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Caught the end of that too. They also noted the Yanks starters for the weekend are Cole and Fried. Hopefully they can get the sweep and we take care of business vs the awful Angels and stretch the lead back out

My memory from STL days was Wacha was a heavy groundball pitcher due to sinker. Not sure if that was or is true anymore, but if so MKE should be a good fit for him. But yea, if we're giving legit prospects hopefully KC chips in some money to pay that down a bit for next year. That said 14 mil isn't far off mediocre competent starter pay these days, especially on a 1 year deal. Not ideal, but not absurd either.

If the brewers don't win it all I think I prefer the Dodgers to win. Can only help leading into the CBA discussions to have them just bought 3 straight titles and like 4/6 or whatever it is. Second, I really don't have any problem with their actual players/team themselves. Its just the system.

As much as the media pushes the narrative how MKE really should do this, go for it, this is their chance, etc the team being overlooked is Tampa. This might easily be their best window and the ideal year to do it. Huge luck to have the AL be such trash with Tor, Sea, Hous, etc all so underperforming and not being threats. Yanks are there but who knows what Judge can give them this year, if he's out or a shell of himself they don't really have much of a chance. This is the opening Tampa has been dreaming for, if anyone has the 'window' its them. They don't have to deal with LAD, Braves, Cubs, Phils even before the WS

Sure, to a degree. It was said last year already he was the weakest at D of the group and very likely to go to the OF because of it, which is fine. But most importantly Turang is gone in a few years, that lines up very well for Pena who is 19 and still A. The questionable point being Turang's last year with some possible overlap, but there is a huge chance Turang is traded before that year since his arb will be so high and they should be able to get a huge haul for him. And for all we know the CBA could take a year off of control. That said, yea if you're getting the level of player that absolutely requires an elite prospect that he's the one who would have to go.

the was some kind of talk on mlb network in the last day or so about how every team is constantly scrambling to have pitching/arms available. It was brought up due to a position player pitching some day or I think a manager just left someone in to eat like 11 runs They didn't get into it, and I don't think I've seen it brought up anywhere as part of the CBA but it really seems obvious to me that the evolution of pitching requires them to add another roster spot to MLB roster. Could be a bone to throw the players in the negotiations.

yea hopefully Ashby's shakiness the last few weeks has made this too obvious to ignore. He needs to be moved down a peg and not be the kind of 7/8 inning man anymore. kind of get back to what he was

I just meant that that were behind 3-0 right away. so to me sneaking out a victory late in a game like that is stealing. Its baseball, you're gonna lose around 40% of the games you play no matter how good you are

Could've easily stole this game. Not sure if the numbers support this, but to me Ashby is one of the last guys I'd want to bring on with runners on already due to his walks and wild pitches. I think they were lefties coming up today so probably nitpicking a bit, but still

Yea I think that would be our hope, that they don't sell so he doesn't end up on Cubs, ATL, LAD. Could also see them trying to middle ground it and repeat two seasons ago (I think) when they traded guys then got hot and make the playoffs anyway. That's wehre asking for guys like Henderson/Drohan could make sense where they get stuff for the future but still try to make the playoffs now

Yea while I of course see how blah he's been lately and am all for moving him to around 7th in the lineup and sitting almost all games vs lefties, I think the last week or two of discussions on here are going a bit too far. Last night for example, I had the realization that Contreras's OPS is 730 and Yelich's is 713. One, is considered washed and should be put out to pasture, the other is so good that we can't afford him and his 150 mil contract that is coming next year and bats 3/4th for us every day. Of course, I know being a C and all that, but I think one gets the overall point. And last year Yelich was 795 to Bills 754. So just saying there's still a chance Yelich is in a slump here and gets another streak at some point this year. But yea all for moving down the lineup and if he's still in the low 700s a month from now to keep reducing PT even more

Also, I know Myers has also been bad this year. But if you want a true buy low and just want a body who can go up and down, spot start. I wouldn't mind taking him back for nothing. Good chance we can get him back to his last couple years of solid ok-ness. Looks like he can still be optioned next year and won't be to arbitration for a couple years so is still cheap. I'd rather try someone like him than a Mccullers, Keuchel type guys of the last few years. But it shouldn't cost you much of anything. So far Wilson is handling this role well though

That would be too much to give imo. I don't hate having Jett in it, but Burke would be too much to add. with how bad Peralta has been this is only a 'buy low' for me so would be comfortable walking away from it if I don't see the value. Let someone else overpay here if so and focus elsewhere.

A lot of this would come down to their assessment of his D and what happens if shifted to 3B. Someone posted that his range is considered awful at SS, well theoretically that issue is strongly minimized at 3B. As others have said, he doesn't scream brewer player to people like us, but the other way to look at is if they do get him you know they think he can handle 3B at least to an avg level. I guess they could be wrong in that assessment, but we know they value this and that issue isn't being ignored. I know everyone is now acting as if SS/3B is no longer an issue, and obviously its good to see the last few good weeks out of both spots, but you have to realize there is a huge huge chance that is a fluky hot streak moreso than all of a sudden Ortiz is good and a guy who was a light hitter in the minors is gonna hit super well in MLB his rookie year and in the playoffs vs elite pitching. I'm glad they're still looking for some insurance here. Remember Ortiz had a good few weeks in Aug last year too then fell apart. I'd also toss out a guess that Ortiz would be in the trade. And for the concerns on all the prospects coming up at IF. You can essentially look at Abrams for this year and next, which works out really well actually with the potential timelines on Made (especially if an early contract doesn't happen). He could come up to get his feet wet at some point next year due to injuries or whatever else, if all looks good he takes over full time in 28. Then trade Abrams after next year and get back a lot of what you lost in acquiring him and avoid his high last year of arb salary. All that said, I fully expect is price will be higher than MKE is willing to pay

He also has some really good split vs LHP and that usually works out well to be a lot of his ABs and allows Contreras to DH in favor oh LHHs like Yelich/Bauers. Basically just sying he hits lefties well and our linup is LHH heavy, so he fits well. Now, just reign in his challenge freedoms and my annoyance with him is pretty much gone. Can't do anything about him being so slow.

FWIW, I recall MLB network had some challenge data up a few days ago and the Brewers were one of the tops in the league at whatever they were measuring. I don't recall exactly what it was, but the comments of course were around "big shocker the brewers are once again outsmarting everyone" type jokes But yea, it still seems a lot can be approved on, especially when it comes to hitters. But maybe that's what the data they had was proving out that its more valuable to challenge as the catcher or something, I don't recall for sure

But at least the SD owner was trying to win, unlike ours Its even more hilarious in that every avg joe fan knew it was laughably bad the second we saw it announced.

I'm sure teams are asking for those guys, but I'd have to think MKE would say No on them. Having guys like that for the next 5-6 years is vitally important for them. And it becomes a bit self defeating to give up a current MLB starter for another MLB starter. Sure, the guy you're getting is probably better but not by so much to cost you 5 more years of these guys. We have so many guys in the minors that if you can't get it done with them, then move onto a different target.

IMO, whoever hits well in a given day should be at the top of the lineup. Those who didn't should have been at the bottom. If the manager can't predict that accurately he should be bashed repeatedly

One could also argue that obsessing about 2 months of negative WAR vs 6 years of positive is off too. It all comes down to if they think they can get him back to what he was for the previous 6ish years or not. If they think he's hurt, something with velocity they can't fix, etc then yea don't touch him. But it wouldn't surprise me at all if by his 3rd start back here he looks like his old self. Regardless, you're only getting what 12ish starts and he's gone after the year, so you should not give much up And sure, an avg fan that just knows is going to get more excited about him or be more willing to give up value. But that's not who we're talking to on this board. Almost every one here can step back a bit and realize part of the reason to target him is that it should be a buy low, not a 'giving up value'.

The salary is off the books after this year anyway. I assume any signing of him is for league vet minimum. If not, then yea let him go. At league min it harms nothing. He gets put on the 60 day to rehab, can be a good influence around the team, etc. If you get anything out of him in '28 for league min, great. If not, no big deal

I don't buy into the 'if it wasn't peralta we wouldn't want him' argument. IMO this would be the exact guy they would target. He's having a down year so it keeps his price to acquire low, he's been very good for a number of years and our pitching system might think they can tweak him and get him back to being good again. They go for this type of guy somewhat frequently. But yea in this case they do know him so well that they know the personality/chemistry stuff is good. To me, it would come down to if the Brewers pitching nerds think they know what's wrong with him this year and if they can get him back to what he was. Everyone knows the stats this year are poor, the idea is to get him back to what he was, if they can then of course we'd want him. I recall an article earlier in the year pointing out the differences in what the Mets are having him do. If our lab people look at his data and the conclusion is the Mets are idiots and we can fix him, and the cost is low then its worth a shot. Have to think his cost is much less than all the other names we've talked about around here, but yea if not the get the Ryan type instead. But the vibe seems to be they do not want to give up any of the upper tier prospects Also, almost no one goes more than 5-6 innings anymore. Its just the reality.

I doubt As move Soderstrum but if reports are true that they're listening he is someone that could make sense for MKE because of the contract he's on. We'd likely have to give up significantly to get him though due to that control. I'd assume one of Frelick/Mitchell would be in it to free up our logjam. Next year could flip to 1B a lot if they let Bauers/Vaughn go. Its a big splash move and I don't think they'll do it, but it address their power void. Since Mitchell is finally playing so well I doubt they'll want to trade him. For me, I'd be up for trying to cash Mitchell out while you can and since he's not controlled all that much longer and his price is going to start going up. But start with Frelick then who knows what prospects would be required.

Weaver seems a perfect fit other than the contract, not exactly something MKE usually does. However, you could probably talk yourself into a logic of getting him and keeping him for next year could open up trading Megill in the offseason if the return is right. I'd just keep both in that scenario since at the next deadline you'll just be looking for someone like Megill anyway, but its not my money. I suppose lockout concerns could be a factor on how they handle either of these contracts but I don't know enough details. You do free up Woodys 22ish mil for next year though. Perhaps to increase prospect return from us they can talk the Mets into chipping in some money

Durbin and Seigler just carving up the Rays today. Both been playing well in the Sox winning streak.