Jopal78

“Nice return”? You’re arguing semantics now. Unless by “nice return” you mean receiving something in exchange besides just salary relief, but that’s setting the bar pretty low for what constitutes a “nice return” isn’t it? @adambr2 is right, Hoskins is a rental bat who doesn’t run well or play particularly strong defense and has a large contract this year plus a buyout on a mutual option for next year. If the Brewers sell and trade him, the demand isn’t going to be there and it’s probably a minimal return and mostly salary relief.

Doubt it. Maybe a player or two who are years away room the majors. Teams don’t trade blue chippers anymore, and certainly not for expensive rental hitters.

Legally it’s an almost sure loser. I don’t understand how he can show the tarp roller on the field constitutes a dangerous condition AND the Reds had notice (someone else got hurt there, or complained about it being a safety issue) of it being a safety issue. Then even if he could prove that, the tarp roller is certainly, “open and obvious” and the Reds will argue he was equally careless for not using more caution when he approached. And he returned to play for Nashville that September, so it’s more probably true than not it was because he was an aging mediocre ball player that his career ended, not because of an injury he sustained running into an object on the field from which he returned to play professionally 2 months later. Sounds like a shake down to me; litigation is expensive and teams are afraid of any sort of negative publicity.

You do you then. Baseball salaries grow exponentially: what you’re failing to realize a player who gets a pre-arbitration bonus now has a higher floor and when they eventually reach arbitration will undoubtedly file for a larger number based upon that floor in addition to other factors. So yes, it does hurt teams with limited payroll. Yeah baseball salaries have exploded since 1990 when Yount was MLB’s highest paid player. If that’s the “nuanced discussion” I’m sorry I thought that was pretty obvious 20 years ago and old news by now. Sure, teams want to sell hats and jerseys, which his why the Brewers have a half dozen different uniforms. The point you’re missing is there are only so many customers that want a hat and or jersey, and most of those people have a saturation point when they have bought enough hats and or jerseys. My point is in identifying additional ways to generate revenue when, like the Brewers, they have reached the saturation point for ticket sales, media rights, and merchandise and licensing, they are bad at it. But hey they’ll probably be rolling out the Cervaceros jerseys soon for those who have another $150 to burn in the Team Store.

His SP typically has been good for about 90 pitches in his young career. Yesterday that got him through 4 2/3 innings. I’m sure Murphy didn’t plan to use Alexander yesterday but after covering 4 1/3 with the bullpen the game went to extras and he had no choice. Alexander’s role at the moment is to eat innings early in the game and when they are behind. Two things that have been happening more often now, so his appearances have spiked. Conversely, Uribe might be Murphy’s only relief ace and pitches almost exclusively late in games they are winning. Sure he pitched 3 days in a row (all games they won) but before that he had three days off. It seems like Murphy is working right out of the Manager 101 textbook .

Haha nice try. It is the same team that won 90 games minus Wily Adames. The point is those players are playing like crap now. What is Murphy supposed to do? Pull the plug on their 26 million dollar man, for Isaac Collins? Bench a key piece from the Burnes trade for Monasterio? I don’t know what is so hard to understand. The talent level is the same players who won 90+ games yet but for a handful of players they have all played poorly.

He is not. Who really cares if he ruins Alexander’s career; the guy is a stiff. If he was riding young starters like Henderson and Patrick hard that would be one thing. A journeyman swing man… psssh. It’s the major leagues not little league. As for the hitters, Murphy has a load of crap to work with including 3 regulars hitting under .200 after 50+ games. He’s a manager not a magician

Ha! The day they eat 84 million dollars is the day pigs fly. Seriously the owner of the Brewers can’t win. If they would’ve traded Yelich after winning an MVP and almost winning a second one, Attanasio would’ve been burned in effigy. Instead he gives Yelcih an extension which any reasonable person should have seen would end poorly (almost 90% of them do) and now Attanasio a chump for not just simply cutting Yelich and eating almost $100 million

The Brewers are only better than 4 teams in the NL. The injuries and offensive inconsistencies haven’t ruined their season yet, but the deck is getting further stacked against them with each loss.

The radio guys are the same way. If something dumb strikes them as funny it immediately comes out of their mouth.

It’s never too late to apologize for the theft and return him.

Ha! It’s his 3rd go around there. This might be his 3rd option year too.

The ball glove was a good idea, ancient times now, but they should have never dropped it in the first place. Uecker is dead, so the only announcers people are listening to in the parking lots are the current group of bozos

When a baseball team like the Brewers has exhausted traditional revenue-tickets, media rights, merchandise, sponsorships- it has to look beyond the game itself to grow. It’s not about selling more jersey with a grill logo on the sleeve, it is about redefining the brand’s cultural value. Meaning positioning the team not just as entertainment, but as a symbol of heritage, authenticity and timeless cool. Instead of cheap gimmicks it’s leaning into the real stuff, the history of the team, the ritual of the season, etc. Done right, it resonates with people who may not watch every inning but want to be part of something classic and quietly iconic. This shift leads the team tap into new audiences- those who respond to story, style and identity. In a saturated market, the final untapped revenue is relevance. Not louder, but truer

Hate to tell you; it’s market size. There are only so many eyeballs in the state of Wisconsin. The high spending teams have their own television networks the Brewers don’t because there would be no money to be made there given the costs associated with starting one up. That is why other teams revenue has gone up. The Milwaukee metro area and state population is relatively stagnant and I think it’s pretty safe to say the Brewers have tapped just about every viable source of revenue they can from their market. I’m okay with that. There are people that accuse the Brewers of being cheap for not keeping up with the big dogs and those people are seemingly naive to how finance/business work. Secondly, if you don’t think the CBA ratified in 2022 hurts teams like the Brewers you haven’t been paying attention. The luxury tax thresholds went up (which means average annual value also go up) and the revenue sharing provisions weren’t equally improved. The draft lottery might diminish tanking but also softens rebuilding because a poor finish doesn’t mean a team gets first crack at elite amateur talent. Expanded playoffs keeps more teams alive but seemingly rewards depth (teams that have money for deep benches) over efficiency. The pre-arb bonus pool makes young talented players even more expensive and operates to further funnels talent from the have nots to the haves, and pressures teams to bring their minor league talent to the majors as quick as possible instead of strategic planning to bring a group of players to the majors at or around the same time. Marketing and branding? Nike produces scores of cheaply made poor quality shoes and they continue to fly off shelves. It’s marketing and branding: they’re selling an image and a vibe. Ask yourself with a dozen uniforms and mascots what is the vibe Rick Schlesinger is trying to sell you?

Last year Yelich struck out 58 times in 315 PAs. This year he is already at 55Ks in 198 PAs. Just got ancient over the offseason. Sad

I’m with you. Many of the games are super boring, and the announcers on TV and the radio are all proving to not have the ability without Uecker (and BA to a lesser extent) to keep it good radio/TV

When does the DFA come for Payamps. There’s just no need to keep a journeyman guy with an ERA or 8.

That’s a lot of assumptions. The A’s are a game out of last place in their division with 10 teams ahead of them in the American League. Odds are they won’t be shopping for a veteran starter. Same deal with Toronto. They have the 8th best record in the AL and are 5 games back in 3rd in the East. They’ll need to play much better to be a buyer in July. The Braves are the 9th best team in their Division and are 5 games back in 3rd place in the East. Civale wouldn’t be a difference maker for them either. The Brewers have Megill under team control through the 2027 season. There’s no real reason to trade him, and his 5BB/9 for a late inning reliever means any potential return would likely be underwhelming. Hoskins is making 22 million dollars this year. The Brewers typically do not pay cash to move their own players. It’s going to depend on how Hoskins plays over the next 2 months as to whether the Brewers can find someone willing to give value in return to take on his contract. With an 8 million dollar club option for 2026 and potential QO after, Freddy Peralta is the best bargain in baseball and with four Brewer SP heading to free agency trading him away would signal a complete tear down with no chance to compete in the short run. I’m not sure the Brewers would do that after having won 90+ games just last season.

Why wouldn’t teams simply keep pitching around Contreras and Hoskins and take their chances making the other 7 beat them. It’s a recipe for success so far this year.

Kind of? Ortiz is a pre arbitration eligible player who out up a 2.7 WAR for them as a rookie. I’m sure as long as his confidence isn’t shaken they’re not gonna do anything to damage his psyvhe. He’s a guy they plan on having for a number of years,

I don’t see Zamora as anything but change for change’s sake. Ortiz is probably going to be given every shot to play through it at least until summer. Otherwise, the optics of sending a player back to AAA who has nothing else to prove there and started 142 games in the majors last year isn’t good.l for a player they want as part of their core. I could see the Brewers signing Chris Taylor from the Dodgers, or claiming Garret Hampson from Arizona or Nicky Lopez when the Cubs DFA him, and optioning Durbin back to AAA

They’ve played 47 games out of 162. Sheesh

Sure, but the notion of calling someone up who has been worse over his career in the minors than the two players in Milwaukee who seemingly can’t hit seems like a desperation move more than anything.