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  1. MrTPlush
    Not sure Contreras is really going to be hurt by a QO. He is probably looking at a long enough and big enough contract most teams won't care.
  2. MrTPlush
    Call it mortgaging the future, but they did it twice (2008 and 2011) and all that talent was mostly a trash heap. Anyone in the Yelich trade do anything yet? Michael Brantley was about the only thing that really ever did anything and even he took seven years to actually become something above average.
  3. MrTPlush
    I'd unload the farm to watch Ohtani in a Brewers uniform for 1.5 years. Assuming he stayed healthy and performed, of course. He would easily be the greatest player to ever wear a Brewers uni...sorry Yount/Aaron. I mean 99% of the time watching the Brewers isn't going to be watching them hoist a World Series trophy...I would roll the dice on getting to watch Ohtani and who knows...it does make us better.
  4. MrTPlush
    You are probably right. When players sign mid-season it gets signed as if it is a full year deal and then it gets prorated. So I am betting that $4.5mil is the contract size and not the prorated money he is actually going to be paid. Who knows how it is getting reported though.
  5. MrTPlush
    I mean Stearns was once dumb enough to give over the hill Neftali Feliz $5.35mil. A bit strange they didn't just do this a few weeks ago as I imagine he probably would have preferred the Brewers...but hey, maybe not. I won't get to hung up on that part of this trade.
  6. MrTPlush
    The Brewers did not ever have to trade Hader. It would have been perfectly logical and acceptable had they rode him all the way to FA and lose him for a comp pick or nothing. Hader was a high impact player and wasn't overly valuable as a trade chip. Definitely could argue his value to the team over 1.5 years is worth more than rolling the dice on a package of prospects. Not saying one route is right or wrong...both were more than acceptable ideas. Brewers rode Fielder to FA and I don't think anyone would regret doing that. The only time you HAVE to trade someone is when you suck, they are worth a ton in a trade, and you aren't competing the rest of their contract. For instance, riding Gomez/Lucroy to FA....yah, that makes no sense. There is nothing logical in that.
  7. MrTPlush
    I mean, I guess a 'C'? We will see how Stearns approach works long term. Sure, we have been consistently competitive, but that really doesn't become that exciting if you are complete dog poop in the postseason. Since 2018, they have done absolutely nothing in the postseason. I don't want a roster that gets to the postseason, but can't actually win anything. You have to try and get the team over the hump, not tread water as a good team that can't ever keep up with the big boys. In theory we might be giving ourselves a better chance with more bites at the apple...but it really just isn't amounting to anything year after year. I mean, cool, trading Hader helps us maybe be competitive longer, but that is nothing short of a huge hit to the team come October. I don't think we really got worse in regular season terms, but I can't say I am more confident in the teams postseason abilities. Stearns isn't that magical if he can't figure out how to build a team that wins in October...sure a lot of luck is involved, but a big part is indeed how you built the team.
  8. MrTPlush
    Not sure why people think we had no chance to put together a deal that was similar. Not like the Padres gave up some mega star Top 5 prospect. I mean someone thinks we would have had to put in Woodruff to even get close, what? Chourio, Frelick, Wiemer would have been a pretty good start to the package. We have plenty of other solid prospects and high ceiling lower level guys to fill out the deal. Certainly you add Ashby to that deal and it is arguably better than the Padres package. Of course maybe a couple other minor leaguers could have sealed the deal without Ashby and made it happen. I am okay not getting Bell/Soto...but the Brewers could have easily put together a package if they wanted. They had similar prospects and similar MLB ready guys.
  9. MrTPlush
    Yah, the only reason he is so hyped is because we are Brewer fans. There is honestly no shortage of promising guys in the A leagues. You basically just hype them on potential without the results. It is one loooong road.
  10. MrTPlush
    Would have been cool if his career would have been apart of a competitive stretch instead of his good seasons being on garbage teams. I kinda soured on the guy by the time he left. Between punching...sorry, his wife dropping a suitcase on his hand, complaining multiple ties about never being offered an extension, and then vetoing a trade he came off the wrong way. Pretty sure he also complained about wanting to be on a contender at one point too. None of those things are really a huge deal, but once compounded he kinda seemed like a crybaby in a way.
  11. MrTPlush
    To be honest I am kinda glad we are in the position to trade these 40-man crunch players versus the flip side where one of the highlights of our sad season was the Wei-Chung Wang sideshow.?
  12. MrTPlush
    Not only is Kelly likely years away from the MLB roster...but that isn't even considering potential slowdowns between now and then...or the fact he may not just be some instant sensation. Kelly could be a half decade away from being an impact arm on an MLB roster, if that ever even happens. It just isn't easy to burn a 40 man spot on him for years and then burn a spot on the MLB roster if he is struggling once he does debut. How much do we want to avoid improving the roster with known impact arms/bats just so we can hold onto Kelly for a half decade because he MIGHT be a good player someday. Probably more likely Bush puts up more WAR in his Brewers career than Kelly does in his entire life.
  13. MrTPlush
    It is a felony...but not a violent felony. He could have killed someone and it still wouldn't be a violent crime. He didn't head out to intentionally hurt someone...therefor not a violent crime in nature. I mean, it really doesn't change the reality of what happened, it just doesn't make it correct to glorify his wrongdoing with words like violent. Anyway, from a baseball standpoint I like the trade. Kelly is a good prospect...but has quite a few warts. He is very tall and has a goofy delivery. There is a really good chance he never harnesses the control to be a decent MLB player, let alone something special. Then you have the surgery issue to come back from. Honestly, guys like Kelley usually end up marginal and inconsistent bullpen arms. He could be special, but there is a lot of reasons he probably won't be. Considering he is years away I am not too worried about losing him. This is just the reality of being a consistent contender. You have intriguing players that close in on Rule 5 eligibility and you simply have to trade them while you have a bit of leverage to get some value. When we were rebuilding we benefitted from being able to grab guys like Kelly from competing teams.
  14. MrTPlush
    Maybe we should cheer for average joes that turn their lives around and make sure they get their fair chance after serving their time? Lift everyone up...not be miserable because a baseball player has a good recovery story. Also, DUI causing injury isn't a violent crime/felony.
  15. MrTPlush
    Well....it doesn't have to be that way when they are competing. There is a fair argument to just ride it out and even go a bit 'all-in' making more aggressive trades for guys controllable 2 years or less. Now....that isn't this posters argument, but it is a fair argument some may have that are upset over this. It isn't like the whole consistently competitive concept has been much more successful at winning a WS than Doug Melvin was.
  16. MrTPlush
    I mean, I don't think the Cardinals are that sad they lost Pujols because he was too expensive...and it seems like those situations are more common than being sad you lost someone to a massive contract that covers the majority of the 30s. We got 'so lucky' to keep our guys twice in recent memory and both of them looked more like borderline disasters we wish never happened (Braun/Yelich).
  17. MrTPlush
    He gave up nearly 40% of his runs this year in that game, sweet, exactly how I would want it from a closer. Implode epically, but rarely.
  18. MrTPlush
    The logic is basically that, over a short sample the difference...even if large, isn't crippling...in theory. Now the effects in the postseason is a bit more debatable, but that is a bit of a crapshoot once there. Then they can make moves in the offseason to replace the performance lost with Hader. Will they go grab a Hader? No, but they will also be saving $15mil or so by not having Hader on the team. Might lose talent in the bullpen, but hopefully the gain elsewhere outweighs that.
  19. MrTPlush
    Not necessarily. These kind of log jams happen often. It is pretty easy for everyone to get plenty of time in the field and batting. It would muddy it up a bit as none of them play outside of the OF. Usually those kind of situations are a little easier if at least someone splits time at 1B or something. Of course it is quite plausible someone gets traded as it is a position of strength and they are good trade chips. However, that would require a pretty notable trade and I doubt they are 100% sold on that happening.
  20. MrTPlush
    I mean, we will see if the HR/9 translates outside of Petco Park...more likely it goes back to career norms. Of course...2-3 months is a crapshoot. Dude could perform better than Hader for all we know.
  21. MrTPlush
    He is a closer, all his runs come at inopportune moments.
  22. MrTPlush
    Hader has given up runs in 2/11 postseason appearances. That is....pretty good. Judging such a measly sample size of his career postseason numbers is pretty iffy. Last year the Brewers gave him one save chance (which he successfully completed), scored zero runs twice, and gave him a tie game once where he gave up a solo shot. 2020, they never had a lead, let alone any meaningful pitching for Hader in two losses. 2019, he didn't pitch great....but Grisham really was the cherry on the top blowing that. I mean....you guys are really ripping on a guy for a 1.88 ERA in the postseason.
  23. MrTPlush
    In other news water is indeed wet.
  24. MrTPlush
    Not saying Rogers is garbage...but he isn't anywhere near the pitcher Hader is. If you take Rogers last 3 seasons...its pretty 'meh'. He hasn't been good this year and he has been getting to benefit from Petco Park...his HR/9 is only 0.2 and his career number is 4x that. Nice arm for the pen, hopefully, but not sure I would put him anywhere near Hader's level.
  25. MrTPlush
    Hader's struggles are a bit overblown. Relievers have bad stretches, I doubt it did anything to his trade value. Everyone was panicking after he was simply good in 2020 and he followed it up with a bonkers 2021. I think it has more to do with the Brewers always determined to trade Hader before he hit FA. Guessing they were doing it now or in the offseason. Offseason trades can be a lot more fluky with interest when FA is going on at the same time.
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