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  1. 82brewcrew82
    Agreed with the bolded part. I'm not saying Anderson sucks but he, and the rotation as a whole, don't match up well with the other contenders.
  2. 82brewcrew82
    THAT is the bummer in all of this.
  3. 82brewcrew82
    In fact, if you go Quintana & Darvish for the Cubs I don't think there is a single team I would have Anderson higher than 3 on in the NL.
  4. 82brewcrew82
    So for which of the contending teams would Anderson be a #1 or #2? He may be a TOR on this team but not a championship team, like it or not. Here is a list of the #1's & #2's on the playoff teams from a year ago: Minnesota: 1. Santana 2. Berrios NY Yankees: 1. Severino 2. Tanaka/Gray Boston: 1. Sale 2. Price Houston: 1. Verlander 2. Keuchel Cleveland: 1. Kluber 2. Carrasco Chicago Cubs: 1. Lester 2. Darvish Washington: 1. Scherzer 2. Strasburg Arizona: 1. Greinke 2. Ray LA Dodgers: 1. Kershner 2. Rich Hill Colorado: 1. Gray 2. T. Anderson Milwaukee: 1. Nelson (injured) 2. Anderson There are some teams here Anderson is not a 1 or 2 on but there are plenty that he is. Heck, he put up better numbers a year ago that Darvish or Lester and we are all deathly afraid of them. I don't know who that Kershner guy is but what would it take to get him? Kidding. Either way, there are several NL teams that would have a one two punch stronger than what we have even if I conceded that Anderson is a TOR (and I don't). There are very few NL teams where he is better than a three on those teams.
  5. 82brewcrew82
    Very true, but a valid reason for having an inferior staff doesn't level the playing field.
  6. 82brewcrew82
    So for which of the contending teams would Anderson be a #1 or #2? He may be a TOR on this team but not a championship team, like it or not.
  7. 82brewcrew82
    Because it is. Take anyone of Anderson/Davies/Chacin and put them in the rotation for Arizona/LA/Chicago/Washington and tell me which one, unequivocally, is not a back end option for those teams. What about Colorado? New York? You don't need an all star rotation but it would be nice to have AN all star in the rotation. Pointing to the Royals as the exception that proves the rule isn't going to convince me. By and large, contenders have TOR arms at the top of their rotation. Not guys the HOPE can be TOR arms.
  8. 82brewcrew82
    The negativity is earned by this franchise. Outside of a couple of small bursts this franchise has been pretty hapless. They have a legitimate opportunity and don't seem to be in a hurry to maximize that opportunity. OK, I trust Stearns to make the right decision but frankly I'm not sure this is one of the five or six best teams in the league. Heck, I'm not even sure this is a top three rotation in the division.
  9. 82brewcrew82
    I don't disagree with you on this. I think they are fine with the roster that they have right now if they have to. They are being patient, and they should be. If the right deal comes available, they will do it. It's just harder for us as fans because we want to see movement but we just may not get it. And in the end, that may be okay too. I feel like folks think I'm frustrated with the fact they haven't acquired a pitcher. I'm not. I'm not at convinced that standing pat isn't the right move. It may well be the right move. My point is that if they were going to spend the resources for Cain/Yelich you would have thought they would have had a better read on the pitching market. Why waste a year of Cain/Yelich with a clearly inferior pitching staff?
  10. 82brewcrew82
    Arietta seems unlikely (cost). Salazar seems unlikely (hurt/injured). Odorizzi was traded. They don't seem to have any interest in Lynn. Darvish signed. Archer seems to be off the table. I'm not sure Fullmer/Stroman were ever real options. Cotton, meh. So yeah, the options seem greatly diminished since the time of the Yelich/Cain deals. I'm not saying they won't make a deal but the odds seem to have slipped greatly. I realize the D'Backs made that deal "one day ago". My point was that the Arizona FO was very open that they were being aggressive in terms of roster additions and still managed to pull off the deal. Thus, I am not buying that Stearns and MA are completely blowing smoke when they say they are ready to go into the season with this roster.
  11. 82brewcrew82
    That looks about right but I think Ortiz may sneak up a level.
  12. 82brewcrew82
    Sure looks like they did. They are literally one day into Spring Training. They have time to get things sorted out. Been hearing that for a while now and the options are starting to peel off. The team leadership has been pretty clear that they are fine with the group they have and I'm not buying that it is all subterfuge when they say it. The D'Backs GM was pretty adamant that they were still looking to add and managed to pull off a deal despite being open about wanting to pull off a deal. At some point you have to take them at their word despite the random ramblings from twitter world. I'm not saying that standing pat is the wrong choice either. If they are not seeing what they want then hold tight. I'm just not sure the other moves they made make much sense in that light.
  13. 82brewcrew82
    Sure looks like they did.
  14. 82brewcrew82
    Sounds like Archer is an improbability at least until the break.
  15. 82brewcrew82
    I guess the D'Backs are off the table. Hard to see Santana moving now.
  16. 82brewcrew82
    What if its Broxton/Thames? Broxton/Phillips? Phillips/Broxton? We jump to way too many damn conclusions around here with so little information. No!
  17. 82brewcrew82
    Scouts get paid to project so yeah, they may like him. The OBP fits the mold. I still don't know if I'd take that gamble in a Santana deal.
  18. 82brewcrew82
    Could as easily be Broxton as Santana. I'm not sure clearing out Broxton would be my definition of clearing the OF log jam. It would need to be either Santana or Braun to meet that definition personally.
  19. 82brewcrew82
    Before end of week soon? Because they are trading an OF for a free agent?
  20. 82brewcrew82
    I'd question why we were so interested in Pavin Smith. Brewers loved Pavin Smith last year. He would have likely been picked if he was still available. Sure, but now?
  21. 82brewcrew82
    Didn't he say he would delete his account if Cobb didn't sign. So excited to see what happens!
  22. 82brewcrew82
    I'd question why we were so interested in Pavin Smith.
  23. 82brewcrew82
    I've gone back and forth on just about every pitcher that has been mentioned. Ultimately all of them bring a decent amount of risk whether it be health, declining performance or cost. At this point, I think they end up doing nothing in terms of adding pitching. That may very well be the right move but I just can't square that with the other additions. They spent a lot of prospect equity and cash to make this a borderline WC2 team.
  24. 82brewcrew82
    Is it weird that I clearly see the value Santana brings but am also quite confident that the outfield can make up for his production based on the additions and potential replacements? Nope
  25. 82brewcrew82
    I just can't agree with this. I get that everyone wants to make the best of it but this roster construction is really bad right now with a lot of hopes pinned Braun being good enough to play first even some of the time. If he can't, this is even worse.
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