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  1. MrTPlush
    Do fans really though? I mean we all obviously love Yelich A LOT...but doesn't seem he has the ungodly appeal Braun had before everything went down.
  2. MrTPlush
    I think they are trending more towards some minor tweaks. A bullpen guy or a bench bat...maybe someone more major if they are controllable. I would doubt the later though. I still think selling is silly...but we are trending towards below .500. A that point and having two teams in front of us trading Grandal/Moustakas is pretty legit of a thought. They have time though to go on a streak.
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    Yah, the absolute worst part of that deal wasn't the fact it was done...but the fact they did it stupidly early just to lock in essentially what one would know to be decline years. Maybe they thought he would age well, but seemed it was mostly done to have a face of the franchise and have a more modern lifer instead of the aging Yount. Pretty much everything that could go wrong doing such a deal happened; suspension, ruined image, chronic injuries, missed time, production decline. The only reason to extend Yelich is if you wanted to make him a Brewer for the rest of his career. However, doesn't really seem worth it when he didn't even start his career here and he may or may not be a HOF talent. Seems like a good way to set us up to have a bad contract/money pit. You would think having a current "bad contract" on the team and an early extension like Braun's that turned sour before the first day it went into effect would shy people away from this kind of thing. I think it is too late to even get a reasonable extension similar to Braun's where it isn't breaking our small market back. Brewers simply can't afford to throw around upwards of $250mil to a guy into his later 30s.
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    The big fish are the ones made and that is where most of the complaints stem from. I don't think this pleases the MLBPA. MLB is going to have to do much more to avoid a strike and the ability to keep 6 years of control. 4 years of arby instead of 3 is the minimum that will happen in my opinion. Likely more on top of that.
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    Kinda ashamed I not only forgot about Gio, but also the fact he was pretty good for 6 starts...wow. Where was I living under a rock to forget that?
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    But really you provided no information to back your viewpoint. Okay...Attansio said the saved money would be put into the team in the future when they are competing. But how much was saved? How much are we possibly over now? Was all that saved money going into one year? Five? Lorenzo Cain...is he here because of the saved money? See the problem is there is no way to know what exactly they are doing because none of us are in their front office or in accounting...we can say what we think forever, but we could be somewhat right or totally off the map and not even know it. It is an endless argument because no one will ever be proven right because there is no way to find out...none. Why have an endless argument? Of course I see the value of the franchise brought up a lot...but a lot of that is reflective because of how expensive expansion teams in sports go for these days, inflation, and how crazy people overpay to get a team in the rare chance one becomes publicly available for purchase. That isn't necessarily indictive of increased profits/revenues...at least not completely.
  7. MrTPlush
    Ryan Braun slashed .282/.363/.903 combined in the months of August, September and October a season ago and should be counted on doing the same. That line is in line with his career splits during those months. As the summer heats up, so does Braun. Taking the last three years collectively because in my opinion if we want to make it seem like there is a trend we should probably use more than a single year. April - .910 May - .808 June - .829 July - .756 August - .856 September - .862 Pre All Star Break - .822 Post All Star Break - .862 So I am not saying you are wrong...but the difference isn't terribly dramatic and at 35 years old it is pretty hard to predict what he can and can't do like the past. If I was a betting man I would probably take the over on an .800 OPS the rest of the way...but hardly assured.
  8. MrTPlush
    Ignoring trade additions, who are your key players to the second half? Of course it is a team sport and many people are important, but who could really help shape a second half run? My rankings of importance: 1. Brandon Woodruff 2. Christian Yelich 3. Lorenzo Cain It would do wonders to have a guy every 5th day that we could really count on. Can Woodruff lock in and pitch at an elite level almost every time out? Can any pitcher do this for us in the second half, regardless of name? Last year Wade Miley for gosh sakes was a surprise cog. Another important thing to me is Christian Yelich continuing to hit at an elite level. I think we take it for granted what he has done the last years worth of time. If he has a down second half it could really be a big blow to our offense. Lastly Lorenzo Cain...what a black hole in the offense. Considering his defensive importance and salary it is unlikely we make a move in CF so Cain will either turn it around or be a big burden offensively.
  9. MrTPlush
    That seems like a poor example because I would bet neither was very happy with their deal and think it is a sign of how broken the system. Both would argue they deserve a nice multi year deal and based on the past I would completely agree. I also don't think either passed on a good multi year deal to come sign with us for a one year deal...they can say that all they want, but I doubt it. I think Moustakas specifically made a fatal mistake of passing up one thinking he could get more only to be wrong. As far as Grandal I think we offered so much for one year it was worth the gamble. But once again if teams don't want to sign these guys to big contracts like they did in the past, fine...but then there needs to be a shift of money to when players are younger. Having stupid cheap control for 6 years and then refuse to pay guys at 29/30+ is horrid considering most hit free agency at about 30 years old or slightly higher for college guys. There is a serious problem and a very legitimate grip by players if guys at 30+ are flat out not going to get long term deals. It will either get fixed so players get out sooner or more money in that six years of control. If not they will strike as they should. FA is becoming a nightmare for guys that are really good, but not yearly all star players.
  10. MrTPlush
    I look at this signing and the first thing I think is, "Hernan Perez would be a better pitcher." I am honestly not kidding.
  11. MrTPlush
    So much complaining and expecting more. Minor league baseball is not a necessity to life. If you got a family to support, tough cookies...you made that decision and if it makes MiLB life hard then quit. Many people in everyday life (heck everyone) has to make tough decisions from time to time and might not do something they want to. Who honestly is complaining about MiLB salaries down there? The next Mike Trout? No, it is life long career MiLB players. Leave if it isn't good enough, just like anyone in a normal job would. The supply of people to be MiLB filler greatly exceeds demand so there won't be big salary increases. At least they get paid something for that opportunity. Many interns still work for free as slaves...most normal people go to college for four years, can't completely focus while there (part time job), and go $30,000+ in debt. Opportunities have costs, MiLB is an opportunity...not a job.
  12. MrTPlush
    Is that why teams are scoring runs at a record pace? Half of baseball is scoring at a 4.91 clip or higher and 13 teams are at 5 runs a game or more. 2019: 15 2018: 5 2017: 9 2016: 3 2015: 1 2014: 0 2013: 1 2012: 1 2011: 3 2010: 3 Dominating pitching being a problem seems about 5 years too late as an argument.
  13. MrTPlush
    I support the players. If teams don’t want to pay guys in their 30+ years fine. However, then they need to get to FA sooner or need to get paid more while in team control.
  14. MrTPlush
    In and deep until we hit that climax finish.
  15. MrTPlush
    To be honest I don't think Turang is a SS long term, but that is just based on my eye test of watching him. He isn't the smoothest over there, doesn't have great range, and if he played 150 games at SS at his 2019 pace he would have 30+ errors. Maybe he will improve, but he has a ways to go to be even average at SS. Which isn't saying much unless you really put up some big offensive numbers.
  16. MrTPlush
    The reason he stays is because we allow him to leave for all the other gigs. All those different gigs probably gets him more money than if he just solely did baseball for one team. I doubt teams would open up their wallet to a guy who wants to leave all the time. He has definitely said in the past he really enjoys and wants to do all the different sports. LePay was an absolute atrocity when he first started doing games, but he has vastly improved to where he is a refreshing voice in the booth. It was a bit more hard to deal with when the FS Wisconsin scrub team filled in constantly.
  17. MrTPlush
    Amount of time it takes is dependent on when you apply vs. when they are doing a plate run. Mine took less than four weeks if I recall before I got them in the mail.
  18. MrTPlush
    2011 team wasn’t anything special until the last two months. Probably really similar record wise at this venture of the season. Despite discussions around here making it seem we are 10 games under and in last place we are actually half a game out of first place.
  19. MrTPlush
    Now we are imagining trading Yelich next year? My oh my.
  20. MrTPlush
    I don't see Dubon being anything of use. You better buy into his power being something or he is hot garbage. His OBP, despite having a .301 BA at AAA over his career, is just .336. That is horrendous when you consider Dubon is almost surely not a .300 guy at the MLB level and probably more like .275 guy generously optimistic. If he doesn't have MLB power (and quite a bit at that) that translates then he is probably a 2018 Arcia clone. I don't think Dubon can slug .500 nor is .300 for a batting average very realistic in my opinion. I just don't really buy it. I don't care if he gets a chance because Arcia really isn't providing much, but I won't expect him to really be any kind of answer.
  21. MrTPlush
    I was thinking Manny Parra.
  22. MrTPlush
    It is Turang and it isn't even remotely close after him. Then after that it is probably Lutz and Dubon...then it really falls off.
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  24. MrTPlush
    Braun isn't bad, he puts up some decent offensive numbers, but I would hope 2020 is his last year here. Pretty low standards to trot out a poor defender that is good for about 1 WAR a season in like 450 ABs. If he could play more than the least valuable spot on the diamond that would sure help, but he really can't. I don't know if he has the offense good enough to even try RF/1B again to give him some versatility. I bet a team would give him a shot to do it...but I would also bet said team isn't a good team so that really isn't saying much. If you are looking to go places in October Braun starting in LF or being a horrendous corner OF/1B bench bat is not really an inspiring start.
  25. MrTPlush
    I took a real lazy look and it looked similar or slightly down on his fastball. But there is a whole lot more than just that and I didn't have the energy to really dive deep into him 2016 vs. 2019. Guessing something else vastly different.
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