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  1. Jopal78
    Yeah, they’re still 22 - 15 since July 1st so I think I am kinda “Meh it’s the West Coast”
  2. Jopal78
    Yeah, it’s too bad the Cubs are rolling but when the schedule comes out, you can mark more than half the games out west as losses, so what’s the big deal?
  3. Jopal78
    Yes. The Brewers had the best record in the National League last season and went 3-7 out west at Arizona, San Diego and San Francisco. 6-6 in 2024 against LA, SF, SD and AZ. 4-6 in 2023 out west. They simply don’t play well there.
  4. Jopal78
    It’s really not that alarming. It seems the Brewers play poorly on the West Coast every summer. I know they swept the Dodgers in the regular season last year but still.
  5. Jopal78
    I mean they’ve been sellers every season since 2023, and have a a couple of Top 10 draft picks as well, so it kind of makes sense that would be the case.
  6. Jopal78
    Yeah, should’ve traded Pena for Buxton, oh wait….
  7. Jopal78
    The day ownership agrees to eat the remaining $60+M is the day pigs fly. So in reality there is zero chance Yelich is DFA’d in the foreseeable future. Secondly, as for a clubhouse revolt for benching Yelich, that would not happen either. Players play for money and also are competitors by nature. If benching Yelich doesn’t impact their earnings or winning, they may be empathetic to Yelich but life probably goes on as normal.
  8. Jopal78
    Seigler, Monasterio and Durbin with a combined bWAR of 5 for the Red Sox. Drohan, Harrison and Hamilton at 4.8 bWAR. In the era where trades are measured by who won and who lost, pretty remarkable it’s that even.
  9. Jopal78
    I get the logic (Milwaukee loves versatile infielders) but the Brewers gave him seven plate appearances before moving on with a DFA. I don’t think career minor leaguers trying to stay in affiliated ball, spend much time looking at roster construction etc. vis a vis, money, opt outs, promotion clauses, convenience.
  10. Jopal78
    You don’t know that, minor league players are not all paid on a flat rate. Shewmake has been with 7 different organizations in 7 years and has 162 MLB PA’s in that time frame. Those kind of professional ball players are absolutely going to chase $1000 (perhaps less) a week. The same reason applies to why career minor leaguers play in foreign leagues in the American off season (money!). However, looking a bit closer, Shewmake is from Texas and played college ball at Texas A&M, the decision to go back to Houston is probably no more complicated than he wants to play minor league ball near where he lives.
  11. Jopal78
    They play for money, so I assume it’s about cash. An extra $1000/week or a signing bonus, etc., for a player who will be looking for work in November, it’s probably an easy decision to make.
  12. Jopal78
    It’s a what have you don’t for me lately league. Sal is nearly 250 games removed from the gold glove. His last 900 PAs he’s been slightly below league average hitter. He’s just a guy, and certainly doesn’t deserve to take playing time from Lara
  13. Jopal78
    Any chance they simply option Frelick to AAA? They’ve got a lot of money invested in Lara and should play him every day. Lockridge > Frelick as 4th OFer/bench bat. Then again, the fans love Frelick’s hustle as he busts it down the line on a 6-3 groundout….
  14. Jopal78
    Seems to me the Tigers were willing to listen to all offers, but ultimately were focusing on obtaining young major league ready pitching as part of any trade. The Brewers didn’t have any young major league ready pitching they were willing to trade for a rental.
  15. Jopal78
    Ok, so what? In large full season samples his slugging percentages have been: 2024: . 464 2025: .463 2026 (to date): .462 Whats more his BA has been: ’24: .275 ’25: .270 ’26; . 276 Like you, I hope he’s got another gear as he gets older and becomes a 30/30 .300 threat. But so far in his career he’s been really consistent in BA and SLG% and the .790 OPS so who knows?
  16. Jopal78
    His SLG% each year in the majors has been almost identical
  17. Jopal78
    KBO perhaps.
  18. Jopal78
    Sure, if the production is the same. PCA is the much better player right now and has more room to regress and still be valuable. Chourio at $7.2M while being a sub 2 WAR player this year is probably about right, but his contract will get real unfavorable should he not substantially pick up the production going forward.
  19. Jopal78
    PCA and it’s not close right now. PCA is already an MVP candidate at 24. Chourio at 22 is a good but not yet great player. Right now PCA putting up a 7.0 WAR while still making 900K ($10M in ‘27) . Chourio is putting up a 1.9 WAR while already making 7.2M ($8.2M in ‘27). Who knows what the future holds but for the short run the Cubs are getting better production/value for their money.
  20. Jopal78
    Former BA Top 100 prospect, but scouting concerns ultimately proved prescient as his strikeout rate in the majors was too high for his power output to compensate. If it is indeed the end of line in the majors, he’s likely got some interesting stories to tell and a decent wad in the bank for a head start on whatever is next.
  21. Jopal78
    I guess that’s the problem with buying into the hype, prospect lists, trade value websites etc. No doubt the Brewers have some players with real premium talent, but organizational needs where teams are in their respective success cycle, pressure on the front office are all real things and factor into decision making more than these 3 players are more valuable than those 3 players.
  22. Jopal78
    Yeah, in theory anything is possible . In reality prospect for prospect trades almost never happen, and certainly not with the complication of involving a third-party.
  23. Jopal78
    Okay, you’re just sour. I get it.
  24. Jopal78
    It is as simple as that. A GM with a $200M payroll and back to back playoff experiences is retooling the roster to compete in the immediacy, not aiming for seasons down the road. Further, on a human level, after blowing the Division last year, and failing this season, Scott Harris and Co. are almost certainly under pressure to deliver wins now, not in 2029.
  25. Jopal78
    So what? If they’re offered pitchers they like internally and need or some players they don’t need and who importantly don’t fit where they’re at in the success cycle, it’s not really a hard choice is it?
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