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  1. Jopal78
    Boy, you sure like to argue. Take a look at Smith’s monthly splits: April: Dominant. O.67 H/9, .37 BB/9, 6 extra base hits in 32 innings. May: Good but both hits per 9 and walks per 9 went up. June: Walks and Hits per 9 are up again over May. Hits/9 are 1.13, BB/9 are 0.51 The only point I made, which the numbers back up, is the league seemingly has made an adjustment to Smith since his sublime April. As such, Smith doesn’t look like the budding young ace right now, he looks like an inexperienced major leaguer trying to figure out a counter adjustment to have success against major league hitters. Just like Keston Hiura it is that ability or inability to make counter adjustments which will determine Smith’s future in the major leagues.
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    Someone started this thread to literally track Smith’s progress this season I was wrong, the Brewers won’t be getting Smith back. However, it is certainly starting to look like Smith is an under experienced professional who is now struggling to make a counter adjustment against major league hitters, as opposed to mythical phenom anchoring a major league rotation.
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    Smith pounded again, this time by the D’Backs. 2 IP, 4 H, 2BB, 1 HBP, 1 HR. 5 ER. 5.60 ERA and a WHIP of 1.62 in June.
  4. Jopal78
    My question is: Misiorowski has not pitched in excess of 97 innings as a professional, with today's start he’s at 80 total innings in 2025. What do they push him too? 130 innings which is what maybe 10 more starts?
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    I think there is an article in the Journal Sentinel from Summer of 2024 where Contreras in fact says he’s not interested in anything long term. I think you’re being a bit naive too. After being drafted Misiorowski got a 2+ million dollar signing bonus. He’s not some kid looking to payoff his folks’ mortgage. The Brewers can want to sign a player whenever they want, it doesn’t mean the player is receptive. You can also bet they hammer out structure (length, club option years, buyouts, etc) before they negotiate numbers with specificity. With today’s players (especially the American born draftees) these type deals are increasingly rare to the finish line.
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    Like I said before it is table stakes now in MLB to approach premier pre-arbitration eligible talent about extensions to get cost certainty in the future and maybe even additional control in exchange for a larger salary guarantee up front. This is especially so for the teams without 250-300 million dollar payrolls. The Brewers more likely than not already know if a pre-arbitration extension is something Misiorowski is interested in conceptually. (For all we know he may have already shot the concept down). You’re right there probably isn’t much downside to doing it if both parties are interested. But even if both sides want to do it, the devil is in the details.
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    Yes, that’s one reason why the pre-arbitration extensions rarely occur.
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    You really think he would doubt himself now, yet after maybe 15 to 18 games he’s suddenly going to decide to “bet on himself“? As I wrote above, I bet you $100 the Brewers will know soon or already know if an early extension is a concept Misiorowski will even consider. If his team indicated he would then It becomes a matter of details and desire. If it were me, I’d probably take a wait-and-see approach of the high velocity is going to shred his elbow before his career gets on track. Look no further than Robert Gasser as someone who came up, pitched in incredibly well, and almost immediately hurt their elbow.
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    I’m sure it is now table stakes for MLB teams to offer their premier pre-arbitration eligible players contract extensions. Likewise, before putting anything on paper, front offices also know which players would be receptive to the concept and which ones intend to go year to year. I hope they give Misiorowski more than 12 innings in the majors before crossing those bridges.
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    I’m sure the plan was to have Hall finish it, and not have Mears, Koenig or Megill pitch at all.
  11. Jopal78
    Oh please…. they were winning by 6 and the manager went to his lockdown relievers to get them work, and the players were lackadaisical allowing Minnesota to climb back into the game.
  12. Jopal78
    Yep, threw it on cruise control on the 6th
  13. Jopal78
    He was a first round pick, with 3 years of team control. He’ll get tendered a contract for slightly more than the veteran minimum, and Mitchell will take it. Otherwise he’s probably looking at no guaranteed money on a NRI if the Brewers non-tendered him after the season. They play for money after all.
  14. Jopal78
    The Twins are struggling, it would be nice if the Brewers can just put the hammer down on a struggling team and start to build some separation in the division from St. Louis and Cincinnati
  15. Jopal78
    With their win last night, the Brewers currently hold the #3 wild card spot. Absent a complete collapse over the next 5 weeks they won’t trade Peralta in season.
  16. Jopal78
    Walloped by the Cardinals on 6/17/25. 4.1 IP, 6H, 3BB, 1HBP and 5 ER.
  17. Jopal78
    With Mitchell and a Perkins coming back, what do you do with them? I imagine Perkins gets optioned to AAA with Chourio, Mitchell, Collins and Frelick splitting up the at bats in the outfield.
  18. Jopal78
    Trading major league assets for rentals, is essentially shuffling the deck with a hope to improve in the short run. Everything could click and the team could improve. Or, the rentals could flop ( happens all the time Chafin, Norris, Schoop etc.) or the young talent you’re banking on to fill in the gaps for the major leaguers traded away could also flop. It just seems like it’s making moves for the sake of making moves. As for Civale’s value. Don’t forget the Brewera didn’t give up any value to get Montas. So pitchers with pedestrian numbers are t all that valuable. With Vaughn they got a recent #3 overall pick who has hit 77 homers in the majors (averaging 20 HRs/162 games), with a year and a half of team control remaining and options. It’s a cruel world, but that’s probably what 12-15 starts from Civale is worth no matter what.
  19. Jopal78
    As a point of contention on the ownership. Attanasio likely owns at least 50%. He’s been the Board Chair and CEO since he ought the team. Further with other investors coming aboard over the years, we don’t hear that other co-owners are selling their interest just Attanasio which would seem odd if he only owed a plurality as you suggest as opposed to a majority. As for Peralta take what Heyman says with a grain of salt. Sure, Peralta could’ve had his agent call the Brewers and express Freddy’s willingness to commit to Milwaukee for the next 5 years, then suggest their number to do so would be 140 million dollars. In that instance, 100% accurate he sought an extension and was turned down.
  20. Jopal78
    Clarke was striking out 40% of the time in AAA, and in his 5th professional season after being a college player. He’s organizational depth at this point; the Vaughn trade made him irrelevant
  21. Jopal78
    That’s exactly what will happen too. They’ll tender him a contract at $4.2 million for 2026 and in essence dare him to go to arbitration, and unless Vaughn is a knucklehead he’d likely take the sure thing instead of going to hearing arguing he deserves a raise after spending most the year in AAA. With Hoskins almost certainly playing elsewhere in 2026, the Brewers wouldn’t find a free agent first baseman with upside for less.
  22. Jopal78
    Hiura DFA’d by the Rockies. If you can’t play for the worst team of all time; it probably means his career in the majors has reached the end of the line. Still somewhat unbelievable that after a sublime rookie season, pitchers figured him out and he spent the next 5 years being unable to make a counter adjustment. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/rockies-designate-keston-hiura-for-assignment.html
  23. Jopal78
    I I think this whole boondoggle shows that Boston either didn’t know or didnt care about the make up of the player when they gave Devers the mega extension. He’s clearly not a team leader, or much of a team player. It’s their folly they didn’t figure that out before guaranteeing hundreds of millions of dollars, so when the situation becomes untenable they’re forced to give him away to one of the 5 or so team that can afford guarantee totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. And youre right, handing Devers the extension was likely a byproduct of fan anger with trading Betts (an ultimate team player), and letting Bogaerts leave as a FA. It’s also worth noting by all accounts Yelich would prefer to play the outfield, but he has t made a public peep about being DH almost exclusively so far.
  24. Jopal78
    I don’t know about that; they play for money. As such players take the highest offer 95% of the time. We arrive at the same conclusion just for different reasons.
  25. Jopal78
    I’m still not following. Teams do not have to balance contracts in MLB. They could trade Civale for future considerations if they wanted to. I could be wrong but Milwaukee sending cash likely means the White Sox do not have room in their budget to add major league salary, not an issue with the Comissioner’s office
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