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Super happy to see Counsell extended, well deserved.

I like this move for the Brewers. Narvaez defensive short comings aren’t a big deal as the Brewers organization has done a great job of developing defensive catchers over the past 10 years and my hope is they’ll be able to do the same for Narvaez’s defensive side of the game

Congrats to LoCain! His defense was really great this year, especially all the stolen HR’s. A part of me thought he might get hosed again.

Yeah, I don’t feel the least bit sorry for the Cubs and especially their fan base. After wining the WS in 2016 their fans became the biggest A :holes in baseball. You would’ve thought they had won the WS 3 years straight and had 10 other rings to go along with ‘em. I would think the Cubs would be pushing hard to win their last 3 in St. Louis. After all, it was the Cards that swept them in 4 at Wrigley and essentially nocked them out of the playoffs. I’d think it’d be their goal to return the favor to Cards and cost them the division. Of course the Brewers have to get it done in Colorado, which taking 3 in that park is not easy.

Im certain they contract with a goggle manufacturer to have branded merchandise made. They just pay them to have goggles with their brand name printed on the strap.

Im certain they contract with a goggle manufacturer to have branded merchandise made. They just pay them to have goggles with their brand name printed on the strap.

The last 2 seasons the Brewers have one of the lowest run differentials among playoff teams. Lowest for 2019 and 3rd lowest of 2018 within playoff teams. I think this is a great indicator of how great of a manager CC is. For the Brewers to make the playoffs in back to back years while playing in so many close games is a testament to the job CC is doing. I really think he deserves to be at the top of the list for manager of the year. 88 wins as of today with 4 games left and all of the pitching injuries the team’s endured this season. And no pitchers the MLB would consider true aces. Although I couldn’t argue the moy award going to Brian Snitker of the Braves, but if it goes to Dave Roberts(Dodgers) it’ll be upsetting. After all the Dodgers have elite starters and a payroll in excess of $200 million. They should be winning 95+ games a year regardless of the manager.

Can’t say I’d want anything to do with deferred money myself, but I’m perfectly okay with teams offering terms with deferred payments for as many years as they want. These athletes are adults and have financial advisors to help them work through these decisions. I do think the money needs to be guaranteed, afterall the financial situation of teams can change dramatically over 30 years. I think some people might think it’s impossible for a MLB team to go belly up, but nobody can predict the future especially decades down the road. I guess the only possible way I’d be interested in a deferred payment was if it was interest bearing.

At this point I would t do anything with Jeffress. He has arm questions right now that may be minor and really just a case of a tired arm or it could be the beginning of something major. The good thing is the Brewers don’t have to make a decision on their future with him until the end of the season. Pitchers are difficult to bet on long term and if teams can maintain control of pitchers with short term contracts it’s definitely to the teams benefit. I think Jeffress truly feels at home pitching for the Brewers. Of course as fans we always want to think that about players who play for our favorite teams, but with Jeffress I really think it’s true. He hasn’t pitched well for any other team he’s been a part of and was even traded back to the Brewers from Texas. I think this benefits the Brewers when it comes to negotiating in the future.

2018 was the last year of Aramis Ramirez’s deferred contract. He was paid $3 million in 2017 and 2018.

I think if I were the Brewers I would have tried to keep the Knebel news under wraps for a couple of days to try and wrap a deal up with Kimbrel. This obviously gives Kimbrel more negotiating power.

This makes me laugh after all that talk from Harper trying to recruit Trout and other talent around himself. I find Trout to be the superior talent and far more likeable personality that players are more apt to move towards. I’m curious to see how future FA’s respond to opportunities and deals from the Phillies to play with Harper.

I’ve always been a big fan of the Ball & Glove/MB logo and I think they did a good job of updating the logo by changing the blue to navy blue. There is nothing worse than the Brewers uniform change of 1994. I’ve never owned Brewers gear from those years and never will

I’d be okay with the 20 second pitch clock with bases empty, but when there’s a runner on I don’t think there should be a clock. I just think there’s too much going on, especially when you’ve got a speedy runner on base. Worse case with 20 second clock is pitchers will just throw off to 1B repeatedly until they’re ready, possibly leading to longer game times.

I like Harper’s assumption that because he’s on the Phillies now that MLBs best should want to join him. Mike Trout being the superior player I’d imagine there be a greater desire to recruit talent around him especially since he has a far more likeable personality that’s more likely to draw other top talent around him.

It’s my understanding that the MLB gets 50%+ of the ticket revenue for postseason games and that money goes towards post season player’s shares

I was reading an article about the Ballpark Pass from last season and the pass didn’t go on sale until the beginning of March. Standing room only access to every game for $30/month is a great deal

USA Today has Petricka’s salary listed at $900,000 for 2019. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/mlb/brewers/salaries/all/player/all/

I like the idea of Braun willing to try something different in an effort to better his game. I have no doubt that between his back surgery and nerve issue in is thumb that over the years he’s probably not getting the bat around as fast as he once did. Worse case scenario he can always go back to his original swing. I think Braun is about the only player I’ve heard of who’s had the same swing from high school and through his career in the MLB

I don’t think the Reds are a team to be taken lightly. They lost a ton of games last year by only 1 run. We're not talking about a team that was getting blown out and I think their additions are difference makers. The 1 guy I’m not going to miss the Brewers matching up against is Billy Hamilton. His career stats are far from impressive, but his numbers against the Brewers are far better and his speed regularly cost the Brewers runs.

I know it’s only his first time out, but it’s looking like a continuation of his 2018 season with Chase giving up another HR.

I think players need to be careful with the idea of a strike. They need to take some time and look back at the last baseball strike. It was costly to the players and the league, a lot of fans either didn’t comeback while others took many years to return to ballparks. In the end, the strike didn’t just effect the game for the half season they didn’t play, but for many seasons to follow. Attendance suffered for many years and when attendance declines so do players salaries, so if the goal is to increase player salaries a strike very well may backfire. The MLB has a completely new generation of players with none left from the last strike to be a voice in the clubhouses. To be honest I don’t understand the point of the Players Association if the players are individually talking about strike and it’s not coming from MLBPA. Is there a disconnect between the players and the MLBPA? It’s my understanding they sit down with the MLB every 2 years and until now I thought the biggest concerns revolved around new rule changes and season length. This is the first time I’ve heard rumblings of a strike and for the past 10 years I’ve been a pretty involved fan. Meaning I read MLB related articles at least 5 days a week during the season and weekly during the off-season. Off-season being Nov. to mid February. Anyone else hear strike rumblings prior to this article? If this article is a truthful account of how the players are really feeling then why aren’t players pushing for incentive based contracts. I have to imagine that teams would heavily favor incentive based contracts. Also, in pro sports the NFL leads all others in revenue, yet the MLB minimum salary exceeds that of the NFL. I really feel MLB players are more than fairly compensated. There are conversations regarding many players not signing contracts until Spring Training has started. Are the teams holding out and waiting or is it on the players holding out till the last moment trying to get the most lucrative deal? Its tough to say as fans are not privy to negotiating offer information, we only know the details of signed contracts. I apologize about the narrative, I typically avoid them in blogs.

I think players need to be careful with the idea of a strike. They need to take some time and look back at the last baseball strike. It was costly to the players and the league, a lot of fans either didn’t comeback while others took many years to return to ballparks. In the end, the strike didn’t just effect the game for the half season they didn’t play, but for many seasons to follow. Attendance suffered for many years and when attendance declines so do players salaries, so if the goal is to increase player salaries a strike very well may backfire. The MLB has a completely new generation of players with none left from the last strike to be a voice in the clubhouses. To be honest I don’t understand the point of the Players Association if the players are individually talking about strike and it’s not coming from MLBPA. Is there a disconnect between the players and the MLBPA? It’s my understanding they sit down with the MLB every 2 years and until now I thought the biggest concerns revolved around new rule changes and season length. This is the first time I’ve heard rumblings of a strike and for the past 10 years I’ve been a pretty involved fan. Meaning I read MLB related articles at least 5 days a week during the season and weekly during the off-season. Off-season being Nov. to mid February. Anyone else hear strike rumblings prior to this article? If this article is a truthful account of how the players are really feeling then why aren’t players pushing for incentive based contracts. I have to imagine that teams would heavily favor incentive based contracts. Also, in pro sports the NFL leads all others in revenue, yet the MLB minimum salary exceeds that of the NFL. I really feel MLB players are more than fairly compensated. There are conversations regarding many players not signing contracts until Spring Training has started. Are the teams holding out and waiting or is it on the players holding out till the last moment trying to get the most lucrative deal? Its tough to say as fans are not privy to negotiating offer information, we only know the details of signed contracts.

Projections are fine until Opening Day and then they become irrelevant. There is not one team in the NL Central that I’d take lightly. I think the last 2 seasons have showed the Brewers players and fans how important every win is. 2017 Brewers fall 1 game short of a Wild Card spot 2018 Brewers win game 163 to win NL Central Division 2018 Brewers fall 1 game short of World Series

I don’t see value in signing Harper. Based on his production I think he’s worth about $200 million over 10 years and it seems crazy to me that teams think he’s worth over $300 million(based on reports that Harper has turned down multiple offers in excess of $300 mil). If the Phillies have the crazy money they’ve led everyone to believe I’d be more inclined to to wait out Mike Trout’s potential free agency. Trout is a natural fit for the Phillies. He’s not only from the area of which he loves, but he’s also a childhood Phillies fan.