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I can understand disliking Machado for being a jag (spiking first basemen, high slides, etc.), but I don't get the hate for his laziness. He plays in 156+ games every year, and it's likely that picking and choosing when to hustle has accounted for some of that. The outcome of a routine grounder is 99.9% likely to be unaffected by a player fully hustling down the line.

Cabrera last year: .262/.316/.458, 2.7 WAR, 111 wRC+ Perez last year: .253/.290/.386, 0.6 WAR, 79 wRC+ Cabrera last three seasons combined: .274/.334/.456, 7.7 WAR, 114 wRC+ Perez last three seasons combined: .262/.294/.411, 2.4 WAR, 83 wRC+ Cabrera is a massive upgrade over Perez.

Hiura might be up as early as a few weeks into the season. Perez/Saladino or even Dubon can hold down that spot just fine for that period of time. The Brewers are pretty close to $100 mil in payroll. Not sure what the ceiling is, but we've never seen it significantly higher than that to start a season. They probably have limited room, so spending a big chunk of it on a second baseman with Hiura's arrival imminent doesn't make sense.

Yep, too late for this now. Brewers are stuck with Braun.

Ugh. Dude walks everyone. No thanks.

I would be happy with Estrada as a more cost effective option.

I'll also say Gausman. Would be a pretty bold move, but I think Stearns goes bold.

I think Gausman may be my top choice for the Brewers to acquire. There's a decent chance he'd be better than Archer, or at least close, at a much lower cost.

Yeah I definitely think that's light.

Hard to gauge what that would take when the Mets probably prefer to deal them separately.

The Royals are not smart.

Well yes, but cost is also a factor. He'll be far cheaper to acquire than any of those guys.

Even in giving Woodruff a shot, the Brewers will need starting pitching depth. Suter is done, Davies might be for all we know, and nobody should be depending on Nelson.

Happ has a solid FIP and a k/bb approaching 4, which is excellent. He'd be a solid get, but if the Yankees are giving up multiple guys in their top ten or something, just bail.