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  1. MadThinker88
    That seems weird, why would they give him up for what appears to be nothing? 3.5 era in AAA last year is certainly nothing to sneeze at. The Rays had a massive roster crunch trying to get to its 40 man limit...
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    I've been a fan of the "dirt dog" for years. Kipnis moving over to 1B would be a stunning development..
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    Thanks to the roof, we know that game is able to be played in late March... Most other locations..... Not so much.
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    That sounds reasonable. Players taken in the minor league portion do not have a mechanism to return to the original club & do not have to remain on the AAA or AA level (wherever selected).. But we must remember that players not protected on the 40 man roster might be protected the AAA or AA designation lists. Those lower level lists are normally not published for fans to pick thru and debate. We generally won't know who is available in those phases of the draft until a particular player is selected. In fact the only time I saw those lists was a few years ago when a Cubs source published the ChiCubs listings.
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    I'm all for teams adding talent thru the various methods available. That said, if Stearns is "adding" thru the R5 this December, the chances of Milwaukee being in serious contention for the NL Central flag yet alone a NL title/ World Series appearance take a serious hit.. EDIT: "adding" thru the major league portion of the R5 this December,
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    I was digging thru old threads seeking the "the Last Trade Milwaukee had with ...." and I found this one. Now consider what happened with Carrasco in 2019.. That contract extension last off season looks real good now...
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    Tip of the cap where it is due.. Interesting pick-up by the Reds before the roster deadline https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/11/reds-acquire-jose-de-leon.html IF De Leon is healthy, having DJ as coach to help him would be a very good match.. For 2020 along with 21, 22, & 2023..
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    Mathias was not part of the failed Lucroy trade. The 4 names were Francisco Mejia ©, Yu Chang (INF), Greg Allen (OF) & Shawn Armstrong (RHRP) As for other people/ possibilities of raising Mark Mathias as a target I cannot say. Can anyone confirm if Mathias got added to the 40 man? I know he is eligible for the R5 this year but I haven't seen anything official of him being added..
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    Proximity of Disney... Perhaps fans of other teams can be drawn in as part of a vacation package. I agree it would be better to move Tampa/ Miami to Orlando then to set up another club in the state...
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    Interesting. Francona was a fan of Mathias. Mark is good glove and utility guy.. Its been a while since the 2 teams completed a deal. Time to update the trade thread.
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    IF (& I mean IF) the majors is looking to expand by 2, there could be as many more 8 spots needed for full season minor league teams (2 each at AAA, AA, High-A & A). That might save some spots (even if there is a shuffling of teams moving up levels)
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    Kinda surprised that Beloit is NOT on the list. Same goes for Fresno (regularly ranked in bottom 2 with Colorado Springs for AAA sites) After personally seeing games in Beloit (& a half dozen other places including 3 others in the Midwest League), Beloit was in the basement in my opinion.
  13. MadThinker88
    The 10 day IL was being abused by some clubs regarding pitcher movement (LA Dodgers for example) so pushing back to 15 days for pitchers legitimizes it. The 10 day still remains for position player usage at this point...
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    Minnesota will take a tumble in the ranks but I believe they will in the top 25... Baylor will take a larger tumble and I have to wonder if they remain in the top 25...
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    IF it gets reduced, it will be 2 games out. That way he misses rematch with Cleveland (in Pitts) on 11/24... That game will be interesting to watch.. Doubt the refs allow ANY latitude.. Fans interaction at field will be interesting as well... Anyone want to guess O/U on number of flags in that game??? It might be around 35...
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    7 minutes remain in 1st half... Buckeyes lead Villanova 36-10.... Even playing in Columbus, that feels like a typo... Big Ten will be very tough this season....
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    Balances out vs the last PSU score. Definitely was delay of game there. If clock kept going it would have been at -2 or -3... True but a bogus offensive pass interference call is way worse than a missed 5-yard delay-of-game. Generally your right but in this case it resulted in 7 points for PSU. Let's assume call was made. PSU is backed up and play another down. Now the interesting stuff happens. Does the scoring play happen again on the next play? Who knows. Does PSU scored a TD on the drive?? Maybe. The main thing I believe that happens is more time is off the clock (anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes) and that greatly impacts the final drive of PSU...
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    I'm no Penn State fan but that was terrible. Wonder if that zebra had a bookie Balances out vs the last PSU score. Definitely was delay of game there. If clock kept going it would have been at -2 or -3...
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    Interesting tidbit as I watch the PSU/ Minn game: both starting QBs are from the Cincinnati OH area. Those kids played against each other in Pee-Wee ball.... Edit: Sean Clifford from powerhouse Cinci St. Xavier... So some schools are still able to get talented players out of Ohio...
  20. MadThinker88
    If no Hiura in the return package, then don't bother calling about Lindor... Its the simple aspect of trades - each side has to get something of value/ something they want in return. Ask yourself - IF the Brewers want Lindor, why would Cleveland part with Lindor in a trade to Milwaukee? What is Cleveland getting out of it?? Reducing Cleveland's payroll..... its already been done. If Cleveland needed to reduce further, they would have passed on the option for Kluber in 2020. Tribe already declined the option on Kipnis ($14M in savings) and their current payroll (assuming arbitration projections are correct & no other signings happen ) is about $20M under the 2019 payroll. Don't discount the Cleveland deal of Bauer in July. It freed up over $15M in salary for 2020, especially with Puig being a free agent. A young shortstop for a few years from now... They already have multiple options (planning for 2022 & beyond). BTW - it can be argued that Tyler Freeman (in the same leagues last season Brice Turang) is a better prospect than Turang. Like it or not the Brewers have one of the weakest farm systems in baseball so it lacks other highly rated options to offer instead of Hiura. I respect the Brewer fans wanting one of the best shortstops (& overall better players) in the game, but sometimes there is not a match.
  21. MadThinker88
    I am curious if in all the advanced stats that are kept/ available, there is a solid/ good starting pitcher that is a free agent this off season that gets absolutely destroyed/ owned by Yelich or Braun... It might be a selling point for Stearns - "Hey your pretty good already but now Yelich (or Braun) is on your team and not batting against you. Come join us."
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    I agree its not doomsday or problematic for 2020. But a 4th yr at arbitration means salary possibly in the neighborhood $18 to $25M for 2023. That is a large chunk & it could make things difficult at that point...
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    Yan Gomes had his contract bought out by the Nats & is a free agent.. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/11/nationals-to-decline-options-on-ryan-zimmerman-yan-gomes.html While I understand the preference of Grandal, Gomes would make sense as a much cheaper fall back option & allow funds to be reallocated to other positions of need..
  25. MadThinker88
    I knew there was a reason to be annoyed with Iowa...
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