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Maybe I have an alternate opinion on Kuhnel, but his stuff plays just fine, he just isn't a leverage arm that he is being forced into being. Obviously he wasn't good today. I don't think we just scream "DFA" because of it. Because in order to do that you need a better option available. If you think Drew Rom solves that problem, then the problem is not solvable internally. The offense should of done their job and never even got us in the position they were in today. So of course we are going to magnify everything else. The cost of a reliever right now is going to be higher than in 4 weeks. In terms of Pratt, I feel for the kid because when every vet/leader around him is struggling, he is pressing to produce which can't be good for the psyche. He needs some stress free at bats, and for those to happen those around him need to be able to do their jobs. But book might be out on the high fastball. He even knew it was coming and couldn't lay off. It's like MLB 101 to lay off of that pitch. Looking at you Keston. Last six games were disgusting to watch, (and I went to the Vegas series!). But let's not let the offenses struggles magnify the pitching staff. Sure, the pen hasn't been good (Ashby, Patrick), but offense is doing no favors in the positions they are ending up in. Our starting pitching has done their part and more. No one in here is going to have the solution. Lara call up doesn't solve anything. It starts with better at bats which up until this last 10ish game stretch, have been good. So identify what changed, and address it. If that means Danny Beef as a scapegoat at some point then so be it. But one thing is becoming clear is this team needs a right-handed hitting OF bat (I don't think switch hitter Perkins/Lara solves this). Also at what point does Fischer just get the call? Maybe this is a pipe dream, but if we are content with horrible at bats from Ortiz, I rather they come from someone who can run into one every now and again. If our starting pitching remains elite, we can probably take the defensive hit. Alright this rant is over. We are blessed/cursed that we get to have this ***** session with a 5.5 game lead and 19-game over record. But boy did the last 10 games no matter the record expose the weak-points this team has.

Different note, but it is so cool we live in a day in age to capture these moments. Just so cool to always see as a baseball fan.

Maybe Rengifo to the IL? Looked banged up after diving in the 7th. Maybe xray revealed something, would make the timing line up. Ready for the change, but still don't believe they would just DFA him.

I love our depth because they are all controlled, so no reason to move them. Guys like DL Hall haven't shown they can stay healthy, so even in the pen, Gasser could instantly fill that role if Hall were to go down. Sproat stuff is there, but if you ever need to flip him to AAA and give Henderson starts, I don't think you'll hesitate. I think there is a path for every young arm to have an impact this season. Wouldn't be shocked to see one of Gasser/Crow to start on Wednesday (edit: they just called up Drohan so maybe not). There will always be injuries, unfortunately, and it wouldn't shock me to see Murph move to a 6-man rotation in the second half of the season if that luxury is there to try to get some length out of these guys in a hypothetical post-season run. All this being said, come deadline time, if there is a move to make, we have the ammo to make it.

The hat for those interested

That's a big show of confidence, but time will tell on it. Still love taking this approach with any young prospect. Wish they would have done it with Turang, but he is priced out already and Made's number to do this is well above Chourio's.

Still only 24 and 3 (partial) years of MLB experience already. Pretty good get for nothing for an OF lacking depth right now. Might see a corresponding move on Perk/Lockridge, though.

I think we need a higher-quality image here before I fully judge. The gradient on the Wisco font and numbers has me intrigued a bit, but it doesn't come through at all in this image. Definitely a downgrade to the Brew Crew ones, might grow on me. Not a fan of the orange name plate, but I guess if they are trying to play into some "blaze orange" hunting aspect.

Yeah I get the backlash when the original report was it was $70 for free refills to *one* game, but honestly, $70 and free refills for a season is an absolute steal if you go to even 4 games and refill it twice a game. There are plenty of fans who are going to 10+ and probably refilling it 3-4 times a game. I think I spent $40 for two (alcoholic) drinks on Opening Day. Plus, you get a cool cup. Feel like the Dodgers fumbled the PR here or the casual base really overreacted because this should have been praised as a great deal (by conventional ballpark standards).

Not relevant to this discussion, but I was at the Red Sox/Twins game in Boston, sitting first baseline when Casas got injured rolling over the bag. Would only feel right for his last game he played for me to be at and his next game he played to be in a Brewers jersey 😄

I don't see any harm in this. It just puts the pressure on Garrett Mitchell to stay healthy (lol). Baddoo was an MLB signing, so kinda figured this was coming. Mears being left off the NLCS roster too kinda showed Murph's hand in maybe his trust level. That Zerpa GB% is nice too and plays well with our defense.

With Montgomery out with TJ - seems we basically just bought Shelby Miller by taking on the Montgomery contract, with no prospect changing hands.

Take for what it is worth:

Agreed here. Cortes was a 4.4 WAR in '22 and 2.6 WAR in '24. He had an injury-shortened '23. He made two starts for us, one was *very* bad, one was *very* good. You can't fault Cortes for being injured and he has looked strong in his rehab outings. If they don't move Nestor, he is likely to play a large role down the stretch. If they do move him, there is absolutely more value to him than people are assessing. Starting Pitching is a lot of teams main need, it just isn't ours. In terms of Quintana, I don't think by any means he has been "great" outside of an ERA that looks nice on paper. He has the highest WHIP of any active pitcher on the Brewers staff, and ranks in the bottom 20% of xERA, xBA, velo, and Whiff%. He is bailed out by a higher than average GB% and is just good at limiting barrels, but his expected ERA is pushing 5 (though it has been this way his entire career). He also has been putrid in Milwaukee, with a 4.91 ERA at home that we don't really talk about. I know this is nit-picky, but with as deep of a SP staff we currently have, the argument for Cortes vs, Quintana is one to have.

I liked Haase, but he even in his limited at bats he hasn't flashed the power and he is striking out 40.3% of the time. I am perfectly fine with this swap. Best of luck to Haase and hope there is a way to keep him at AAA for depth.

Welcome to rumor season.

Quero pulled from AAA tonight with no real reason as to why. For the record, that would be an insaneo overpay for Suarez, but just noting it.

The market for a starting caliber 3B does not include teams that need an expiring SP. The market is also pretty thin. McMahon is going to take prospects only, Kiner-Falefa is going to take prospects only. You might be able to swing something with Arizona (Civale + ?) for Suarez if they commit to Lawler. Dodgers and Braves could use an arm but they aren't matches and would take a third team. Trading Patrick right now would go against everything the Brewers want to achieve. He is slotted into the middle of the rotation for the next five years in a perfect world with Henderson, Mis, Meyers, Gasser (etc) so it would take an overpay from someone for the Brewers to even consider it.

If it was a breaking ball I would petition hard for the "Swashbuckler" - good pirate play on his name plus buckles their knees. Doesn't work as well for a changeup(esqe) pitch though.

Wiemer was blocked by how many total outfielders (6? Black, Hicklen + MLB) with a busted swing which has produced no power in AAA. There has been no positive progression on Wiemer's swing, my only nod here is he did get more patient - but the fact that he has any value at all right now to get a SP in the market is a win and didn't cost a leverage prospect. Junis was good for sure, but that sample is still small, and doesn't DL Hall / Ross just take that role? This feels like a "having too many arms figures itself out" - Junis was on a one year, Montas is a rental, Wiemer makes a fun story for Cinci with the hometown kid. Now just in Arnold/Hook we trust.

If Mitchell can guarantee health, then it's Mitchell. However, we all know that isn't the case so there shouldn't be any strong investment into Mitchell at this time as a cornerstone. That being said, isn't the answer just both right now? Getting Yelich more starts at DH makes us even stronger defensively. Plus someone suggesting Frelick sees AAA again is a bit ridiculous. All of Frelick, Mitchell, and Perkins have proven they are MLB players so the line is either deal one of send Black back down and play shorter in the IF. While I would love to say "deal Frelick" - the second Mitchell is hurt again, we all will be kicking ourselves.

This is the only Brewers forum I trust to really get any legitimate discussion around the team. That isn't a shot at the "casual" fan, but this forum has always been able to take the team and talk about the team a step past casual which I think is very hard to find nowadays. The coverage of the Minor league teams is fantastic and I think should be highlighted more. I think some threads can get contentious at times very unnecessarily and there are still a few "power" users that think their post count directly resonates to the standing of their opinion, but I would say that is fewer and far between over the last few years and unavoidable in nature in a forum setting. Been lurking or posting here since somewhere back in 2005 (lost an account somewhere in 2015), but ultimately wouldn't change anything and this provides a nice home.

In the middle of a 13-straight-game stretch, this PPD comes at about the best possible time to be honest. Get the pen and legs fresh for Baltimore.

I definitely value & understand everyone's perspective here, but the total time it takes to get a parking pass on your phone, point your phone at QR code, and type in your license plate is a quicker process (yes, when everything is operational to expectation) than a line of cars, one-by-one, in rows of two, going up to a pay stall and handing a person cash/card/scan. Realistically this is a 30-second process if not quicker. I don't think this is as "inconvenient" as everyone is making it out to be, just another example of something changing and people being unwilling to adapt.