mattyo

Love the enthusiasm but we saved $7 million, not $60 million. This pushes our available payroll to between $45-$50 million below last year’s as it sits already. Not including possible trades or non-tenders of Shaw, Arcia, Guerra among others. Anyway, love the trade. This is what has to be done to create an extended window beyond the three years it looked like we had. Woodruff, Hader, Lauer, Urias, and Hiura are all part of making that possible. This is one of those moves that helps us now and in the future. I think Urias will be at SS and Arcia is gone. Save the money there and receive the same production as Arcia at the absolute worst, but with a ton of upside and making the minimum. Urias’ ceiling is extremely high. Also, our rotation of Woodruff, Houser, and Lauer as it sits is going to see some improvement. If they go cheap there, they absolutely are making a run for a big time bat or two. If they continue to have cheaper options for their everyday bats, they will spend a ton on the rotation. They still have holes at first or outfield (depending on Braun‘s situation) and third and that’s it. Arguably 5 or 6 of the 8 spots in the field not including pitcher are most likely set. The money will be spent somewhere. With all of these moves gaining cheap young talent, I have to believe it’ll be spent in one of those areas. The catching market does not have a high value guy anymore. Honestly this is is just making me way more excited to think we are going to make a real play for one of the top starting pitchers on the market and/or make a serious run at someone like Rendon. I hear you, was just giving you a hard time. I agree that this trade is a good indicator that the Brewers will make a big splash in the FA market. For your hypothetical, I think subbing out Strasburg and putting in someone like Wheeler is actually viable now. TOR potential arm and Rendon at 3b would make this a very formidable team.

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Love the enthusiasm but we saved $7 million, not $60 million.

One quibble. Urias is in a different stratosphere as a prospect than Dubon. This doesn't soften the blow. This is like being reborn. This is important. Urias was ranked higher than any prospect we have had since Brinson, and Arcia before him.

Urias is a former top 20 prospect in all of baseball. Tools per mlb pipeline as follows: Hit: 70 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 60 | Overall: 55 Major league ready, young, controllable middle infielder of the future for the crew. I like it a lot.

I have the feeling the Brewers might have something brewing with the Padres

Also news flash for some posters on this site - The Milwaukee Brewers are NOT trading the NL MVP with 3 years of control left. Nor are they trading the best RP in the game with multiple years of control left. Its not happening, and its CERTAINLY not happening for these low ball offers that have been suggested here (Hader for MEJIA??? lol come on).

What the hell is this? Woody and yelich all we have? Not the best relief pitcher in the game? or the RP coming back from an injury that was one of the best in the game? Calling for a rebuild with 3 years of cheap control for the NL MVP and two of the best pitchers in the game? The doom and gloom on this website is almost unbearable.

Pomeranz? gross

Who else does SF have..

Gotta be WIll Smith, no?

And you know this how?

I would only deal Burnes if it is for a controllable young-ish starter. The only one who fits the bill for me that is known to be available is Syndergaard and I am even having a hard time with that one. Just for clarification, youre having a hard time seeing the value in trading corbin burnes for Thor? or youre having a hard time seeing anyone in their right mind thinking that is a remotely possible scenario?

Lorenzo just looks completely lost at the plate. You hate to see that.

The pitching just isnt good enough, but we knew that.

Come on man..I dont like the move either but how about we don't cheer against the best interests of the team? It is in the best interest of the team. Shaw is not as good as Hiura, even at his best. In my opinion, the Brewers are better with Hiura at 2b and Moose at 3b than Moose at 2b and Shaw at 3b. This is a bad decision that is going to cost us wins. Shaw has done nothing at AAA to indicate he's ready to hit MLB pitching at an acceptable clip. I would rather him tank for 2 weeks and make the correct decision that much more obvious to the decision makers, I think it results in more wins than if Shaw were mediocre(650ish OPS) for 2 months while Hiura destroys AAA pitching. The Brewers are better with Hiura, Shaw and Moose all playing at a high level. You cannot get that if Shaw is not playing at all.

If you're calling him up to prove himself once again, you have to give him the ABs in order to do so.

Come on man..I dont like the move either but how about we don't cheer against the best interests of the team?

Always room at the inn for 1 year deals if the owner is willing to fork up the cash.

Lol what do you want Grandal to do? That was pure, dumb luck for the braves

Dear god. If we traded Hiura straight up for half a season of the current version of MadBum I would consider renouncing my fandom. I wouldn't, but it would cross my mind.

No need to worry about things like this completely out of the franchise's control. Just enjoy watching the Ls keep piling up.

Pina's framing has been atrocious today.

He needs a new agent ASAP.

This is the worst day on the calendar.