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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
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    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
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    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.
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    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.
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    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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    ??? The Brewers are sending money TO the White Sox with Civale
  9. Jopal78
    These trades make me think of one other thing: the sea change that has happened in Milwaukee over the last 20 years. Go back to the late 90s early 2000s a Brewers pitcher with a winning career record and career ERA of 4.01 would be at the front of the rotation not being traded off the spare parts
  10. Jopal78
    I do not have high hopes for Andrew Vaughn, that being said he was a #3 pick for a reason it’s not like he was a sleeper or a reach. He played 57 games in the minor leagues before debuting in the majors then played for three different managers and two different GM’s in 4+ years. So maybe just maybe there’s some untapped potential in there. we shall see. One other factor to consider is whether or not arbitration salaries are guaranteed. It’s my understanding if the player and team come to terms before the filing deadline. The contract is guaranteed if they do not, thenit may not be guarantee. The Brewers might have some financial wiggle room to keep Vaughan around next year at a price more palpable to them.
  11. Jopal78
    Do you mean a story, or Trevor Story the guy who has a 55 million dollar guarantee after this season? Because that Story won’t be coming to Milwaukee.
  12. Jopal78
    Montas went to the Mets as a free agent. Not the Athletics. Every team shooting for the playoffs wants more SP. The only variance is how badly they want it.
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    Another mediocre SP, Frankie Montas got 2yrs/34 million last year as a free agent. That is what Civale cares about, not where he goes to work for the six weeks until he’s traded again. Heck, he could probably keep his apartment in Milwaukee instead of moving to Chicago from now until July 31st.
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    Time will tell on this one and what the White Sox flip Civale for at the end of July. Lets not forget the Brewers did not have to trade any real talent to get Montas last year. So if the White Sox trade Civale in a few weeks for spare parts, then who cares. However, if the Sox end up with real talent then the Brewers probably made a mistake.
  15. Jopal78
    What a weird deal for Milwaukee. The White Sox get Civale at a discounted price (Brewers kicking in cash), will now be able to flip a veteran starting pitcher at the deadline instead of Vaughn a former #3 overall pick who was a bust for them. Meanwhile the Brewers are paying a guy 5.5 million to play in the minors with no path to the 26 man roster with Hoskins, Yelich, Bauers, Collins, Cameron, etc. in front of him
  16. Jopal78
    I don’t understand your point? Is it your contention the Brewers should trade major league starting pitching (the most valuable commodity in the game) for rentals? Or do you mean trade SP from their minor league system for rentals. option one (major league starting pitching depth for rentals) just sounds dumb. Option 2 is plausible but as you say they’d probably have to view themselves as having a real shot at the playoffs to send away future talent for rentals
  17. Jopal78
    Having your agent contact other teams to find a deal is what they call tampering, and other teams can’t do it. That’s why Civale had to go public in the first place. (Did anyone else notice how careful his word choice was: didn’t complain or fault the Brewers, didn’t explicitly mention money) Whats interesting is neither Arnold or Murphy said they intended to facilitate his request. The Brewers know you can never have too much starting pitching and most likely are not going to simply give Civale away because Aaron’s concerned about his next contract.
  18. Jopal78
    Why would they cringe? Is anyone mistaken that this is solely about future earnings? Murphy absolutely knows that, Arnold knows that too. Civale likely doesn’t care what Murphy has to say about it either. He’s concerned with going somewhere else so he can start.
  19. Jopal78
    To have a piece of information leaked it has to be a piece of information that was intended to be kept a secret in the first place. Every week that goes by with Civale pitching out of the pen potentially hurts his financial future, why would he ever keep his wish for a trade secret? Frankly he puts more pressure on himself to go out and perform when he is called upon now, which if he can follow through is only a good thing for both he and the Brewers.
  20. Jopal78
    They play for money. Moving him to the bullpen will potentially cost Civale millions of dollars. Putting a little pressure on Milwaukee to send him somewhere he can start is only looking out for his own financial interest. Let’s not forget Yelich requested a trade in Miami for no other reason than he didn’t want to play there if they weren’t going to win.
  21. Jopal78
    Man, I’d sure like to be a Brewer hitting coach. Don’t have to have any clue on how to help hitters besides watching the ball spin. No communication skills, analytical skills, tireless work ethic. Yet you get a multi year guarantee for hundreds of thousands of dollars and spend each summer traveling around to major US cities, wine, women staying in the fanciest hotels, private first class air travel.
  22. Jopal78
    For a franchise that mostly squandered the Fielder, Braun, Weeks, Hart, years due to an inability to develop starting pitching; I think the last thing they would consider is trading homegrown pre-arbitration eligible starting pitching merely because they have a little depth there in 2025. Civale (performance) would probably only bring salary relief (like the pile of nothing the Brewers traded for Montas). Woodruff and Cortes have no value until their actually healthy and pitching. In exchange for 10-12 starts by Quintana for a contender, I’m not sure the Brewers would get a vast improvement over Durbin and Ortiz. I thought they’d have a load of riches to trade at the deadline if they wanted to retool but it certainly seems to have gone up in smoke with injury and ineffectiveness
  23. Jopal78
    Stop you’re going to make me pee myself. As if AP awards based on regular season numbers mean a thing in relation to who wins the Super Bowl! Rodgers would drop 15 TDs a year on just Detroit and Chicago. Think those games are a good barometer of who’s achieving or underachieving? They lost how many title games with Rodgers? 4-5? Teams don’t get to the NFC Title game with a roster of underachievers. Stop being a spoiled Packer fan. Spoiled being in the playoffs anlmost every year for 30 years, There are fans in about 25 NFL cities that would switch with you in less than a heartbeat.
  24. Jopal78
    How many Super Bowls have Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen been to? Prescott? How many has Burrow won? Their goals every year weren’t to win the Super Bowl? Some how those teams aren’t successful because they haven’t racked up multiple Super Bowls wins? Give me a break. Sheesh, if the Packers went three years without a winning season, you guys would probably be the first ones off the bus
  25. Jopal78
    I wouldn’t say it’s out of thin air, but I don’t think there’s official statistics published because defining whether a contract “worked out” is somewhat subjective. We do know every year there is a wave of free agent players who are released from second contracts due to performance vs pay issues. With the Packers in the last decade or so, I think it’s safe to say the second contracts they gave out to Jaire Alexander, Aaron Jones, Nick Perry, Morgan Burnett, Dean Lowry, Randall Cobb didnt work out as they all were released (maybe Cobb’s deal simply expired … don’t recall) at this moment Rashan Gary’s deal isn’t looking too hot either. As for Gutekunst’s first round picks, who cares? Finding college players who can perform in the NFL is the objective of the draft, and the measure of success is how many you can find each year not the round where they picked them. Viewed through your lens emphasizing first round picks you’d have to say the Patriots 2000 draft was a bust because they missed on every until the 6th round.
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