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  1. 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.
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    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.
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    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
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    Of course the Brewers screw up a runner on third less than two outs .
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    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
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    The Angels just needed to give him more consistent playing time!!
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    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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    The Pirates are 8-3 in games started by Paul Skenes and are just 2 games over .500. Meanwhile, Skenes threw 128 total innings last year. The most he had ever thrown. Right now he’s at 93 total innings. They’ll move him to the pen or shut him down for the year before September.
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    Oh yeah?
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    I don’t care that he homered yesterday. He’s been so unimpressive compared to what he was before hurting his knee. Too bad the Brewers are likely stuck with him next year too.
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    It’s 21 at bats. I don’t think they make decisions based on that size of sample. Although admittedly, I would not say Gary Sanchez has the firmest grip on the back up catcher spot either.
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    Maybe they don’t believe he’s worth a 40 man spot long term, but what did they give up? An undrafted 26 year old SP who is repeating AA and walking 4 bb/9 in the minors. Literally it’s a warm body for someone who they might need on the 26 man roster for a week or so
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    If you say so. If Hoskins was not coming off an ACL tear with plenty of question marks about him, with a career OPS+ of 122 he wouldn’t be playing in Milwaukee on a short term deal. They shopped in the bargain bin/dumpster dove and seemingly got burned. Unless of course Hoskins manages to go on a tear here over the final 65+ games.
  14. Jopal78
    Glad they got him for next year too. Man, the dumpster diving sure comes back to bite them in the ass. 2nd highest player on the team and could get the same production for the league minimum
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    You could be right, but the odds that happen are nil. Even in the Bryan Hudson cited the Brewers traded a 19 year old who had TJ surgery and had not taken the mound as a professional. Im not saying it wouldn’t happen but if Milner or Payamps was cut loose, the totality of the circumstances suggests their won’t be a feeding frenzy and Milwaukee wouldn’t get anything in a trade but a warm body
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    My whole point seems to be getting lost. Someone suggested hypothetically if Payamps and Milner are the odd men out in this roster crunch the Brewers could always trade them. My point is/was neither one has been very good this year so the demand to trade for them will be slight and the losing clubs are unlikely to take on payroll at the deadline especially in the form of struggling middle relievers. But more importantly the other teams in the league certainly are aware of the Brewers roster crunch and if they too believe Payamps and/or Milner will be the odd men out, they’re not likely going to trade assets to get them in the here and now when they might be able to pick them up for free if the Brewers drop them in the coming days.
  17. Jopal78
    My point exactly. Chafin came in having a down year with a 4.18 ERA in Arizona and put up a 5.82 ERA with Milwaukee and they had to pay him a 725,000 buyout on top of that awful performance to buy out his club option for 2024.
  18. Jopal78
    I get that Kopech “used to be somebody” but the guy he is now has an ERA over 5 through 41 innings. He allows 1.8 HR/9 and walks 5 batters per 9 innings. He’s basically the worst pitcher on the worst team in baseball why would the Brewers want him.
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    Anything is possible, I just don’t see it as probable. Most teams are looking to cut payroll at the deadline. Then there is the risk the player continues to struggle/ completely craters then it would be money and opportunity cost down the drain. Most importantly if other teams sense Milner for example is hanging by a thread to a 40 man spot, they’ll simply wait and see if he shakes loose and pick him up for nothing.
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    But it doesn’t really work that way except in salary dump type of situations. For example, the Brewers wouldn’t include a better prospect just to move a middling middle reliever. The pipeline of young cheap talent is too important to a small market club. Likewise, why would any losing club want someone like Milner, for example, in a trade? He’d add about 900,000 for the 20 games he’d pitch in 2024. Then they’d have to give him a raise in arbitration or be forced to non-tender him. These teams all have a pretty good idea who is on the roster bubble with other clubs, so it is not very likely they pay in terms of talent and assumed salary for a player they might be able to pick up for the prorated major league minimum if and when they’re dropped from their current club.
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    To me his comments sound exactly Like what I said, a ball player from a different generation criticizing the way the kids play the game now. Not sure what the “Cardinals Way” is other than a phrase used to mock the team. I’m sure there are plenty of Brewers fans who think there is too much showboating, celebrating in the game today too. No idea if Edmonds is a tool or not. Was a terrific ball player, who even had a strong season at age 40 with a forgettable Milwaukee team in 2010
  23. Jopal78
    Don’t all announcers have some degree of Homerism? I heard Rock and BA sing the praises of Dallas Keuchel on Saturday less than 24 hours before he was DFA’d. I don’t read anything into Edmonds comments other than a player from an older generation that doesn’t like the showboating in today’s game. He certainly would not be alone in his opinions amongst the fans either.
  24. Jopal78
    What does Edmonds’ comment have to do with the “Cardinals Way?” I don’t think there is anything wrong with expressing annoyance that even the below average major league hitters have a homerun celebration now. After all, Morel’s OPS+ is 92. Edmonds produced better than that in 16 of 17 seasons after breaking in as an everyday player in the majors.
  25. Jopal78
    Ashby? He has 18 million guaranteed dollars remaining on his contract and an ERA near 8.00 in AAA with nearly 8 BB/9. Given the results to date, until Ashby proves otherwise we can assume his shoulder injury was career ending as a major leaguer.
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