MadThinker88

Cleveland is another team facing a roster crunch ahead of the 40 man deadline on 11/19/21. I already listed INF Jose Tena in another thread as a trade target (b4 he ends up in the ChiCubs system). Here are some others: OF Oscar Gonzalez (fits better as a DH which will happen with the next CBA) OF Will Benson INF Jose Fermin LHP Adam Scott LHP Joey Cantillo LHP Konnor Pilkington LHP Sam Hentges LHP Logan S Allen RHP JC Mejia RHP Carlos Vargas INF Yu Chang INF Owen Miller

I am not suggesting that the Brewers should deal Hader on the cheap & yes there might be another team willing to overpay to get Hader to help them contend, but other clubs will not weaken an already depleted/ weak area of their squad to bring in a reliever with limited control remaining. Toronto is struggling to fill out a rotation so its highly doubtful they will trade Pearson in order to get Hader. Toronto has: Robbie Ray (FA after 2021 WS / November 2021) Stephan Matz (FA after 2021 WS / November 2021) Jose Berrios (FA after 2022 WS) Ross Stripling (FA after 2022 WS) H-J Ryu (FA after 2023 WS) Alex Manoah (likely a FA after 2027 season) It can be argued that Toronto made its move to improve the club by adding Berrios at the last trade deadline.. Perhaps NYY will deal Gill when looking at their setup but I think its dicey with Chapman & others in the bullpen already.. Rotation wise NYY has: Corey Kluber (FA after 2021 WS / November 2021) Jameson Taillon (FA after 2022 WS) Luis Severino (FA after 2022 WS) Jordan Montgomery (FA after 2023 WS) Domingo German (FA after 2024 WS) Nestor Cortes Jr (FA after 2025 WS) Gerrit Cole (FA after 2028 WS)

CLE would say 'No' with Turang. CLE has (depending on the ranking service) 3 #100 SS prospects higher than Turang at AA/AAA already. Those prospects are Gabriel Arias, Brayan Rocchio & Tyler Freeman. Yes Turang has value but with that talent logjam already in CLE, Turang gets a better return from another organization. IF you indicated Mitchell instead of Turang, CLE might be open and engage in some talks. Additionally, yes Blake Parker is a FA. I am guessing either Parker or Bryan Shaw (another FA) returns to CLE on a minor league deal with spring training invite (& inside track to making the club to start the next season)..

Some feedback for you: First: If you are going to list 'Allen' from CLE, you need to be more specific since CLE has 2 players named Logan Allen and both are LHP. Logan S Allen is on the 40 man roster, is out of options and has top 100 prospect history (from time with SDP and BoSox before getting to CLE as part of the Trevor Bauer trade return in 2019). Logan T Allen was a 2020 draft pick of CLE out of college and he made it all the way to AA Akron in his 1st minor league season. CLE is likely open to dealing Logan S and very unlikely to deal Logan T. Second: Nolan Jones was drafted in 2016 & is on the 40 man roster already. He spent all last season in AAA Columbus. While Jones has mainly played 3B throughout his time in the minors he has also gotten some work in the OF (and practice time at 1B). It is important to note he missed almost all of Sept 2021 due to an ankle injury (very severe sprain) and latest reports have him getting surgery to stabilize the ankle and help the healing. He is expected to be healthy in time for spring training. Many have speculated that NJones is the heir apparent to JRam at 3B, but some observers are not convinced JRam gets traded away. Even if JRam is dealt, Gabriel Aries (acquired by CLE in the 2020 Clevinger trade from SDP) is a better defender at 3B, is already on the 40 man roster & outplayed NJones in AAA this past season while being almost 2 years younger than NJones and more than 5 years younger than the average age in AAA.. Someone to watch/ target: INF Jose Tena. There is a deep SS group coming thru the CLE minors which Tena is part of. Tena was an international signing in 2017 and is Rule 5 eligible this offseason if not added to the 40 man roster. Tena played most of the season in High A Lake County (rotating across 2B/ SS/ 3B) until others got moved up to AA Akron. Tena was the primary SS at High A after those promotions happened till the end of the regular season. Tena got his own promotion up to AA Akron for the post-season (AA Akron qualified for playoffs while High A Lake County missed by 1 game) and he played during the 3 game sweep by Akron to take the title. Currently Tena is playing in the AFL & its my estimation his play in the AFL is as a show case to be traded before the 40 man deadline (11/19/21). If another team makes a good offer, Tena can be gotten. Otherwise I suspect Tena gets moved in trade to the ChiCubs & new GM Carter Hawkins (out of the CLE mgmt group) to be the future SS for Cubs in 2 years or so. ---------------------------------- Edit to Add: This next part was written by Jim Callis on MLB Pipeline & posted 10/20/21 Jose Tena, INF (No. 12): Signed for $400,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2017, Tena has one of the best left-handed swings and some of the best bat-to-ball skills in the system, not to mention solid speed and arm strength. He hit .281/.331/.467 with 16 homers and 10 steals in 107 games while making his full-season debut in High-A at age 20.

Just to be clear: no union negotiating a new CBA is worrying about individuals that are not members. They are focused on those people that are members of the bargaining unit and those that have retired from the unit (in that order)... I have seen too many 2 tier wages setups where existing members get an hourly wage rate multiple dollars higher then a new worker doing the exact same job right to the existing member..

As good as Ramirez is, 2 years of him is not worth more than 5 cheap controlled years of Peralta. And that's a hard pass from me regardless, I wouldn't do Freddy for JRam straight up. Freddy is a very important part of our success and for where we are at right now I'd much rather deal from the farm or bullpen than fix one hole by creating another. The control on Freddy is very valuable, he's the only one of the big 3 that we have committed beyond '24. I understand the value of Freddy Peralta... He has much value but his value is likely greater with another club. CLE lost over 30 starts from its top 3 starters (Bieber, Civale, Plesac) in 2021. That allowed opportunities that some (Cal Quantrill, Triston McKenzie, Eli Morgan) seized while others (Logan S Allen, Sam Hentges, JC Mejia) squandered. On top of that there are a handful of other CLE pitching prospects that will be added to the 40 man roster this offseason. There is chatter that CLE might be looking to deal some of its SP depth in order to add needed pieces to the existing roster. It will be interesting to see how it shakes out..

CLE has a 40 man issue this offseason with a ton of talent in the minors needing to be added to the roster (or gets exposed in the Rule 5). They could roster as many as 12 players & there are multiple players that are middle INF types. None of those prime prospects were ready for MLB in 2021 so the Lindor trade netted a few bridge guys in Amed Rosario & Andres Gimenez. With all those near ready pieces (INF & pitching especially), it is more likely CLE looks to deal a handful of them for the other items they need. I doubt JRam is dealt (more likely an extension candidate with the team name change & his agent is known for getting clients extended) but if he was shopped, CLE would have needs in the OF. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Something to keep an eye on: the new ChiCubs GM (Carter Hawkins) just came from the CLE ranks. There are a number of young players he has been closely involved with in the CLE organization. With a limited Cubs farm system he could use Ian Happ or Wilson Contreras as chips to CLE to get some good talent (either blue chip or multiple good prospects) to jump start the rebuild for the Cubs.

Thanks for that info.. I will be sure to pass it along..

If it was just the Rays money then sure but the Rays are pocketing the revenue sharing and not even including it in their financials. So basically the Rays are using the revenue sharing money as bonuses to the owners instead of what it is meant for which is for improving the team either through the minors, stadium, or salaries. This is what the owners are mad about at least the small market teams at least from the rumors that have come out. I wouldn't be surprised to see some rule changes to revenue sharing and what teams can and can not spend it on and how it has to be reported to the league. That $100m minimum cap was aimed at the Rays. I dont believe the part in bold is true. Why target a team that is spending money and being successful when other clubs (Pitts/ Miami) collect money and are not successful & have limited product on the field??

As of end of 10/4/2021 End of Season - Total Organization (including all ACL/ FCL & DSL clubs) Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ..L …… …..Pct 1 …… Tampa Bay Rays…… 411 …… 249 …… 0.6227 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 388 …… 264 …… 0.5951 3 …… Boston Red Sox…… 385 …… 270 …… 0.5878 4 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 341 …… 257 …… 0.5702 5 ….. Colorado Rockies…… 355 …… 298 …… 0.5436 6 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 366 …… 316 …… 0.5367 7 ….. Texas Rangers…… 350 …… 306 …… 0.5335 8 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers…352 …… 309 …… 0.5325 9 ….. San Francisco Giants…369 …… 330 …… 0.5279 10 ….. Toronto Blue Jays…… 306 …… 277 …… 0.5249 11 …… Cleveland Indians…… 344 …… 317 …… 0.5204 12 ….. Kansas City Royals……352 …… 332 …… 0.5146 13 ….. Atlanta Braves…… 273 …… 259 …… 0.5132 14 …… Miami Marlins…… 298 …… 291 …… 0.5059 15 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 301 …… 295 …… 0.5050 16 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 303 …… 297 …… 0.5050 17 …… Milwaukee Brewers……349 …… 353 …… 0.4972 18 ….. Philadelphia Phillies……304 …… 324 …… 0.4841 19 …… Houston Astros…… 289 …… 309 …… 0.4833 20 ….. Detroit Tigers…… 311 …… 337 …… 0.4799 21 ….. Baltimore Orioles…… 317 …… 367 …… 0.4635 22 …… Los Angeles Angels … 269 …… 313 …… 0.4622 23 …… San Diego Padres…… 277 …… 325 …… 0.4601 24 ….. New York Mets…… 289 …… 344 …… 0.4566 25 ….. Chicago Cubs…… 295 …… 358 …… 0.4518 26 ….. Arizona Dbacks…… 289 …… 364 …… 0.4426 27 …… Oakland Athletics…… 259 …… 331 …… 0.4390 28 …… Washington Nats…… 247 …… 348 …… 0.4151 29 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 243 …… 359 …… 0.4037 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 260 …… 394 …… 0.3976

Final Update time. For the games as of end of 10/3/21 Here is the entire list for all 30 organizations (listing only the 4 full season affiliates).. Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 312 …… 173 …… 0.6433 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 291 …… 191 …… 0.6037 3 ….. Boston Red Sox…… 279 …… 203 …… 0.5788 4 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 267 …… 215 …… 0.5539 5 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 264 …… 220 …… 0.5455 6 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 263 …… 221 …… 0.5434 7 ….. Kansas City Royals……262 …… 223 …… 0.5402 8 ….. San Francisco Giants…258 …… 221 …… 0.5386 9 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers…260 …… 229 …… 0.5317 10 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 255 …… 231 …… 0.5247 11 ….. Atlanta Braves…… 248 …… 228 …… 0.5210 12 ….. Miami Marlins…… 248 …… 230 …… 0.5188 13 ….. Texas Rangers…… 249 …… 233 …… 0.5166 14 ….. Detroit Tigers…… 251 …… 236 …… 0.5154 15 ….. Toronto Blue Jays…… 243 …… 229 …… 0.5148 16 ….. Baltimore Orioles…… 251 …… 238 …… 0.5133 17 ….. Milwaukee Brewers……242 …… 239 …… 0.5031 18 ….. Colorado Rockies…… 238 …… 241 …… 0.4969 19 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 238 …… 242 …… 0.4958 20 ….. Houston Astros…… 238 …… 247 …… 0.4907 21 ….. Oakland Athletics…… 224 …… 258 …… 0.4647 22 ….. Arizona Dbacks…… 219 …… 257 …… 0.4601 23 ….. Los Angeles Angels……208 …… 259 …… 0.4454 24 ….. San Diego Padres…… 217 …… 273 …… 0.4429 25 ….. New York Mets…… 205 …… 260 …… 0.4409 26 ….. Philadelphia Phillies……209 …… 266 …… 0.4400 27 ….. Chicago Cubs…… 208 …… 269 …… 0.4361 28 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 192 …… 292 …… 0.3967 29 ….. Washington Nats…… 187 …… 293 …… 0.3896 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 188 …… 297 …… 0.3876

Update time. For the games as of end of 9/20/21 Top 10 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 303 …… 172 …… 0.6379 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 284 …… 188 …… 0.6017 3 ….. Boston Red Sox…… 271 …… 201 …… 0.5742 4 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 262 …… 209 …… 0.5563 5 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 260 …… 215 …… 0.5474 6 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 257 …… 217 …… 0.5422 7 ….. San Francisco Giants…253 …… 215 …… 0.5406 8 ….. Kansas City Royals……255 …… 221 …… 0.5357 9 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers…253 …… 225 …… 0.5293 10 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 252 …… 225 …… 0.5283 Bottom 5 26 ….. Chicago Cubs…… 207 …… 261 …… 0.4423 27 ….. San Diego Padres…… 211 …… 268 …… 0.4405 28 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 190 …… 286 …… 0.3992 29 ….. Washington Nationals.185 …… 285 …… 0.3936 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 184 …… 293 …… 0.3857 Others in NL Central 17 ….. Milwaukee Brewers……235 …… 237 …… 0.4979 18 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 234 …… 237 …… 0.4968 Notes & Tidbits Most games played: 479 by Baltimore & San Diego Least games played: 456 by LA Angels & NY Mets Top 16 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +731 by Tampa Bay. A total of 12 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +325 or better (Tampa & NY Yankees both over +590). Worst run differential: -682 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 11 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Five teams at -300 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #12 Miami 242-226 and a run diff of -40 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #20 Houston 233-241 and a run diff of +71 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.157 (only team under 1.28). 3 teams in total under 1.30 (others are NY Yankees & Miami Marlins) Worst Team WHIP: #30 St. Louis 1.564 (only team over 1.50). MKE run diff is +43 and has a WHIP of 1.407

Update time. For the games as of end of 9/12/21 Top 10 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 289 …… 166 …… 0.6352 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 273 …… 177 …… 0.6067 3 ….. Boston Red Sox …… 259 …… 190 …… 0.5768 4 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 251 …… 199 …… 0.5578 5 ….. Seattle Mariners …… 248 …… 199 …… 0.5548 6 ….. San Francisco Giants 240 …… 203 …… 0.5418 7 ….. Kansas City Royals……245 …… 208 …… 0.5408 8 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 243 …… 209 …… 0.5376 9 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers..242 …… 211 …… 0.5342 10 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 239 …… 214 …… 0.5276 Bottom 5 26 ….. Philadelphia Phillies……196 …… 246 …… 0.4434 27 ….. New York Mets …… 191 …… 244 …… 0.4391 28 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 182 …… 273 …… 0.4000 29 ….. Washington Nats…… 176 …… 274 …… 0.3911 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 173 …… 280 …… 0.3819 Others in NL Central 18 ….. Cincinnati Reds …… 221 …… 228 …… 0.4922 19 ….. Milwaukee Brewers… 221 …… 230 …… 0.4900 25 ….. Chicago Cubs …… 198 …… 248 …… 0.4439 Notes & Tidbits Most games played: 455 by Tampa & ChiSox Least games played: 435 by NY Mets Top 16 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +694 by Tampa Bay. A total of 12 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +350 or better (Tampa & NY Yankees both over +600). Worst run differential: -681 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 11 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Four teams at -300 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #12 Miami 234-215 and a run diff of -43 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #20 Houston 216-233 and a run diff of +21 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.158 (only team under 1.28). 3 teams in total under 1.30 (others are NY Yankees & Miami Marlins) Worst Team WHIP: #30 St. Louis 1.574 (only team over 1.51). Only Arizona is also over 1.5 MKE run diff is +16 and has a WHIP of 1.416

I don't think so.... not yet.. Don't focus on 1 source for the rankings.. average the various sources together to get a better picture. Baseball America Baseball Prospectus MLB Pipeline Fangraphs Bleacher Report Keith Law/ The Athletic Kiley McDaniel/ ESPN Minor League Baseball Analyst They all have value... Bringing them all together provides a better, more complete picture

Update time. For the games as of end of 9/6/21 Top 10 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 276 …… 154 …… 0.6419 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 256 …… 169 …… 0.6024 3 ….. Boston Red Sox…… 243 …… 185 …… 0.5678 4 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 241 …… 190 …… 0.5592 5 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 238 …… 188 …… 0.5587 6 ….. Kansas City Royals… 235 …… 194 …… 0.5478 7 ….. San Francisco Giants…226 …… 196 …… 0.5355 8 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 229 …… 200 …… 0.5338 9 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 228 …… 200 …… 0.5327 10 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers…229 …… 201 …… 0.5326 Bottom 5 26 ….. Philadelphia Phillies……188 …… 235 …… 0.4444 27 ….. San Diego Padres…… 191 …… 239 …… 0.4442 28 ….. Washington Nationals 167 …… 258 …… 0.3929 29 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 169 …… 262 …… 0.3921 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 164 …… 265 …… 0.3823 Others in NL Central 18 ….. Milwaukee Brewers……209 …… 218 …… 0.4895 19 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 208 …… 217 …… 0.4894 24 ….. Chicago Cubs…… 190 …… 232 …… 0.4502 Notes & Tidbits: Most games played: 431 by Seattle, Detroit, ChiSox Least games played: 414 by NY Mets Top 17 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +649 by Tampa Bay. A total of 11 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +350 or better (Tampa & NY Yankees both over +560). Worst run differential: -649 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 10 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Four teams at -300 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #11 Miami 221-204 and a run diff of -48 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #20 Houston 206-221 and a run diff of +8 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.159 (only team under 1.28). 3 teams in total under 1.30 (others are NY Yankees & Miami Marlins) Worst Team WHIP: #30 St. Louis 1.572 (only team over 1.51). Only Arizona is also over 1.5 MKE run diff is +30 and has a WHIP of 1.406

Sorry everyone.. The normal links are not working so I am unable to update the standings via my normal process today.. I linked the Brewer page here so others can see what I am looking at. https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=MIL&year=2021 I will try to find a different means to get updated info to update the standings.

Update time. For the games as of end of 8/29/21 Top 10 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 259 …… 147 …… 0.6379 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 248 …… 152 …… 0.6200 3 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 226 …… 176 …… 0.5622 4 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 227 …… 179 …… 0.5591 5 ….. Boston Red Sox…… 225 …… 178 …… 0.5583 6 ….. Kansas City Royals……224 …… 180 …… 0.5545 7 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 219 …… 185 …… 0.5421 8 ….. San Francisco Giants…216 …… 187 …… 0.5360 9 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers…214 …… 190 …… 0.5297 10 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 213 …… 192 …… 0.5259 Bottom 5 26 ….. Philadelphia Phillies……177 …… 222 …… 0.4436 27 ….. New York Mets…… 176 …… 221 …… 0.4433 28 ….. Washington Nationals.163 …… 239 …… 0.4055 29 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 160 …… 245 …… 0.3951 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 155 …… 250 …… 0.3827 Others in NL Central 16 ….. Milwaukee Brewers… 200 …… 205 …… 0.4938 20 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 191 …… 209 …… 0.4775 23 ….. Chicago Cubs…… 181 …… 219 …… 0.4525 Notes & Tidbits: Most games played: 407 by Detroit Least games played: 397 by NY Mets Top 15 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +583 by NY Yankees. A total of 10 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +350 or better (Tampa & NY Yankees both over +575). Worst run differential: -604 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 11 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Three teams at -300 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #11 Miami 210-191 and a run diff of -37 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #18 Toronto 197-202 and a run diff of +46 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.168 (only team under 1.27) Worst Team WHIP: #30 St. Louis 1.569 (only team over 1.52) MKE run diff is +72 and has a WHIP of 1.403

Update time. For the games as of end of 8/22/21 Top 10 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 246 …… 136 …… 0.6440 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 235 …… 140 …… 0.6267 3 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 213 …… 165 …… 0.5635 4 ….. Boston Red Sox…… 212 …… 167 …… 0.5594 5 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 213 …… 168 …… 0.5591 6 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 210 …… 169 …… 0.5541 7 ….. Kansas City Royals… 208 …… 171 …… 0.5488 8 ….. San Francisco Giants 206 …… 176 …… 0.5393 9 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers 204 …… 176 …… 0.5368 10 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 202 …… 179 …… 0.5302 Bottom 5 26 ….. Arizona Diamondbacks …… 167 …… 212 …… 0.4406 27 ….. Philadelphia Phillies…… 161 …… 213 …… 0.4305 28 ….. Washington Nationals…… 151 …… 227 …… 0.3995 29 ….. Chicago White Sox… … 149 …… 232 …… 0.3911 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals… … 147 …… 233 …… 0.3868 Others in NL Central 16 ….. Milwaukee Brewers……191 …… 192 …… 0.4987 20 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 180 …… 200 …… 0.4737 23 ….. Chicago Cubs …… 172 …… 207 …… 0.4538 Notes & Tidbits Most games played: 383 by Atlanta & Milwaukee Least games played: 372 by NY Mets Top 15 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +567 by NY Yankees. A total of 9 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +350 or better (Tampa & NY Yankees both over +550). Worst run differential: -552 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 10 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Five teams at -300 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #13 Miami 195-186 and a run diff of -58 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #18 Detroit 187-195 and a run diff of +43 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.17 (only team under 1.27) Worst Team WHIP: #30 St. Louis 1.569 (only team over 1.52) MKE run diff is +77 and has a WHIP of 1.408

Just something to ponder: There are a number of other teams with 40 man roster crunches. There is a open trade window post world series conclusion to the roster deadline of 11/19/21. <-- edited for accuracy The Brewers might be in a spot where it could add a higher upside player (or 2) that is on the outside looking in for 1 of those clubs VIA TRADE before the roster deadline. That way the Brewers can send the player into the minors next season without the hassle of the R5 rules from selecting the player via the draft. Assets that could be used: 2022 Competitive Balance pick of the Brewers Lower level minor league pieces

At this point wouldn't they rather NOT get him in game action, thus saving a minor league season before he needs to be protected? I thought the clock starts ticking once the contract is signed... Now, I think he'll move fast up the ladder, so it'll be a moot point, but the clock may already be ticking. Yes, the clock does start ticking once the initial contract is signed.. Here is something to consider: there were no minor league games in 2020, but the year/ season still counted toward R5 eligibility/ obtaining minor league free agency/ etc.... This year will count for Tyler Black...

Update time. For the games as of end of 8/15/21 Top 10 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ...L… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays …… 233 …… 124 …… 0.6527 2 ….. New York Yankees ……220 …… 131 …… 0.6268 3 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates …… 201 …… 152 …… 0.5694 4 ….. Seattle Mariners …… 200 …… 156 …… 0.5618 5 ….. Boston Red Sox …… 198 …… 157 …… 0.5577 6 ….. Kansas City Royals ……197 …… 157 …… 0.5565 7 ….. Minnesota Twins …… 193 …… 161 …… 0.5452 8 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers …192 …… 164 …… 0.5393 9 ….. Cleveland Indians …… 190 …… 167 …… 0.5322 10 ….. San Francisco Giants …189 …… 169 …… 0.5279 Bottom 5 26 ….. New York Mets …… 155 …… 196 …… 0.4416 27 ….. Philadelphia Phillies … 154 …… 196 …… 0.4400 28 ….. Washington Nationals 139 …… 215 …… 0.3927 29 ….. Chicago White Sox ……139 …… 218 …… 0.3894 30 ….. St. Louis Cardinals ……136 …… 220 …… 0.3820 Others in NL Central 16 ….. Milwaukee Brewers……179 …… 180 …… 0.4986 19 ….. Cincinnati Reds …… 171 …… 184 …… 0.4817 23 ….. Chicago Cubs …… 162 …… 191 …… 0.4589 Notes & Tidbits Most games played: 359 by Atlanta & Milwaukee Least games played: 350 by Philadelphia Top 15 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +549 by Tampa. A total of 10 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +300 or better (Tampa & NY Yankees both over +520). Worst run differential: -524 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 10 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Four teams at -300 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #13 Miami 182-175 and a run diff of -64 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #17 Detroit 177-181 and a run diff of +51 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.159 (only team under 1.27) Worst Team WHIP: #30 St. Louis 1.575 (only team over 1.52) MKE run diff is +61 and has a WHIP of 1.397

As of end of 8/08/2021 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 221 …… 112 …… 0.6637 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 209 …… 119 …… 0.6372 3 ….. Boston Red Sox…… 189 …… 142 …… 0.5710 4 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 188 …… 143 …… 0.5680 5 ….. Kansas City Royals……185 …… 146 …… 0.5589 6 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 185 …… 147 …… 0.5572 7 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 181 …… 151 …… 0.5452 8 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers…180 …… 152 …… 0.5422 9 ….. San Fran Giants…… 180 …… 154 …… 0.5389 10 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 174 …… 158 …… 0.5241 11 ….. Texas Rangers…… 174 …… 158 …… 0.5241 Bottom 5 26 ….. Arizona Dbacks …… 145 …… 187 …… 0.4367 27 ….. New York Mets…… 142 …… 185 …… 0.4343 28 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 132 …… 202 …… 0.3952 29 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 129 …… 202 …… 0.3897 30 ….. Washington Nats…… 126 …… 204 …… 0.3818 Others in NL Central 14 ….. Milwaukee Brewers……171 …… 164 …… 0.5104 21 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 158 …… 174 …… 0.4759 23 ….. Chicago Cubs…… 149 …… 180 …… 0.4529 Notes & Tidbits Most games played: 336 by Atlanta Least games played: 327 by Philadelphia & NY Mets Top 14 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +532 by Tampa. A total of 10 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +500 or better. Worst run differential: -477 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 10 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Four teams at -300 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #13 Miami 170-163 and a run diff of -70 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #16 Toronto 161-167 and a run diff of +30 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.157 (only team under 1.28) Worst Team WHIP: #29 St. Louis 1.577 (only team over 1.51) MKE run diff is +97 and has a WHIP of 1.384

Tigers extend J Schoop for 2 yrs/ $15M https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/tigers-extend-jonathan-schoop.html#comments --------------------------------- Mets sign Zack Godley in minor league deal.. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/08/mets-sign-zack-godley-to-minors-deal.html

Update time for the games completed thru 8/1/21 Top 10 Rank …… Franchise …… …….W …… ......L …… …..Pct 1 ….. Tampa Bay Rays…… 202 …… 106 …… 0.6558 2 ….. New York Yankees…… 199 …… 106 …… 0.6525 3 ….. Seattle Mariners…… 175 …… 133 …… 0.5682 4 ….. Kansas City Royals… 173 …… 133 …… 0.5654 5 ….. Boston Red Sox…… 173 …… 133 …… 0.5654 6 ….. Pittsburgh Pirates…… 173 …… 133 …… 0.5654 7 ….. Minnesota Twins…… 168 …… 140 …… 0.5455 8 ….. Los Angeles Dodgers 167 …… 142 …… 0.5405 9 ….. Cleveland Indians…… 164 …… 143 …… 0.5342 10 ….. San Francisco Giants 165 …… 145 …… 0.5323 Bottom 5 26 ….. Arizona Diamondbacks…… 134 …… 174 …… 0.4351 27 ….. New York Mets…… 128 …… 177 …… 0.4197 28 ….. Chicago White Sox…… 125 …… 185 …… 0.4032 29 ….. St. Louis Cardinals…… 123 …… 187 …… 0.3968 30 ….. Washington Nationals…… 117 …… 189 …… 0.3824 Others in NL Central 13 ….. Milwaukee Brewers……156 …… 154 …… 0.5032 18 ….. Cincinnati Reds…… 148 …… 159 …… 0.4821 25 ….. Chicago Cubs…… 134 …… 169 …… 0.4422 Notes & Tidbits Most games played: 312 by Atlanta Least games played: 303 by Chicago Cubs Top 15 teams have records at or above .500 Best run differential: +517 by NY Yankees. A total of 10 teams have a run differential at +100 or better. Two teams at +475 or better. Worst run differential: -419 by St. Louis Cardinals. A total of 11 teams have a differential at -100 or worse. Two teams at -325 or worse. Best Record with negative run differential: #14 Miami 155-154 and a run diff of -86 Worst Record with a positive run differential: #16 Toronto 150-154 and a run diff of +31 Best Team WHIP: #1 Tampa 1.166 (only team under 1.28) Worst Team WHIP: #29 St. Louis 1.568 (only team over 1.51) MKE run diff is +65 and has a WHIP of 1.389

Shouldn't that top section be July departures or am I missing something??