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Haven't really taken a big swing today makes me wonder if Braylon Payne isn't gonna be as cheap as we think... which isn't ideal.

And suddenly the draft isn't so bad is it lol. That's why you gotta wait and there is even more to come.

Missing on Sloan by two picks is a kick in the nuts. Arguably top arm in the draft.

Well that really sucks. Mariners having an awesome draft.

I feel like our wheelhouse as an organization is drafting and developing arms. Interesting that there wasn't one picked with the first 2 picks. Not to mention the 2 picks taken were pretty large reaches. Interested to see how creative they get with hard to sign guys. Not ideal value so far though. Burke is a fun player at least light tower power.

Burke??? Wow I really dislike this draft hopefully saving up for 57.

Yujanyer reminds me a lot of Luis Ortiz before he ate his way out of the system.

In a pretty poor draft I am down for taking a high upside arm like William Schmidt. That curveball is tantalizing and being that good at his age seems like quite a rare trait to take a swing on. Get that boy in the lab! Gonna be expensive though.

Begrudgingly I would go with the arm with lowest risk and highest reward. Trevor Bauer.

The 34th pick allows the Brewers the flexibility of going wayyy overslot at the 17th pick. Now lets just hope a very talented but tough to sign player falls that far then I'll be somewhat content with the package for one year of Burnes.

Ethan Small DFAd. Man that was an awful pick and that is not even hindsight.

Alright sign Matt Chapman to a 1 year deal and lets rock. Especially with this new budget space.

Here I thought we were getting a haul since we actually dealt him. But on paper we got taken to the woodshed on this one. The hypothetical QO pick has more value than this one IMO in the '25 draft which is undoubtedly gonna be the more talented class. I am low on Ortiz and Hall has had so many issues he should change his name to IL. Overall not great bob, but I am gonna trust Arnold and his staff.

We made that deal because we are cheap lol. There's no way Chourio signs those terms if he wasn't from an impoverished nation. I appreciate the commitment the Brewers gave him but lets not act like it wasn't taking advantage of the situation. Especially IF he hits his ceiling as one of the best players in baseball. If not well he made a heck of a deal for himself. I would say he is more likely to be on the "losing" end of the bargain than the Brewers are. But I am getting off topic now. I personally am not a fan of helping out the Mets and Stearns. Which is what this deal does.

So a SP that profiles as a back of the rotation starter that recently had Tommy John and is gonna be Rule 5 eligible. Yup this was purely a salary dump. Gross gross gross.

I doubt Roman Anthony, Teel, or Mayer are on the table for a rental. What about a package of these guys? A couple lotto tickets with the centerpiece being Bleis. We also drafted Mata who has since had his health issues but he still has a pretty good fastball. Profiles more as a RP. Admittedly I don't know too much about their system outside of the top guys. Luis Perales SP Bryan Mata SP Miguel Bleis OF Yoeilin Cespedes SS

Looked into this source and they actually were the first to be on Martin Perez signing with the Pirates. Maybe dumb luck, but maybe they know something. Anyway it is fun to speculate on the return whenever specific teams get named.

Jackson Chourio Arguably the best prospect in BaseballJeferson Quero Loved Quero from his time in Wisconsin. This is a true breakout. Elite glove and bat is starting to show what it can do Sal Frelick Already tearing up the MLB with elite contact skills Tyler Black Elite eye with power really beginning to show up. Dollar store Votto that has exploded this year. Jacob Misiorowski One of the nastiest pitchers in the minors. Have concerns about his high effort delivery. The stuff speaks for itself though. TOP 100 arm but some reliever risk Robert Gasser Mid rotation arm with good shape to fastball and slider. Back end top 100 most likely. Needs to consistently throw strikes but will be a mainstay in the rotation for years to comeBrock Wilken 1st round pick off to promising start in Appleton. High power potential and see a little Austin Riley in him. Luis Lara Switch hitting 4 tool player. Hopefully the power comes but watching him he has a little thunder in his bat waiting to tap into. Carlos F Rodriguez Exciting season for Rodriguez. Numbers are eyepopping. Hope they challenge him in AAA soon. Abner Uribe He'd be top 3 if he had an ounce of control. Long as he throws strikes he is extremely tough to hit. +++ fastball Cooper Pratt Favorite pick in the draft. Think there is a really special lump of clay to develop. Power will come with his frame and he is a phenomenal fielder with good bat to ball skills. Josh Knoth Great FB for a smaller guy in stature and the curve is absolutely filthy. Love young guys with a feel for that pitch. Eric Brown Jr I have concerns about the power. Watching EBJ he looks the part. Good eye very selective sometimes too much but the lack of power I thought would be there has not shown up still a slick fielder and runner. Eric Bitonti Think there is some swing and miss concerns but the 6'4 frame is something you can dream on with his power potential. Saw video out of the ACL and he looks a bit like a young young belli. Mike Boeve Off to a red hot start. I wonder if the power stroke is legit. Even if it isn't it is a high contact guy with a great eye at the plate. We take those in Milwaukee. Yophery Rodriguez LIGHTING up the DSL. Could this be another Chourio? Cannot wait to see him stateside. He hits the ball where its pitched and hits it farRobert Moore Bob Moore is a fun player and a total gamer. Never will a superstar but maybe a super utility man. He lives and breathes the game and you can see it in person. Guy just grinds. I like players like that. Bradley Blalock From the Urias trade I do not know much or have not seen him. Arnold says he is one of the best pitching prospects in our system and I will take his word on it. Luke Adams Ugly Ugly Ugly swing. But hey as long as it works right the EV numbers are elite in A ball along with FB%.Logan Henderson Was between Henderson and Aquino. I like henderson and I think his stuff will play. Leads A ball in Ks since All star break.

I think Marlins fans will be scratching their head on this one a couple years from now. They definitely paid up for Burger's control.

At the time was more so meaning it is irritating that we have to move salary (even though it was deadweight) to fit in the relatively small additional payroll we added. I just feel like it is a direct contrast to Mark Attanasio's public quote. I am paraphrasing here but it went around the lines of "we're not afraid to add salary at the deadline" Now after hearing from Arnold it seems like this wasn't a payroll motivated trade. We really like Blalock and I bet we will be aggressive moving him in the system and getting him in the lab.

Whose salary would it be? Chafin? Canha was paid down to the league minimum lol. But hey remember when our owner said adding salary at the deadline was not a problem. Urias stunk so I am not upset about the deal itself just the principle of things surrounding the money.

As far as I am concerned I have seen nothing from Stearns in recent memory that makes me sad about this "news"

Good riddance to Urias. I am loving the Matt Arnold experience so far. Another one of Stearns' poor deals that he could turn around.

I get that it is a sellers market, but they aren't getting more than we did when he is a free agent in 2 months and we traded over a year of control

At cost I'd prefer Canha since I think it would take a lot less. While it is smart to take advantage of a poor org. like the A's. Rooker is their biggest tradable chip on the roster and it seems likely this season will be an outlier in his career.