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  1. Jopal78
    This is how it always works doesn’t it? Brewers have NRI on the table to players, while the player looks for a guarantee. With campS open players will start making decisions. Can’t go wrong with a veteran player on an NRI. I hope they bring in even more
  2. Jopal78
    Flaherty has a 35 million dollar guarantee and Pivetta has a 55 million dollar guarantee. The Brewers would be nuts to hand out money to pitchers with their track records. They did that with Garza, Lohse and Suppan. Even if Woodruff is a dud in 2025 and moves on in ‘26. 17 million is a bargain.
  3. Jopal78
    Ok. What’s fun about making a random guess after looking at a picture of a player with no face, number or logo on the uniform? For example, if you blocked out the face on the image below, nobody would get it right, because it could literally be almost anyone.
  4. Jopal78
    It’s from old County Stadium. The cursive B in Brewers on the jersey implies it was taken between 1990 and 1992. Sadly, the first image when you search Kevin Seitzer and Brewers is the above photo. So for this to work the images probably have to be harder to find. Otherwise when you search for batting stances of players from the era it’s an easy giveaway.
  5. Jopal78
    It appears this is just not reading carefully. In today’s JS there is an article about Frelick which states in his bio his weight was 185, but Sal stated be actually started last season at 175. Like many young players he lost weight during the season and Sal said he finished at 167 lbs. He reported to camp at 192 lbs this year, or 25 pounds heavier than he finished last year, but just 7 pounds heavier than he’s officially listed in the media guide or whatever. So increasing his strength in the offseason is likely but nobody really is saying he added 25 pounds of muscle.
  6. Jopal78
    Yes, I understand how referrals work work. However when players are owed tens of millions of dollars starting 10 years years down the road, teams aren’t putting that money away now it defeats the purpose of deferring it in the first place. Secondly a dollar 10 years or more from now will be worth less. That is why the Bonilla situation is unique he’s been getting interest. Strasburg is the only guy recently that deferred with interest. The point remains teams the traffic heavily and deferrals are tying their hands in their future over how revenue can be redistributed. No, the owners in ‘94 proposed to share all local revenue, have a salary cap, eliminate arbitration with FA after 4-5 years. The players rejected the proposal and demanded a floor as well. This was primarily due to distrust of owners like Selig who was acting commissioner. I certainly don’t blame the players I’m sure owners like Selig would have screwed them if they agreed to a cap without floor. However, that was the last real opportunity. Now, while it sounds great to Brewer or Royals fans, such a proposal would never even get to the players to consider because there are probably 20 of the teams who will never agree to share the local revenue. It doesn’t make sense for them to give more horses a shot at the flag simply to narrow their gap with the lead horse.
  7. Jopal78
    Partially but not entirely. The Dodgers now have one billion dollars in deferred salary guarantees which pretty much means they can never be forced to change their revenue streams as any redistribution would likely bankrupt them with those guarantees on the books. But they’re not anlone deferrals are the hip thing to do in baseball lately with. The Mets have over 75 million dollars in guaranteed deferrals, Bregman has 60 million deferred. Burnes has 64 million deferred, etc etc. Back in ‘94 was the time to make changes when the players would have agreed to a salary cap if the owners would have agreed to a floor. That ship has sailed, and in a way many teams have protected their revenue streams by deferring guaranteed money. MLB won’t be able to change the system and interfere with existing contractual obligations.
  8. Jopal78
    Justin Turner? Here’s a guy who had a .737 OPS last year, is essentially a DH/1B and is over 40 years old. For 6 million dollars, plus incentives… If all 6 million dollars gets you is veteran players at or near the end of their career, I’m okay with the Brewers not shopping in that aisle. Rodgers is an intriguing player, but the Brewers apparently aren’t moving Turang off 2B so Rodgers doesn’t really fit
  9. Jopal78
    The “best shape of my life” statement is worn out, but I wouldn’t underestimate a young man in his 20s with nothing but time on his hands and cash to burn. If Chris Pratt could get huge for Guardians of the Galaxy, I’m sure a pro ballplayer can with a trainer, cook, and world class training facilities.
  10. Jopal78
    It’s all just a tired exercise at this point. Attanasio and his partners are pleased as punch that their investment has quintupled since they bought it. Funneling their own money into payroll isn’t going to markedly increase the value of the team, so there’s no real incentive for them to do it. For certain they know exactly to the dollar the relationship between wins on the field and baseball revenue generated, and In the last 20 years they likely have squeezed nearly every last source of revenue from the market with the virtual golf, wedding receptions, conferences concerts, etc. The Steinbrenner super fan as owner who is determined to win no matter the price is mostly a myth. The folks who own teams now are all money managers who are there not to drain revenue from teams into their own pockets, they are all already fantastically wealthy. Rather they are there for the return on the investment and setting up avenues to transfer their generational wealth to their families while limiting tax obligations. Just the way it is.
  11. Jopal78
    I am not saying Jake Bauers is anything special but the mockery is a little overblown. Had Yelich, Mitchell, Hoskins, Frelick performed better offensively/not been hurt they would not have had to use Bauers as much. That being said, not only was Bauers good for Milwaukee as a PH last year. He was flat out lethal with 2 outs and RISP (1.093 OPS). Plus he stole 13 bases while caught only once. Balanced the lineup by hitting left handed and played 3 defensive positions. It’s a good thing to have a player who has some “clutch-ness”, can pinch hit, enter the game as a defensive sub, steal a base, knock one over the fence all while making next to league minimum. At the price point what else are they going to do to get even better?
  12. Jopal78
    B-. They reallocated talent from their bullpen (Williams ) to the rotation (Cortes). Besides some concern over the flexor tendon injury last year Cortes is an above average SP. Trading surplus from a strength to improve a different area of the club is always a winning move. I would bet the Brewers are counting on improved production from Turang, Ortiz. Frelick, Mitchell as additional contributions over what they got last year from Woodruff, Yelich and Hoskins;, and those increases in production will more than make up for the loss of Wily Adames. It would’ve been great for them to have added more talent and laid waste to the opponents in the NL Central, but they’re still a 93 win team that reached that point on the backs of young improving talent and a cadre of ace relief pitchers.
  13. Jopal78
    I don’t know if that’s true. But for Lorenzo Cain the Brewers have never really been in the market for marquee free agents. As for the bargain basement free agents and NRI player they typically load up on, it’s probably a question of playing time. In other words, players taking NRIs and one year deals are looking to go somewhere they can play everyday and try to resuscitate their careers. Milwaukee has 8 spots kind of spoken for on an everyday basis.
  14. Jopal78
    I’m sure if the Brewers offered Iglesias a guarantee he would sign tomorrow. There’s really no reason too though, at 35 he could show up to camp and be finished just as likely as putting up a .730 OPS
  15. Jopal78
    Iglesias essentially had an extended hot streak in 2024. That’s why he’s unsigned, he probably thinks 291 very good PAs earned him a guarantee at 35 years old and the rest of the league doesn’t think so. I’d throw any of those guys an NRI though.
  16. Jopal78
    Maybe Rodgers on an NRI type of deal because he was the 3rd overall pick plus a big prospect not too long ago and is still just 27. As for the others, the Brewers may as well take their chances on internal improvement from their youngsters getting better (Turang, Ortiz, Frelick, Mitchell, Chourio) and Yelich staying healthy.
  17. Jopal78
    Why would any of those players be locked for the 26 man roster? Perkins is a skilled defensive player, but most likely will not see playing time if everyone stays healthy. Dunn did not do much with his chance last year then suffered season ending injuries after being sent out. Durbin has 300+ PAs above AA, and hasn’t debuted in the majors yet. Black is a former first round pick currently with no path to everyday playing time. While I hope they do not sign a player like Iglesias. It’s also probable none of those four players break camp with Milwaukee in 2025.
  18. Jopal78
    A proposal that doesn’t make sense for either team. Assuming the Padres the primary reason they want to move Cease is for salary relief (he’s one of their few highly paid players not on a multi year deal), and to bolster the chances of the 2025 squad. It’s questionable at best if the package of players from the Brewers would make them better in 2025. As for the Brewers Cease is an upgrade over Civale for sure but is also a FA after 2025. For which they give up 6 years of a highly regarded prospect in Quero, weaken their bullpen by subtracting Payamps and include another prospect Rodriguez who has already pitched in the majors. A price too rich for Milwaukee‘S blood.
  19. Jopal78
    Hmmm, I’d like to know what your friends do for these other clubs. They certainly don’t know their baseball history with comments like that. Mo Vaughn was pretty damn good for the Angels, likely on a Hall of Fame track, until he suffered what ostensibly was a career ending biceps tendon injury after the 2000 season. Vaughn was so good in fact that despite missing the entire 2001 season recovering from surgery the Angels were still able to trade him to the Mets for Kevin Appier.
  20. Jopal78
    In my mind, Sheffield has one bad year for the Brewers, one okay year for the Brewers and one year where he was hurt and barely played, then they shipped him out to San Diego. That he had a huge career after leaving Milwaukee never meant anything to me. After ‘92 the Brewers fielded mostly awful teams where Sheffield wouldn’t have made a difference anyhow had he not wore Out his welcome.
  21. Jopal78
    The last few years February is when the Brewers made their moves. I am sure they have any number of offers out to players with what they’re willing to pay and they are content to wait those players out. They’ll likely land a couple.
  22. Jopal78
    Yep, and Jake Bauers also had 400+ games in the outfield in minor leagues. Perhaps you are right and the Brewers are going to buck their recent history and break in a first round pick as a bench player while playing positions in the pros at which he is inexperienced. I just don’t see it. However, I will add, Rhy Hoskins’s performance likely has not earned him much more than to start spring training at the top of the depth chart. So Black could always play his way into being a regular at 1B
  23. Jopal78
    Sure maybe when he fails everywhere else, but the fact is he doesn’t play there now and hasn’t as a pro. Which means, like I said earlier, the chances as you suggest that he’s up with the major league team and playing OF randomly are quite slim at this point.
  24. Jopal78
    I don’t know where this Black playing the outfield stuff comes from. He’s played in the outfield less than 40 games since high school. I guess he’s athletic so anything is “possible”. However, based on how the Brewers value defense it seems kind of unlikely they’d have a rookie coming off the bench periodically to play a position he has rarely played since he was a kid. Plus, the unlikelihood they keep one of their young bonus babies on the 26 man roster to play a couple times a week while earning service time. It’s just not something the Brewers do. So Black will likely either make the club as a regular with his bat, or he’ll play everyday in AAA until there’s a need.
  25. Jopal78
    I don’t think the Brewers would waste Black’s pre-arbitration years coming off the bench especially after and up and down year in the minors in ‘24. I could be wrong but he either forces his way into the everyday mix at 1B and DH with his hitting during spring training or he’s going to wait in AAA for another chance. Also, this is right about the time that the Brewers have begun signing players in years past. I’m willing to bet the player they have now isn’t what they open camp with.
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