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  1. Jopal78
    What an utter train wreck. Benintendi is one of the worst players in the league and they’ve got him for 3 more guaranteed seasons after this one for big money.
  2. Jopal78
    Khris Davis had an OPS of .809 for the Brewers and hit 60 homers in 362 games for the Brewers.
  3. Jopal78
    The number of “Top 100” prospects traded at the deadline this year: 0. All the teams are acutely aware of the importance of having minor league talent flowing to the big league roster, especially those who are luxury tax payors. That’s why the era of getting a can’t miss prospect for a rental player is largely over. The Brewers in fact got major league players for Burnes plus a draft pick, and were able to redistribute payroll picking up both Sanchez and Junis as free agents after Burnes and his 15 million dollar salary was traded. That importance of that pipeline of talent flowing is the same reason the Brewers made some ho-hum deals at the deadline this year, their own blue chip minor leaguers are more important than a rental player .
  4. Jopal78
    That Montas went 5 innings and kept them in the game is probably what the Brewers were expecting. The workload for their bullpen is more sustainable over the long run with Montas going 5; than an opener followed by Wilson then Johnny Wholestaff.
  5. Jopal78
    Nice one. Easy to brag in hindsight isn’t it? Though your efforts would be better spent contributing something to actually stir discussion/thought..
  6. Jopal78
    The inverse is also true, who honestly thought 2 days ago Wiemer was going to amount to anything? He was up in 2023 primarily because Tyrone Taylor, Winker, Frelick, Mitchell all missed significant chunks of the season with injuries and was over matched in the majors. In fact his hitting numbers fell off in the minors as the competition stiffened in the upper levels. It’s not really a question of him literally being worth nothing, but for a 25 year old player who’s a four year professional, who has used two options year up, and at best has a slim chance of making it to arbitration, he’s kind of worth what the Brewers got for him: a below average starter on an expiring contract to soak up innings across 10 games or so.
  7. Jopal78
    The Cardinals, Dodgers, Yankees, Padres and Astros didn’t make a move to get Bauer either; pretty strong indicator his career in MLB is over.
  8. Jopal78
    See the 2014 Brewers. Even further ahead on July 1st (6.5 games) and died on the vine. They might not die on the vine this year but man their play against other NL “contenders” (SD, LA, PHI, ATL has not been good (4-12). If they manage to sneak in it’s probably another quick exit unless they get some real luck.
  9. Jopal78
    It doesn’t matter. If Montas pitches well down the stretch he declines his end of the option and heads back to free agency where he’d get a larger guarantee. Mutual options are essentially an accounting maneuver to push salary into the next fiscal year.
  10. Jopal78
    Maybe if the comment was Marlins got the biggest influx of talent; it would be fair. But Miami gutting their roster in order for the sole purpose of starting over for the umpteenth time really doesn’t impress me, especially given their track record in trading vets for minor leaguers.
  11. Jopal78
    Someone’s post was “Marlins winning the deadline” to which my response was trading vets away doesn’t mean anything other than you suck. Nobody will know for 3-4 years who “won” thr deadline if anyone
  12. Jopal78
    They gave up no value: a relief pitcher who’s been hurt most the year and their 6th or 7th best OFer.
  13. Jopal78
    That’s the point: acquiring a bunch of minor leaguers at the deadline doesn’t mean anything other than you suck at the major league level
  14. Jopal78
    Yes, but look at haul they got for Stanton and Yelich. None of those players turned out to do anything for Miami
  15. Jopal78
    What about Nestor Cortes? The Yankees are trying to trade for Flaherty while flipping Cortes for luxury tax purposes. Maybe the Brewers should suggest a ménage trois flipping some minor league talent to Detroit and getting Cortes from NY.
  16. Jopal78
    Jake Burger is pre arbitration and under team control through 2028, so the Marlins probably aren’t looking to move him unless they receive an offer, they can’t refuse
  17. Jopal78
    I agree with you his physical tools probably got him drafted in the first place. However, it’s a results driven sport. Joey has not figured out how to even hit .260 in AAA. So it’s a pretty big assumption that he’s going to figure out how to successfully hit major league pitching. Falling steadily down the outfield depth chart; how much patience does Wiemer deserve? Not to mention being on the 40 man roster for two years and not in the majors his remaining options come into play. Seems most likely the Brewers believed Joey was at or near his ceiling and that’s why he was expendable.
  18. Jopal78
    What is your definition of “prospect”? Someone who appeared on a list at some point in time? Since leaving A+ ball Wiemer has an OPS under .790. On top of that he’s a college player and turned professional four years ago. Plus, there’s three pre-arbitration eligible outfielders acquired after Wiemer who have passed him by to the 26 man roster. Maybe his athleticism gets him to the majors again as a defensive CFer, but I wouldn’t call that profile “decent young outfielder”. Those type of players are readily available… see Blake Perkins.
  19. Jopal78
    I don’t know why you would say it’s bad; the Brewers literally traded a reliever on an expiring contract who has been injured most the season and a minor league outfielder with no path to playing time in Milwaukee. Other than cash or PTBNL I don’t think the Brewers could have given up less to get a pitcher to eat more innings for them. I agree with you it’s pretty underwhelming on paper but I’d call it a neutral deal. Montas likely does not make them immediately better but they likely won’t miss Junis or Wiemer either
  20. Jopal78
    I don’t know about that. While his homer per 9 are up this year, his walks per 9 are down. Still a WHIP of 1.00. Perhaps he’s simply been unlucky with the gofer ball.
  21. Jopal78
    I don’t get the Joey love (Of course I never get the blind prospect love). He was a fourth round pick that defied the odds and made the majors where he mostly could not hit a lick. This year he’s been no higher than 6th/7th on the depth chart: Yelich, Frelick, Chourio, Perkins, Mitchell etc. Where five of the players in front of him are pre arb eligible, former bonus babies or on long term contracts. This trade is a reliever who’s been hurt for most the year and pitched in 10 of 100+ games for a back of the rotation starter, and the Brewers threw in a young OFer who’s a fringe major leaguer and likely close to his ceiling.
  22. Jopal78
    It’s 14 million this year with a 2 million dollar buy out on a mutual option. Brewers likely on hook for 6-7 million MINUS the 3.3 they owed Junis in salary and buy out. Rarely If ever are mutual options exercised
  23. Jopal78
    But Montas is a starter and Junis is reliever both are free agents in 60 days. Who cares about Wiemer, odds are he would not have a spot in the Brewer OF anyways with Yelich, Frelick, Perkins, Chourio and Mitchell
  24. Jopal78
    Edman is a really good player, he’s just been injured all year and is under control through through 2025. So the Cardinals did give something significant up. They got two players back who may be impactful then again maybe not. Pham is Pham he’s not bad at anything but isn’t particularly good at any one thing either. He would only be an upgrade for the Cardinals because Dylan Carlson and Siani have been that bad. Maybe Fedde is the next Miles Mikolas who goes to Korea and learns how to pitch and makes it last. Then again he was out of the majors less than a year ago because he wasn’t a good enough player. So there’s certainly some volatility there
  25. Jopal78
    Look at the date of that post. March 9th… when JD Davis was released by Oakland.
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