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I wonder if Ashby could be used as a trade piece for Paredes. Looks like contracts are pretty similar between the two. I'm sure we'd have to add a prospect as well.

Very happy about this development. Hopefully it's a long term deal for the smaller regional sports networks like Fox Sports Wisconsin. Bummer for the fans in LA and NY and I'm assuming they won't be picking up the Cubs new channel as well.

Hulu Live appears to be the next best streaming solution if this doesn't get worked out. I'm hoping the fact that Youtube TV is the sponsor of things like the World Series and the NBA finals means that they'll continue to actually try and carry the teams that are trying to compete in these events.

I've really been happy with Youtube TV so this is disappointing. I wonder if this is a final decision or if they're still negotiating and this is part of the negotiation strategy. I'm going to miss the unlimited DVR when I switch to Hulu Live.

My guess is this likely means Braun is back at first base. I know he'd be short for a first baseman, but is there any consideration to moving Hiura there since the defense at second was such a struggle? He's listed at 6'0" which is the same as Thames and Prince Fielder.

Lots of people mentioning Joe Panik in Bumgarner deals. What if we did the smaller deal of just getting Panik? He's alternated good and bad seasons the last 4 years so it's tough to know exactly what you're getting. Would a Chase Anderson for Panik swap make sense?

Anyone know how to look up player batting stats by stadium? The tweet linked in post #108 counts 43 career HR's for Grandal at Miller Park. I was curious how many AB's it took for him to get that.

My guess is that Stearns likes that Claudio could go multiple innings in low leverage situations to help save the rest of the bullpen. I would hope that he would by used as a LOOGY in higher leverage situations.

The playoffs showed us that we need to make improvements on our offense this off-season. I see the biggest need as a power hitting right-handed bat given the quantity of lefty pitchers the Cubs and Dodgers have. I think Donaldson could be a good fit if he is willing to take a 1 year deal coming off an injury plagued year. This would allow us to continue using Shaw at 2B which I thought went remarkably well. Even if Hiura is ready to contribute at mid-season we would be able to get Shaw in the lineup against all right-handed pitchers as Shaw could play at 3B, 2B, and 1B. Donaldson, Hiura, and Aguilar are guys that will need some regular off days.

Are tickets sold on StubHub all the way up to gametime? Or are they pulled off at a certain point?

Unless I'm reading that incorrectly, you have to be an MLB.TV subscriber. Thanks for pointing that out, I clearly didn't read that closely enough. Looks like I'll be doing a trial on one of the streaming services.

I don't get MLB network so I'll be looking for a way to stream the playoff game tomorrow. I saw that MLB.TV has some promotion where you can use your cable provider's authentication code to get access for select playoff games: https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/subscribe/postseasonus Does anyone know if this would work in the Milwaukee area, or would we have blackout concerns? Otherwise it looks like youtube tv, directv now, and playstation vue all have mlb network.

I think someone asked this earlier in the thread but I didn't see an answer. Anyone know what a "Brewers Insider" is? I see they get a chance at tickets on Wednesday ahead of the Wisconsin presale.

My moves would be: 1) Trade for Dozier. I'd trade 1 guy in our top 10-20 prospect range and one in the 20-30 range to make it happen. Ideally I'd want both to be rule 5 eligible guys. 2) Call up Arcia, option Orf to AAA, and move Saladino into the back-up SS/2B role. Arcia is hitting pretty well in AAA and the defense is needed. Others know more about defensive ratings than I do, but Saladino sure seems like a big step down defensively to me and I think he has overperformed offensively. After these past couple weeks I'm questioning defensive metrics in general as Saladino has been disappointing in that area and Machado has looked like Ozzie Smith out there. 3) Offer Hiura, Ray, Ortiz, and Medeiros for Degrom. That probably isn't close to getting it done, but it's worth a shot. If we did this deal, I'd try and then sign Dozier to a 2-3 year deal in the offseason.

Yeah, I want Dozier more than most but I wouldn't want to deal Ortiz or Phillips. I really think the prospect(s) end up more in the Grisham, Gatewood, Ponce, Diplan, Supak, etc tier