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  1. Jopal78
    Zamora has an OPS of .701 since turning pro. 75 of his 298 hits in the minor leagues went for extra bases. Durbin had a .782 OPS in the minors and 99 of his 291 minor league hits went for extra bases. Despite having a better bat, Durbin hasn’t hit a lick in the majors yet. Zamora has a pop gun bat and all the looks of a career minor leaguer who, despite being assigned to AAA, is probably closer to being out of affiliated ball than he is to seeing the majors.
  2. Jopal78
    Salaries have gone up, but that doesn’t mean the Brewers market suddenly is generating double what it was 20 years ago. In particular the last CBA kills teams like the Brewers. The Brewers do a terrible job at marketing and branding (a pile of different uniforms, a handful of mascots, no heritage) which is almost entirely self inflicted. Could that make a difference in player acquisition if their brand and marketing was better, maybe? Who knows.
  3. Jopal78
    Really? It is essentially the same squad that won 90+ games last year minus Willie Adames who’s hitting about 220 out in San Francisco
  4. Jopal78
    I’m sure Colorado would do a Yelich for Bryant swap straight up
  5. Jopal78
    It has nothing to do with inflation. Since the days of Moliter and Yount, the Brewers carry one maybe two big contracts then it’s a handful of players with smaller guarantees, then the rest of the roster is filled with pre-free agency players or veterans on minimum type deals. It’s been that way for 30 years. Things didn’t suddenly change. If there’s something to be upset about, it is the fact the Brewers are in an awful market. No real presence outside the borders of the state of Wisconsin (maybe a little UP), the Milwaukee Metro area is stagnant, and the majority of the state is disbursed in rural areas hours away from the stadium. And fans are petty. Attendance is dropping on a year to year basis, despite consistent amount of wins on the field.
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    I think you have unrealistic expectations, especially if you look at Milwaukee Brewers history. They’ve never had more than two guarantees in excess of $50 million. For many years it was just Ryan Braun. That it was Braun and Yelich, now it is Yelich and Chourio. Anyone who expected them to go hand out another 50+ million dollar guarantee to a third player was filling themselves. And Yelich not living up to his guarantee is common with long term extensions and really shouldn’t come as any surprise.
  7. Jopal78
    If a hitting coach made a true difference they could name their price. Yelich seemingly got old over the offseason as his typically strong OBP has cratered, as has his BABIP. Chourio hacks at everything (.253 avg, .270 OBP), and pitchers have picked up on the fact they can get him out without throwing him strikes. Contreras is playing everyday with a fractured finger. No hitting coach is going to be able to turn those three’s stats around with words and extra time in the cage. Turang and Frelick are already squeezing every drop of offensive talent they have. And just maybe Durbin and Ortiz aren’t going to be good hitters in the majors which would explain why they were available in trades in the first place.
  8. Jopal78
    Smith getting walloped at Wrigley. Some bad defense behind him will keep the ERA sparkling, but in two innings so far 5 hits, a double, triple and homerun, and every time a Cub batter makes contact it’s a liner off a low 90s pitch over the middle of the plate Sorry, I’m not seeing it. I’m seeing a guy who is going to wind up with about 5 innings per start across 28 with an 4.50 era and 1.50 WHIP
  9. Jopal78
    Players with 10 million+ dollars remaining who are traded at the deadline are not JBJ situation, but they are salary relief/warm body coming back in return type deals. Unless Hoskins turns into Freeman or Alonso between now and July 31st; It’s 60+ games and Hoskins is an ok player but not a consistent game wrecker
  10. Jopal78
    Open your eyes, man. Why do you think the Dodgers have hundreds of millions of dollars deferred salary on players? It’s called managing the luxury tax implications. Same reason Soto isn’t with the Yankees this year.
  11. Jopal78
    I don’t agree, no team has an unlimited budget just because they have WS aspirations . Hoskins is an okay player. He’s on a hot streak right now in May, if he keeps it up through the end of July maybe you’re right. Otherwise teams could get 75% of Hoskins’ production for 25% of the cost. Just economics
  12. Jopal78
    Wilken has played 3rd base predominantly in the minors. Odds are the Brewers aren’t going to have him switch positions until he proves he can’t play 3B passably in the majors (Greater need 3B > 1B). Second, Hoskins is making 18 million dollars and has a 4 million dollar buy out on a mutual option for ‘26. So even with 2/3 the season gone by, he’d still be owed approximately 10 million dollars. That is a lot of money for a rental, even more so if a team is a luxury tax payer. (Tack on an additional 30% or more to the 10 million) Therefore, the return to the Brewers in any Hoskins trade would most likely be just salary relief which could make a trade less likely.
  13. Jopal78
    Just play Bauers every day till he begins to fail, no need to play a cameron or yelich in the outfield
  14. Jopal78
    There’s more to a lifetime ban than the Hall of Fame . A banned player is ineligible to participate in the MLBPA licensing agreements. Pete Rose being allowed back in the game means significant dollars to his heirs. To me it’s another example of baseball being craven. After Rose’s death the President suggests Rose should be in the Hall, the commissioner of baseball subsequently takes a meeting with the president of the United States; shortly thereafter the rules that have been in place for over 100 years are suddenly altered to seemingly benefit one person (Joe Jackson’s heirs are all dead too. They’re not gonna see any money or benefits), and it’s all brought to you by FanDuel sports and the other bookies who have facilities inside major league parks.
  15. Jopal78
    You have to have pupils willing to learn and with the ability to make changes. Yelich is 33 years old and has won two batting titles and an MVP. He almost assuredly is going to continue to do the things that he believes got him to those heights in the first places. Contreras has a broken finger there is no tutelage to overcome that. Ortiz is either incredibly unlucky or is being attacked differently by pitchers this season and hasn’t been able to implement a counter adjustment. It’s not like it’s a secret or hard to see. Unless the coach is going up there and swinging the bat, it’s something Joey needs to implement on his own.
  16. Jopal78
    Sheesh. He’s made 6 starts. I recall you were up in arms when the Brewers traded Joey Wiemer and all his future potential away too. Everyone makes mistakes, you were wrong about Wiemer and they were right, maybe it’ll turn out that way with Priester in time as well.
  17. Jopal78
    The Brewers have 5 hitter in their lineup tonight with sub .700 OPS. They’re not really setting Priester up to succeed when a couple of runs allowed will likely be outcome determinative.
  18. Jopal78
    Wilken isn’t on the 40 man roster. He’d really have to absolutely lay waste to minor league pitching (not a .235 batting average) to jump from AA to AAA, be added to the 40 man roster and get promoted to the majors in 4+ months.
  19. Jopal78
    Sabathia’s WAR as a Brewers was 4.9. Michael Brantley, one of the players who went over to Cleveland in that deal had a career WAR of 34.1. (14.1 WAR in his first six seasons). Lorenzo Cain had a 24.6 WAR with the Royals after going over in the Greinke (3.4 WAR as a Brewers) trade. In other words, to obtain the 8.3 WAR Sabathia and Greinke provided to Milwaukee cost the Brewers at least 38 WAR. Attanasio “taking a shot” in both ‘08 and ‘11 were great things for the fans as the playoffs probably wouldn’t have happened without those deals, but it also came at a tremendous price. It is also likely explains why the Brewers try to develop their own core and are primarily shoppers for role players, because the cost to the organization is much much less.
  20. Jopal78
    Correction, the Brewers tiny market is the number 1 problem with player acquisition.
  21. Jopal78
    You realize that major league teams have a medical staff who review a player’s chart, films, exam notes, etc. before they agree to acquire a player? This would be especially so in a player who has a significant cash guarantee and missed time with a forearm injury last year. So your criticism here is based on your own opinion they traded for a player who was “damaged goods” Presumably because he missed time in ‘24 with a forearm injury. That opinion ignores Cortes ended last season healthy with 1 2/3 innings in game 3 of the WS. It also ignores the Brewers would’ve reviewed his medicals and been satisfied before agreeing to acquire him, and third he was healthy in spring training this year.
  22. Jopal78
    It’s May 11th. They are 2 games under .500 and have yet to play one game with their preferred 26 man roster. Why would there be a discussion of his last few moves? They’re Brewers have started the season with 5 players hitting under .240, the Cubs have started the season with 6 players on pace for 30+ homeruns. That is the difference in the NL Central
  23. Jopal78
    There’s Chourio, then Mitchell and Frelick both of whom are pre-arbitration eligible former first round picks. Given the pedigree, bonuses, etc. the Brewers simply aren’t going to pull the plug on any of them anytime soon and certainly are not going to trade capital to acquire an outfielder to have one of those 3 ride the bench. And yes Mitchell is made of glass, but he also has a 3.7 career war in 141 games. That production (plus what they have invested in him) means he’ll have every chance to try to get and stay healthy. Most realistic is if the Brewers are floating around contention in July, I could see them adding a veteran bat as a 4th OFer.
  24. Jopal78
    He’s the reigning GM of the year, it’s May 11th, and their starting catcher, center fielder, four starting pitchers have been hurt. His 21 year old phenom hasn’t played well, and his highly paid former MVP has been atrocious. Given those truths, maybe Arnold catches some criticism in 2026 but probably 2027 before he feels any real heat.
  25. Jopal78
    It is early and they’ve navigated a ton of injuries to remain around .500 so they’re doing something right. But, this is the boringest squad to watch in some time. 5 hitters with a sub .240 batting average, and 5 regulars with 5 or fewer extra base bits in the season.
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