BigDaddy1974

The trade was a total head scratcher from the start. Forget about what Peters might or might not become. Was it true we were on the hook for a big chunk of his 4.5 million dollar contract? If so, then the crew wasted a significant amount of money for nothing.

What in the heck are they doing?! Seriously, has Stearns been hitting grandpas cough medicine?!

D+ from me. The Hader deal bothers me. The return is lower than I would have expected. It is more the timing of the deal. How do you deal the best RP in baseball when you are in first place.? Rogers and Lamet just don’t give me the same confidence as having Hader to slam the door, even considering his recent struggles. What kind of message are you sending to the rest of the team? This has vibes of Seattle sending Graveman packing last year when they were in contention, that team never recovered. I see the return as simply ok and the timing to just plain bad. The future flexibility it gives us probably could have been had with an off season deal. Gasser and Ruiz are intriguing prospects and that is the other positive I see. Could we have made a similar deal in December? I think so. The Bush deal is ok. I like the fact he is controllable. I’m not concerned about the off the field issues. It’s been years since his issues. Kelley was a good prospect but I can stomach the deal. Mathias was a good soldier and I hope he gets a shot in Texas. The Rosenthal deal is mind boggling. Taking on 4.5 million and sending a decent prospect in Peters just makes no sense. Rosenthal is made of glass. 4.5million and a prospect for a guy who might pitch 10 innings and who’s always hurt? No way man! Just not smart. The big issue for me was the lack of a bat or two. Also, I’m really sick of people saying the offense is pretty good because of their average runs per game. It is misleading. We aren’t playing the Cubs, Reds and Pirates come playoff time. We have to score against top level pitching, not AAAA pitchers. Do we honestly think the offense as currently constructed will be able score against the top end rotations of LAD, Atlanta, Philly, NYM, or SD. The only rotation I feel this team might be able to hit is the Cards and who knows with the lefties they brought in. Last years offense and this years offense are the worst that come to memory for a contending Brewers team. In many playoff years they were carried by their offense. Not so anymore. The Brewers offense proved to be inadequate last year in the playoffs and what have they done to improve it. Renfroe, Cutch, and Brosseau have replaced Garcia, Vogelbach, jbj, Cain, and Escobar. Knowing we struggle hitting lefties they sat and didn’t do anything. Heck, Darrin Ruf would have been a nice get for the crew, same with Drury. In the end, this deadline showed a general lack of urgency. When is the last time Stearns and company swung big? The Yelich trade and the Cain signing, heck even bringing in Grandal showed some urgency. This team has a once in a generation pitching staff. Easily the best since the early 80’s(sorry early 90’s you were good but not as good) and we are watching it being wasted because we’d rather be pretty good for five years instead of trying to win it all the next three years.

In part because the guys they’ve had have been inadequate in bringing them the level of success they think they should be at. Stearns has proven to be a good GM and won consistently in little Milwaukee. Imagine what he can do with a big market pay roll. That has to be part of their motivation. He has been good but he’s not infallible. How much further has Stearns gotten us compared to Melvin? One game closer?

Stearns rarely wins the deadline. His best trades are well before the deadline like Rowdy and Adames. Or during the off season like the Yelich and Lauer/Urias deals. Most of his years in Milwaukee his deadline deals seem to be underwhelming.

Ok. Moose was ok after the trade, better the next year in my opinion. He was a bigger name who helped. Pomeranz was a bit of a reclamation project who was a failed starter, Lyles was great for the crew but hasn’t been consistent since. He was a lightning in a bottle guy. Watching this team try to hit lefties is painful. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out they need guys who can hit lefties.

Can anyone remember a deadline deal made by Stearns that was a needle mover?

What are we doing?!

does he hit lefties?

I agree. I think most always felt that when he was going to be traded there would be a top 100 or two, big name prospects coming back, I think Gasser and Ruiz fall just short of that. Rogers and Lamet are nice pieces but I guess I would have liked one of the big names that just went to Washington in the Soto deal. One of Gore, Abrams, Hassell, or Wood would have made it more palatable. I’m ok with the deal but I always thought Hader would bring back more.

This guy is obviously not a choir boy. He made some terrible mistakes earlier in his life. He paid his debt to society. Maybe he’s changed, maybe he’s still a bad guy. This isn’t the first time the crew has brought in some guys with checkered pasts. Some people pass judgement pretty quickly.

The Brewers should seriously consider selling at the deadline.

I like Vinny too.

One of the only guys we have with an OPS over .800 was just sent down for a pitcher who hasn’t even been in a game yet..

For the love of god.