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  1. Jopal78
    The Brewers could use more talent all over their roster: you can never have enough pitching, they could use a pure hitter anywhere in the lineup and infield depth could be better. That being said, it’s a seller’s market and the Brewers don’t really trade from their major league roster or from their collection of blue chippers at the deadline. As such. I would expect a couple of unheralded moves like the Mears trade if anything (Justin Turner to DH and play a little 1B/3B). Quite possibly their reinforcements will be some combo of Joe Ross, DL Hall and JB Bakauskas. With Yelich in September
  2. Jopal78
    Crochet wants a contract extension before agreeing to pitch in October. So he’s not willing to stress his arm without a guarantee agreed to first. Probably won’t be traded. I also hope the Brewers don’t trade any blue chippers for Fedde. The bulk of his career he has been bad. (bWAR this year 4.7; career bWAR 4.3). Seems like a huge risk the clock will strike midnight at some point and he’ll be Lindblom Part 2.
  3. Jopal78
    Simple, the more you have the more they stay fresh and not over worked
  4. Jopal78
    The last two years combined he has an ERA approaching 5.
  5. Jopal78
    Your post gets to the heart of the matter. Wiemer is a college player drafted four years ago in the 4th round for $150,000 bonus. Certainly teams don’t draft college players with the hope they develop in 5-6 years. You might be right though and Joey could still become an everyday player in the majors. But I think the odds are the Brewers will need his 40 man spot sooner than that for players they like who they have more money invested in and/or might otherwise lose in the Rule 5 process or maybe even sooner depending how much they shake up they remake their roster at the deadline.
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    What does that bring his season OPS up to? .720? .730? Give me a break. That a 4th round pick made the major leagues at all is a huge success. But Wiemer didn’t really impress last year in the majors, because of his struggles he remade his swing and hasn’t been impressive in AAA this year despite it being his 3rd go around. Minor league free agent signee Brewer Hicklen is likely closer to the major leagues than Joey Wiemer (.950 OPS in AAA with 150 more ABs than Joey). Pro baseball is a tough fickle business; with a fully stacked roster of OFers and players Milwaukee needs to add to their 40 man roster, you think the Brewers are just going to hold on to a guy because he “might” be passable in the majors some day?
  7. Jopal78
    Can we not throw Ashby’s name in trade discussions? Look at his stat line, he’s a disaster in AAA and has 18 million dollars of guaranteed money remaining on his contract after this year. No team would agree to assume that mess unless the Brewers had a real sweetener in the pot. Similar situation with Hoskins. He’s guaranteed a good chunk of money still. He can’t run, he’s not their best first baseman and he has barely hit better than replacement level. Unless the Brewers are going to include talent to move his contract they’re most likely stuck with him.
  8. Jopal78
    Cannot say the Brewers have missed Houser and Tyrone Taylor. Frankly it’s kind of amazing they got the Mets to take on all their salary in the trade.
  9. Jopal78
    Sheesh, must be a bear market. Rengifo has a 1.7 bWAR which tops Joey Ortiz. He has an OPS+ of 118, plays 2B, 3B corner OF and is team controlled for 2025. I’m not saying he’s a superstar player, but if the Angels decided to shop him they’d do much better than a couple mid-tier prospects as you suggest. Nobody is going to trade for Joey Wiemer either, they can just wait around and claim him when he gets DFA’d later this year or in the offseason.
  10. Jopal78
    Bellinger has an opt out otherwise he’s owed 60 million dollars for the next 2 years. Like Hoskins, given the year Bellinger has had there is zero chance he opts out and zero chance the Cubs can get someone to take on that commitment
  11. Jopal78
    Bingo. Everyone can feel bad for Trout because he’s stuck on such a bad team, but then again he really hasn’t held up his end of the bargain either having played about 250 games total since opening day 2021. At this point in time Trout and the Angels are made for each other. Not many teams are able to pay 250 million dollars over the next 6 years for a player who might suit up and play but a couple of months per season.
  12. Jopal78
    William Contreras straight up for Justin Steele. Brewers get the frontline starter they need under team control through 2027. They’re covered at catcher in the short run with Haase, Sanchez. They have Haase under team control through 2027 with Quero potentially knocking on the door. Cubs would fill their black hole at catcher with a player under team control through 2027 (and kid brother of one of their World Series heroes), have Imanaga, Taillon, Assad to head up their rotation. I realize division rivals don’t make these type of trades but it kind of balances out for both clubs.
  13. Jopal78
    Man, seems like since those magical months in 2019, it’s been all bad luck.
  14. Jopal78
    Their GM said BEFORE this series they would likely be making moves with an eye on ‘25 and beyond.
  15. Jopal78
    Not lost on me in this series is the former Cub pitchers who all contributed: Rea, Megill and Zastryzny
  16. Jopal78
    Yes. He literally got dropped by one of the worst teams in baseball
  17. Jopal78
    But Mitchell was a 1st round pick so the expectations are much higher as well as the cash invested in him. Wiemer was a pleasant surprise kind of prospect who was not a highly touted yet played his way into a shot at the majors then sort of faded into obscurity.
  18. Jopal78
    Hoskins has like 25 million guaranteed dollars remaining on his contract. Because of that his trade value is less than zero. Adames doesn’t bring back much in terms of talent either. Defensive short stops are a dime a dozen. Thus what is a team really going to pay to get Adames bat for 60 games? It is probably way less than any of us think (a couple low level minor leaguers). Arguably whatever price that is it would not eclipse what Adames’ value is to Milwaukee over those last 60 games.
  19. Jopal78
    He’s already at the point where he’d be foolish to opt out. He won’t get a multi-year deal now nor will he get 18 million on a one year deal somewhere else based on his numbers this year. Best case scenario is he somehow gets red hot and hits 18+ homers in his last 60 games and opts out.
  20. Jopal78
    Steele straight up for Contreras. Who says no? Both under team control through 2027. Fills Brewers need for a starting pitcher, fills Cubs need for frontline catcher. Both teams have depth to offset immediate loss.
  21. Jopal78
    Kuhnel has appeared in parts of 5 major league seasons and is now with his 5th organization as a professional. Happy coincidence that it’s the Rays, but really it’s the career path of a fringe journeyman pitcher
  22. Jopal78
    Of course the Brewers screw up a runner on third less than two outs .
  23. Jopal78
    If you didn’t see, he got DFA’d by the Angels earlier today. Maybe some big numbers in winter ball or foreign leagues will get him another shot at the majors in ‘25
  24. Jopal78
    The Angels just needed to give him more consistent playing time!!
  25. Jopal78
    Problem is, the Marlins don’t really have a reason to move him. He’s and affordable, late inning reliever and has two additional seasons of team control remaining. Without a reason to trade Puk, the cost in terms of assets to get him would likely be more than Milwaukee is willing to spend.
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