come off as a down to earth guy. He may be the nicest guy in the world, I don't know, but perception is reality for fans. He will never be Yount and he almost certainly wont be a Brewer when they develop a WS team. If he can go to a contender, that is his best bet to change the career narrative. PEDS are very much still a part of the game, as we just saw with Byrd.
  8. Boomer5
    Braun may deal with some backlash on his new team's fans right up until the first time he drives in a run with two outs.
  9. Boomer5
    I see quite a few of these comments, or similar comments scattered across BF. I just don't buy it at all. When the team is bad, attendance will be down in April, May, September regardless if either/or Braun and Fielder are around. Or Lucroy, or anyone else. And attendance will be way up June- August. That's just the way it is. Casual fans will show up in the summer, but not in the Spring and Fall unless they're winning- or early on expected to be a winning team. If anything, casual fans would want to come out and see the new toys (Arcia, Hader, Phillips, etc.) That's interesting and I agree. The Milwaukee fanbase is currently very resilient. I am not a fan of Stearns so far as most of moves are churning type moves, HOWEVER if I were Mark A, I might give him a lifetime contract. According to BR, the Brewers are 6th in the NL in attendance (at least a few days ago, haven't checked recently) with one of the lowest payrolls in baseball. That's good business there.
  10. Boomer5
    Braun is not part of the future winning Brewer team. It makes perfect sense to trade him now as his on the field value is sky high and his contract isn't that bad. I would be inclined to not pay much of the contract nor accept a bad contract back however if the Brewers traded Braun and did so, the package would be anywhere from good to franchise changing depending on the amount they would take on. For example, taken to the extreme, if the Brewers were for some reason willing to take on all of the contract, (and I'm not saying they should), I don't think it's unreasonable that they could get darn near any minor leaguer they want.
  11. Boomer5
    If Walsh was a potentially decent to good fielder I could see it but at this point I think it's over. Unless he becomes a minor league FA with no compensation or need to keep him on the 40 man because he clearly is not one of our best 40 players.
  12. Boomer5
    Who cares IF they do? He is a 26 year old guy who doesn't field well and doesn't swing the bat. He is essentially a pitcher who doesn't pitch. While I agree there is no risk in Oakland taking him back, I dont see much reward either, though I havent checked out their minor league rosters to see who he would displace. They didnt put him on the 40 man and exposed him to the rule 5 for a reason though.
  13. Boomer5
    Vina was 24. Victorino was 22. Walsh will be 27 in September. It's quite possible that Oakland will pass on taking him back. With Villar and Perez both younger, no reason to carry a guy heading into his later 20's who hasn't given any indication he can hit major league pitching.through more than 60 plate appearances. The Brewers have 3 player on their active roster who are hitting below .100 in Madly, Walsh, and Broxton. We get Maldy because he is a back up catcher and he is what he is. There is no reason for the other two if they are supposed to be major league caliber. The glass half empty is neither player matters and I doubt Oakland would even want Walsh back at this point. The glass half full is they arent really blocking anyone and maybe they catch lighting with these older players maybe figuring it out at some point?
  14. Boomer5
    I think you might have missed the main point of the article if you still think that was the goal. I know you believe he is doing it the Atros way but I sure hope tanking for five years to get one magical sub 90 win wild card season before going back to sucksville again isn't the plan. I read the article but the team will need to be on the 25 year rebuilding plan if the main tool is adding Villar, Carter, and Junior which are the only Stearns added players who have done much. The team is worse than last year -on pace for 66 wins - and the farm system has under performed. Yes it's too early to give Stearns a grade but based off the non draft tools it sure isn't great.
  15. Boomer5
    The trade returns have been underwhelming but thats to be expected with a rookie and very young GM. He did a nice move with Villar and Carter was a smart buy low pick up. The rest of the moves were churning at best as both Nottingham and Diaz dont look like elite prospects but its early. Holding on to Lucroy has been silly and I think the window for trading Braun was very small and we probably missed it as he is back to being the guy that is on and off with nagging injuries. Im not that concerned, as the goal was to tank and the big results will be in the next 3 drafts anyhow.
  16. Boomer5
    There are no untouchables on the major league roster. Nelson is tough to evaluate because we see a number two with ace potential but Im not sure that is how he is viewed around the majors yet. Id prefer to hold on to him but since the team is not going to over take the Cubs anytime soon, a monster trade package would be tempting. I just dont think anything like that is out there....yet.
  17. Boomer5
    As much as I want to see this as well, I just don't think it is in the plans of the Brewers this season. We might see him come September, maybe. I think they may go the same route as they have gone with the bullpen, that low cost DFA pick up.
  18. Boomer5
    He is not much of a fielder and he can't hit. Other than that he is wonderful. In a tank year it doesn't matter but he doesn't look like a major league star in the making.
  19. Boomer5
    Cubs are playing their pitchers nearly $95M this year as well. That makes it easy to do all right when you can use money to solve your problems. That's not a criticism. The Cubs have money and are using it. I can't fault them for that. It doesn't always work, but they seem to have done pretty well thus far. And none of that would have mattered had they not gotten quite lucky in the Arrieta trade. Yes they scouted him and saw something in him the O's didnt but no way did they see this coming. Of course I love what the Cubs have done and how they did it but luck does have to come into play if you are trying to trade for aces before they become aces.
  20. Boomer5
    I just noticed Cleveland is drawing 14,589 per game which is amazing with a stadium as nice as theirs. They need to do something big.
  21. Boomer5
    Will Smith wasnt a closer so he was compared to LH set up men with the same service time. I am hardly emotional about it obviously, its not my money after all, but the team has been in a severe cost cutting mode so I doubt the team wants to pay for a closer if they dont have to.
  22. Boomer5
    There is the double edged sword of the save stat. While I don't think ANY good reliever can be a closer (analytics hate the term clutch but it is a thing), saves by themselves are not a truly valuable stat. However.....when it comes time for arbitration next year, if he is the full time closer and racks up say 40 saves, he will command a big number. So what do the Brewers do? Trade him before the salary gets big, or pay him as a closer?
  23. Boomer5
    What about drafting an advanced college bat (and at 5 slightly under slot as I have seen him 7-10 in various mocks) like Nick Senzel to project at 3B? Id rather have Villar at 2B to pair with Arcia.
  24. Boomer5
    That story is a hoax... Well it was on the internet so how is that possible?
  25. Boomer5
    Well now the Cubs have to trade for him. Some guy just bet his life savings, $200k, on the Cubs to win the WS. They are 3-1. It's the right thing to do.
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