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  1. Jopal78
    Oh please…. they were winning by 6 and the manager went to his lockdown relievers to get them work, and the players were lackadaisical allowing Minnesota to climb back into the game.
  2. Jopal78
    Yep, threw it on cruise control on the 6th
  3. Jopal78
    He was a first round pick, with 3 years of team control. He’ll get tendered a contract for slightly more than the veteran minimum, and Mitchell will take it. Otherwise he’s probably looking at no guaranteed money on a NRI if the Brewers non-tendered him after the season. They play for money after all.
  4. Jopal78
    The Twins are struggling, it would be nice if the Brewers can just put the hammer down on a struggling team and start to build some separation in the division from St. Louis and Cincinnati
  5. Jopal78
    With their win last night, the Brewers currently hold the #3 wild card spot. Absent a complete collapse over the next 5 weeks they won’t trade Peralta in season.
  6. Jopal78
    Walloped by the Cardinals on 6/17/25. 4.1 IP, 6H, 3BB, 1HBP and 5 ER.
  7. Jopal78
    With Mitchell and a Perkins coming back, what do you do with them? I imagine Perkins gets optioned to AAA with Chourio, Mitchell, Collins and Frelick splitting up the at bats in the outfield.
  8. Jopal78
    Trading major league assets for rentals, is essentially shuffling the deck with a hope to improve in the short run. Everything could click and the team could improve. Or, the rentals could flop ( happens all the time Chafin, Norris, Schoop etc.) or the young talent you’re banking on to fill in the gaps for the major leaguers traded away could also flop. It just seems like it’s making moves for the sake of making moves. As for Civale’s value. Don’t forget the Brewera didn’t give up any value to get Montas. So pitchers with pedestrian numbers are t all that valuable. With Vaughn they got a recent #3 overall pick who has hit 77 homers in the majors (averaging 20 HRs/162 games), with a year and a half of team control remaining and options. It’s a cruel world, but that’s probably what 12-15 starts from Civale is worth no matter what.
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. Jopal78
    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
  13. Jopal78
    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.
  14. Jopal78
    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.
  15. Jopal78
    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
  16. Jopal78
    ??? The Brewers are sending money TO the White Sox with Civale
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Jopal78
    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.
  22. Jopal78
    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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
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