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  1. Jopal78
    Ebbs and flows of the season. Going to lose more games in the next 8 weeks when the Reds win. My guess is we still out win them the rest of the way. Have you seen the schedule the Reds play? schedule is ranked 29th in terms of difficulty and I believe they play the Pirates 13 times. I doubt it. But we don't need to out win them the rest of the way. Just need to be ahead at the end of the year. They're pitching staff is still 12 out of 15 in runs allowed.
  2. Jopal78
    Beauty of the high fastball. Players can’t lay off it and yet most can’t hit it.
  3. Jopal78
    Weren’t Yelich and Hiura both in the Brewers PSA about getting the vaccine and both now have Covid. Unreal.
  4. Jopal78
    Start the Brandon Kintzler watch; just released by the Phillies.
  5. Jopal78
    Not sure this is a cause for optimism!! In theory, wouldn't it be best if the Brewers finished with the 2nd most wins in the NL? Hypothetically, let the Giants play the winner of the wild card game between LAD and SD, and the Brewers can play the Mets/Braves NL East winner.
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    It just occurred to me if the Brewers activate Vogelbach at the end of his rehab stay then immediately designate him for assignment, he has enough service time to reject an outright assignment to the minor leagues, but with less than 5 years service time he would forfeit the remainder of his salary. When he's playing on a 1.4 million dollar contract that would probably be somewhere in the $500K to $600K range, not a sure thing he would walk away from that type of cash.
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    The injuries have really destroyed the Cardinal pitching rotation. Their rotation is now Wainwright, Kim, LeBlanc (5.14 FIP), Lester (5.41 FIP) and JA Happ (5.40). Yet, after acquiring Arenado it is their offense that is near the bottom of the league in Runs scored (12/15), homeruns (10/15), OBP (14/15) and SLG% (10/15). From a potential juggernaut to a complete mess.
  8. Jopal78
    Obviously if a 39 year old TV broadcaster is getting a gig before JJ, there is more to his abrupt dismissal from the Nationals and subsequent disinterest from all the other clubs, that the fans haven't been let in on yet.
  9. Jopal78
    I knew trades could still be made after the "deadline" but wasn't sure exactly how. Brewers actually acquired Feyereisen after the 2019 deadline. Can trade minor league players not on 40 man roster.
  10. Jopal78
    My guess is he's just here to cover in a depth role for a week or so while we're short on guys who are out for COVID and then he'll be gone when they're back. ...and they must've been able to get him from Buffalo to Milwaukee for tonight's game.
  11. Jopal78
    Lucory is floating around as a free agent, may as well get the old battery back together...
  12. Jopal78
    I wouldn't expect Vogelbach to make it through waivers, as someone will take a chance on that power bat with team control. He was hitting the ball pretty well before going down too. Shaw probably stands a solid chance of getting through waivers unclaimed. Then it would all depend on whether there is an MLB 3B or bench role out there somewhere for him. But is Vogelbach truly a power bat, with a .405 career slugging or does he he merely look the part with his belly hanging over his pants? Last year 2/3 of the teams passed on him, he hasn’t necessarily torn of the cover off the baseball with the Brewers. I think most teams would probably see what they have in fringe guys in their own system than trying to eek out an ounce of upside out of Vogelbach. I always liked the guy but Tellez is essentially the same player with son upside, more team control and a cheaper price. Why would they give at bats to Vogelbach at the expense of Tellez?
  13. Jopal78
    Nah, he’s similar to BillyMcKinney, and since he was DFA’d he’s been with two other organizations already and likely will be out of LA when they activate Trea Turner and Scherzer. Vogelbach is arbitration eligible and like McKinney has yet to get himself established as an every day major league player. He’ll be available this winter as a free agent even if he is DFA’d.
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    They’ll keep Strickland. Gustave and Reyes down now, Sanchez down when Yelich returns. Peterson DFA’d. Will be interesting to see what happens with Shaw and Vogelbach. Both probably get DFA’d too. No chance Peterson is DFA It’s a tough business. He hasn’t played poorly, but they’re going to keep Lauer up if for no other reason to ease the innings thrown by the other starters. There’s limited playing time for Peterson with Wong, Adames and Escobar playing nearly everyday on the infield plus Tellez and Urias getting regular at bats there too. They could option Taylor to the minors and carry an extra infielder, but he doesn’t deserve to go down either. Like I said, a tough business
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    They’ll keep Strickland. Gustave and Reyes down now, Sanchez down when Yelich returns. Peterson DFA’d. Will be interesting to see what happens with Shaw and Vogelbach. Both probably get DFA’d too.
  16. Jopal78
    Sure hope the Brewers add somebody else all the teams in the race for the pennant certainly improve themselves in the NL
  17. Jopal78
    What about Josh Harrison from the Nats? .296/.366/.434. Would give the Brewers more of those redundancies they love as he has played all the positions but catcher in the major league, and hits LHP better than right handed. Free agent to be.
  18. Jopal78
    Maybe they'll find someone to take Hiura and we won't have to see him again ever!
  19. Jopal78
    Seems like Rodgers intends to replicate Favre’s course of conduct and be noncommittal about playing in 2022 while waiting to see what moves they make, and skipping OTAs before deciding if he’s going to play or retire. Like Favre, he can then change his mind and force his way out. That being said, it still boils down to a cat and mouse game of the team not wanting to commit long term to a player heading into his 40s, and a player convinced he’ll remain productive not his 40s and deserving of such a commitment
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    I understand his analogy, but it's like an artisan carpenter working as a sub-contractor feels under appreciated the General Contractor doesn't seek input on who they should hire to do the electrical or plumbing on a project.
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    Semi-facetiously, who wants the GM job of the Packers? On the one hand you have a Hall of Fame QB who if he just shows up and plays gives you a 50-50 shot of winning. Yet the QB wants to give input on what players on both sides of the ball should be retained, and when the front office doesn't ask the player for input on personnel he feels disrespected. If the GM moves on from the disgruntled Hall of Fame QB and Rodgers plays well elsewhere, the GM will be go down as an all time idiot and get fired. On the other hand, if the the GM hangs caves in to the Hall of Fame QB until he eventually fails (and he will eventually fail), the team will suck and he'll get fired anyways.
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    Not really, they've been buyers the last handful of seasons, their payroll has remained fairly constant in the 100-120 million dollar range during that time period, and they remain a team that must draft and develop significant talent to be successful year to year Exactly, emphasis on the word modest. In fact, most of those players are no longer with the organization the Brewers traded them to further illustrating their value All one can go on is what they did in the past. It is not like they magically are going to through the budget in the garbage can and go hog wild. Futher, short of a total collapse down the stretch, they are likely to win the NL Central. That fact alone probably influences their decision to make a "bigger deal" as you say. Especially considering they were in much tighter races in 2018 and 2019. Succinctly stated, perhaps to our collective disappointment, since 2017 they haven't significantly mortgaged the future to bring in players at the deadline, I wouldn't count on that changing this year either
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    Stranger things have happened but judging by who the Brewers have traded at the deadline, I wouldn't expect Joey Gallo or any other player under control for 2022 that would require a large amount of talent from Milwaukee. Brett Phillips Jorge Lopez Jean Carmona Luis Ortiz Jonathan Villar Jesus Aguilar Mauricio Dubon Kodi Medeiros Wilber Perez Ryan Cordell
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    Marlins paying Marte's entire salary in the deal. Interesting.
  25. Jopal78
    It’s really a shame the Braves aren’t further back in the East as I believe they’ll still go for it and won’t sell. Freeman would be a dream scenario for us. What a crazy Division, look no further than the run differential Mets +4 Braves +45 Phillies -24 Nationals -25 Marlins +5 The Phillies and Mets are already buying, the Braves are sort of buying. The Nationals are standing pat for now, and the Marlins have already started selling.
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