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  1. anglotiger
    I wouldn't be surprised if the Brewers are at least in contact with his agent. I just think the Brewers do have a budget constraint that the Padres, White Sox, and Phillies don't so in a bidding war we would likely lose. Even if Machado would settle for a high AAV contract for 3 years then an opt out, I still think the Brewers can't be competitive. A team (Padres) that would sink so much money in a mediocre Eric Hosmer may not know how to value Machado, but from what I've read they have money to spend. My only hesitation with naming them was that's a bad hitters park in SD and all the other prime bidders have very hitter friendly parks, which could sway Manny... Well, there's another reason to discount the Padres... If the money is close, would you rather play for a team that's unlikely to make the post-season, even with your help, or a team that made it last season without you...? This is all academic of course, I don't think for one second that the Brewers will sign him and the Padres have to know that their only chance to land him is to blow away the other offers... Well if it doesn't happen, someone could start another thread about Ryan Braun - that would be good for 10-15 pages of posts! Or someone should go onto twitter and start a rumour about an imminent Braun for Hosmer trade?
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    What if the Brewers were the "mystery team" (assuming that's not just a ploy to get a team to bid against itself)? We know that Stearns was very interested in him before he was traded to L.A., and the price - while still substantial - looks like it's going to be much lower than expected. We also know that while Yelich called Machado out for dirty play, he added "it’s nothing that would be a real hostile beef or anything, at least on my part" and "if we ended up crossing paths again being on the same team I’m sure we’d be able to work that out". As for fans booing? I'm fairly sure that wouldn't last long if he were in a Brewers uniform - fans are funny that way... Would Machado take a smaller deal, but with an out clause? There's a part of me which would love to see it happen, if only because it would give some people here something to gripe about which might at least have some merit, than the name on a building...
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    Brewers fans aren't the only ones who think that. I know that I mentioned this once before but I have a friend in the L.A. area who is a massive Dodgers fan. He wasn't happy that the Dodgers outbid the Brewers for Machado before the deadline (because he thinks Machado is "a tool"), and later expressed to me how upset he'd be if they re-signed him - regardless of the amount of money. He said that he couldn't stand feeling like he had to root for someone who plays the game like Machado, no matter how good his bat...
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    Then they need to pay for it... Finances will likely be awfully lean for a while. Take it from your much more successful North London rivals... "tomwopat"... interesting. I used to work the brother of The Dukes of Hazzard star...
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    Good thing that you put that in blue... I'd hate to have to go all "hooligan" on you...
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    Exactly. As long as there's more money to improve the team I don't care one way or another. I agree. I was surprised at the vehemence of some of the negative opinions expressed here, although I shouldn't have been, as I've experienced a parallel situation to this one: From 1913 to 2006 my soccer team back home in London played at "Arsenal Stadium" - which we all just called "Highbury" (for the part of London it sat in). In 2006, the club moved to a new Stadium they had built (with private money) which held a lot more people. They did this to stay financially competitive. A part of that was, unfortunately, the sale of naming rights for the new Stadium (after 93 years of the same Stadium with the same name) - which were purchased by Emirates Airlines, leading to "Emirates Stadium". Much like the reaction here, Arsenal fans were up in arms about it at first but, like the views quoted above, we also realized that it was necessary to help keep the team competitive, so we stopped complaining. As we all hated the new name, most of us just seemed to adopt the phrase "going to The Arsenal" (which had been used by some for a long time anyway) or something similar, and that got us around our angst about the name. The thing to remember, as said by others here, is that it's just the name on a building. If Mark Attanasio uses that money to improve the team and the fan experience, I'm all for it - even if the name becomes a mouthful. I'll just say "I'm going to The Brewers" instead of "I'm going to Miller Park".
  7. anglotiger
    I like Greinke, but I'm not biting on this. If it shows up from a more reputable source, then I'll be interested enough to share my opinion... Not that anyone cares to hear it of course...
  8. anglotiger
    Oh no... now Fangraphs will have the Brewers finishing last on their own... might as well have a fire sale...
  9. anglotiger
    While neither should be discounted, 2017 should be more relevant than 2015. I do think that these are fair comments...
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    If there was a "thumbs up" feature here, this would get it from me.
  11. anglotiger
    I'd pass on Gio, & I was actually excited that we got him last year. He just too often felt like a big inning & short outing waiting to happen. Maybe Miley isn't the answer either. But he seemed more difficult to face than Gonzalez. Funnily enough, I'd go the other way. Gio's history suggests much more upside to me. Of course, he'd be much more expensive than Miley...
  12. anglotiger
    If we're talking about a veteran pitcher who might not cost too much, why not bring back Gio? From 2010-2015, he was very good. 2016 was a down year, but he was 6th in the Cy Young voting in 2017. He struggled for much of 2018 but he was pretty effective in September for the Brewers. He's 33 - hardly over the hill in terms of age - and would add a LHP to the rotation. I'm a little surprised that he hasn't signed with anyone yet. Is he asking for too much or is something else going on that I'm unaware of?
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    I'm still having the delusional hope for Dallas Keuchel... I know - a ridiculous pipedream... Miley is much, much more likely...
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    Or "I really, really didn't want to play for the Mets"...
  15. anglotiger
    That's too bad - but I think that we all know that Stearns is looking for someone to take a one year deal.
  16. anglotiger
    Can we please have a new thread for discussions of CC's use of the pitching staff and another for the trade value of Thames... this one is waaay off the rails...
  17. anglotiger
    Back on topic here... If anyone has doubts about this signing, this is a pretty interesting article... https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/during-slow-offseasons-the-brewers-keep-finding-deals/
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    This sums up exactly what I thought when I woke up this morning and read that the Brewers had landed Grandal - every one of these points went through my mind.
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    "experts"...
  20. anglotiger
    Braun is nearing the end of his career, after which he can spend the entire year wherever he wants, and has never been in a WS (let alone won one) - and I'm sure that he'd love to. He's going to have zero interest in leaving a contender, where he's been for his entire career and is very comfortable, to go to a team who have no chance of the WS during the remainder of his career. If the Dodgers wanted him, he'd at least consider it - but not the Diamondbacks.
  21. anglotiger
    Because Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, and big foot all really exist. Just gotta believe! Wow, what's the Easter Bunny gotta do to get some recognition? Try getting respect being The Great Pumpkin...
  22. anglotiger
    I think that's an acceptable cost for taking the chance. I'd really need some convincing to part with more though. Thankfully, I'm not the one on the hot seat for that decision...
  23. anglotiger
    I could not agree with this more. That idea is entirely fan manufactured. The idea that the Brewers wouldn't have interest now because Johnson is no longer the pitching coach is a little crazy. It isn't like Hook isn't going to following most of the same philosophies as the guy he previously worked under. Derek Johnson didn't have any sort of magic elixir. The Brewers have simply adopted a philosophy of employing analytics to help put their pitchers in the best position for success, and that happened to coincide with Johnson's term here as pitching coach. I think that he was effective as a coach here, but I also think saying that losing him is a massive loss is probably blowing things out of proportion. I never really viewed it as a "need" - more of a "comfort zone" for Gray. I'm not sure who here thought that the Brewers weren't interested now - Stearns makes those decisions, not anyone on the coaching staff - or are you thinking that there are those who felt that the only reason why the Brewers would be interested was because of Johnson? The question remains, what would you be willing to give up for yet another #4 starter who has a chance to be better? Would you give up a significant asset, which is what the Yankees appear to be holding out for?
  24. anglotiger
    Meh... I didn't honestly think that he'd come to Milwaukee, but it would have been nice.
  25. anglotiger
    Yes, this sums up my thoughts too. Pay "as is" price and at worst, you have an "as is" pitcher. At best, you have a "buy low" situation. That depends upon the "as is" price... I'm not really that interested in giving up much of value for the chance that he can return to his earlier form - especially with the recent change in pitching coach - and I don't see the Yankees accepting what I'd be OK parting with.
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